Professor emeritus’ work recognized

David Schmidt, professor emeritus, College of Engineering and Applied Science, will speak at an invited session of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics conference Aug. 13-16 in Minneapolis. The  session is titled “Atmosphere Flight Mechanics Most Influential Papers of the 1980s.”

A paper written by Schmidt and Marty Waszak, while Schmidt was a member of the faculty at Purdue University and Waszak was a graduate student, was one of 18 selected from more than 1,500 considered for recognition as the most influential papers of their time.