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Expert: - 12/6/2004


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dear sir
i would like to seek some information from u if u could help me . i wish to know that im having very keen interests in computers and software development as well as rocketry and aerospace so is there possible that i could go in for software development for space and missile systems. i mean is there any possibility and scope of being in development of softwares related to aerospace and rocketry? what should be the qualification for this type of job and scope and chances?
kindly guide me about all this
thanking u  

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Hi, Anupam:

Nice to hear from you.  I am not an expert in the field of rocketry or aerospace engineering.  However, it is my guess that you can find some assistance at the larger Aerospace Engineering-oriented universities such as at University of California at Berkeley, University of Illinois Champaign-Urbana, Georgia Tech and MIT.  Also, consult the website of the NASA at www.nasa.gov

I am sorry I could not be of more assistance,

David A. NewMyer, Ph.D., Professor and Chair
Aviation Management and Flight
Southern Illinois University Carbdonale

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David A. NewMyer

Expertise

I can answer questions about aviation industry employment, airports and airport planning and aviation industry regulation (overall regulation of the industry--who regulates what and why).

Experience

I have worked in aviation since the late 1960s, primarily in airports, airport planning and in aviation education. I have done major research in aviation employment and in graduate education in aviation.

Organizations
University Aviation Association since 1982 (President, 2009-2010)

Publications
Collegiate Aviation Review Journal of Aviation/Aerospace Education and Research Journal of Air Transportation ATEA Journal SIU Press

Education/Credentials
B. S. in History and Government, University of Redlands, California, 1969 M. A. in Political Science (Metropolitan Studies), Drew University, Madison, New Jersey, 1971 M. S. in Transportation, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, 1974 Ph.D. in Education (Education Aministration and Higher Education), Southern Illinois University Carbonale, 1987

Awards and Honors
United Airlines William Wheatley Award from the University Aviation Association, 1994 for excellence in Post Secondary Aviation Education Sorensen Award for Excellence in Research, University Aviation Association, 2008

Past/Present Clients
Prepared airport master plan and environmental assessment reports for several Illinois Airports; prepared two separate airport systems plans for the Chicago area

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