WM. GARTH FRAZIER, PH.D.

TECHNICAL INTERESTS

Dynamical systems modeling and control system hardware and software design. Numerical software development for simulation, control, signal processing, and optimization-based design.

EDUCATION

Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering (Control Systems), Ohio University, 1993.

M.S. in Electrical Engineering (Control Systems), Mississippi State University, 1989.

B.S. in Electrical Engineering, Mississippi State University, 1986.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Adjunct Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering, University of Mississippi, 2002-Present.

Manager, Electronics and Software, Miltec Research and Technology, 2000-Present.

Research Engineer, Air Force Research Laboratory, Wright-Patterson AFB, 1993-1994, 1996-2000.

Assistant Professor, Cedarville College, 1994-1996.

Assistant Staff Manager, Traffic Engineering, South Central Bell (Now BellSouth), 1987-1988.

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Senior Member.

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

Co-Organizer, AFOSR Electronic Prototyping Workshop, 1999, 2000.

Organizer, Session on Hybrid Systems, Intelligent Processing and Manufacturing of Materials, 1999.

Organizer, Session on Advanced Process Design and Control, AeroMat’99, 1999.

Co-Chair, Session on Microstructure Control, SIAM Annual Meeting, 1999.

Co-Chair, Session on Flexible Spacecraft, American Control Conference, 1992.

Reviewer: NSF, Optimal Control Applications and Methods, IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology, IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems, 1996 International Federation of Automatic Control World Congress.

HONORS & AWARDS

National Academy of Engineering Frontiers of Engineering Selectee, 1999.

SME Outstanding Young Manufacturing Engineer Award, 1999.

Finalist for Materials and Manufacturing Directorate Scientific Achievement Award, 1999.

Nominated for Materials and Manufacturing Directorate Scientific Achievement Award, 1998.

Best Paper in Session, American Control Conference, 1997.

Outstanding Electrical Engineering Graduate Student Award, Ohio University, 1992.

Stocker Fellowship, Ohio University, 1992.

Ohio Aerospace Institute Fellowship, Ohio University, 1990, 1991.

Academic Scholarship, Mississippi State University, 1982-1986.

Chevron Academic Scholarship, Mississippi State University, 1985-1986.

ACADEMIC SOCIETIES

Tau Beta Pi

Phi Kappa Phi

PATENT

“Optimization and Control of Microstructure Development During Hot Metal Working: A New Technique Using Modern Control Theory,” J. C. Malas, W. G. Frazier, E. A. Medina, V. Seetharaman, S. Venugopal, R. D. Irwin, W. M. Mullins, S. C. Medeiros, A. Chaudhary, R. Srinivasan, 6,233,500 B1, May 15, 2001.