Mariusz Peter Zaczek
League City, TX 77573
University
of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
M.S.
in Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering, October 2001 (GPA: 3.707/4.0)
· Minor in Computational Science and
Engineering
B.S.
with Honors in Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering, May 1999 (GPA: 3.680/4.0)
· Equivalent of a Minor in Computer Science
GRE
Scores (12/1998)
Analytical: 660 / 800
Quantitative: 800 / 800
Verbal: 490 / 800
NASA Johnson Space Center
Automated
Rendezvous and Orbit Analysis, Flight Design and Dynamics Division (Aug.
2001 present)
· Training for Visiting
Vehicle Officer controller
· Training for Proximity
Operations Analyst
· Developed Java 3-D
simulation tool to display ISS and Visiting Vehicle position and attitude
· Leading analysis of
jettison option of the Early Ammonia Servicer from the ISS
· Book manager for Visiting
Vehicle Trajectory Reference
· Served as Command Controller
during integration/testing and during on-orbit operations.
· Built a spacecraft
simulator for the ASIST Spacecraft Ground System Program using
Matlab and C/C++ programming with shared memory and
socket directives.
· Generated and tested the
weekly science upload for the satellite.
· Wrote several graphical
user interfaces in Tcl/Tk, PERL, C & IDL programs
· Built telemetry pages using
the SAMMI graphical editor.
Center for
the Simulation of Advanced Rockets (CSAR) at the University of Illinois
Department
of Energy - Accelerated Strategic Computing Initiative (ASCI) (June
1998 Aug. 2001)
· Thesis research: Adaptive
Cohesive Volumetric Finite Element Method for Dynamic Fracture Simulations
· Wrote a 2-D finite element
mesh generator in C (using the Triangle Mesh Generator),
· Wrote a 2-D mesh viewer in
C with X11 unix graphics
Computational
Astrodynamics Research Laboratory (CARL) (Aug. 1995 May 2001 (10 semesters))
· Coded 3-D OpenGL Solar
System Simulator.
· Used Pro/Engineer to generate
3-D models of: micro-satellite, 3-link robotic arm.
· Wrote GUIs for plotting
solar sail trajectories and controlling a micro-satellite with a PC.
UIUC
Chemical Laser Group (Aug. 1995 June 1999 (8 semesters))
· Developed a code to
calculate the reflectivity and transmissivity of a multi-layer mirror assembly
· Assisted in the operation
of a chemical laser system.
· Performed power gain
calculations.
Dept. of Energy (DOE) Fermi National Accelerator
Laboratory, (Coop May 96-Jan. 97, May-Aug. 97)
· Made detailed CAD drawings
of a transport assembly system using I-DEAS
· Co-designed a Vapor
Pressure Thermometer and wrote Fortran code for sample analysis.
· Designed part of a low
conductivity water system which included pipe sizing, selection and
layout based on several engineering calculations.
· Performed stress analysis
of a lifting fixture for a $10 million solenoid.
· Designed and built the programmable logic
controller (PLC, Siemens 545) interface for a Visual
Light Photon Collector (VLPC) Collector using the FIX DMACS
process control system.
· Wired several instruments, wrote many PLC
ladder logic codes, generated several system
pages
in DMACS, maintained DMACS database, built webpages.
· Wrote several engineering design notes.
Advanced
Digital Systems Lab (ADSL) UIUC
Electrical Eng., (Aug. 1997
May 2001 (8 semesters))
· Competed
in robot competition: ROBOTICA on The
Learning Channel (robot: Solar Flare)
· Co-designed/built and programmed an 8-legged
walking air-muscle octopod.
· Co-designed/built a 3-D profile scanner and
3-D sensor glove system with OpenGL display.
· Co-designed/built a RF controlled robot
vehicle using two Motorola 68332 micro-controllers.
AIAA-97-2425 - Potential for a Chemically Pumped Sodium
Laser J.M.
Stephens and J.L. Gole
(Georgia Institute of Technology), L.H. Sentman and M. Zaczek
(University of Illinois)
Thesis: Adaptive Cohesive
Volumetric Finite Element Method for Dynamics Fracture Simulations
M. Zaczek (University of Illinois), 08/2001
Notable: 1999 National Science Foundation (NSF)
Fellowship Honorable Mention
Scholarships: 97/98 AIAA, 98/99 AIAA, YMCA
(4 yrs), Pullman (5 yrs), Warren (1 yr),
Ford (1 yr),
McDonnell Found. (1 yr), UIUC AAE Scholarship 1999-2000
Honor Societies: Tau Beta Pi, Phi Kappa Phi,
Phi Eta Sigma, Alpha Lambda Delta, Golden Key,
Sigma Gamma Tau,
James' Scholar
Other: National Dean's List; Dean's List: 7 semesters;
Illinois State Scholar
Languages: C++ (sockets, shared memory), C (Serial & Parallel
Port, DOS, X11), OpenGL,
Perl, Tcl/Tk
(Unix/Win. GUIs), Fortran 77 & 90, Scheme(LISP), HTML,
PostScript, 68332 Assembly,
STOL, IDL, Matlab (Matlab Engine & Simulink),
Javascript, Java, Java 3-D
System admin: Sun Solaris, HP-UX, RedHat Linux, experience with
MACs, PCs and SGIs
Industry
Systems: ASIST (Advanced Spacecraft
Integration and System Test) including SAMMI,
Intellution FIX
DMACS (Distributed Manufacturing Automation and Control
Software),
SoftShop, TISOFT, Siemens 545 and 565 Programmable Logic
Controllers,
ABAQUS, PATRAN
CAD
Programs: Pro/Engineer, I-DEAS, UniGraphics, AutoCAD
Other: Experience with LogicWorks, Mathematica, STK,
Microsoft Products
Extensive experience with robot
building and design
Notable: Nationally Registered
Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) Basic
Member of: Illini Space Development
Society, National Space Society, American Institute
of Aeronautics and
Astronautics, Illini Emergency Medical Services,
Society of Cooperative
Engineers, Student Advisory Committee for Co-op program
Other: Peer Tutor, Capt. of AERO-98,
Co-Capt. of AERO-99, 00-Astro and Astro 2001 teams
in the Jerry Sanders Design
Competition, Volunteer in hospital emergency room,
Counselor for Summer 1998
High School Aero/Astro camp
Spoken Languages:Polish (fluent), Russian (beginner), Latin
(beginner)
Sports: Tennis,
Jogging