MAKE MCDERMOTT, JR. November 2011 Department of Mechanical Engineering Texas A&M University College Station, TX 77843-3123 979-845-4337 (w) 979-676-6253 (c) PERSONAL DATA: Birth Date: July 14, 1940 Citizenship: U.S. Marital Status: married, two adult children PROFESSIONAL INTERESTS: Design Automotive Engineering Vehicle Dynamics Modeling and Control of Dynamic Systems EDUCATION: Ph.D., Engineering Mechanics, The University of Texas at Austin, 1969 M.S., Engineering Mechanics, The University of Texas at Austin, 1967 B.S., Mechanical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, 1963 EXPERIENCE: Educational Visiting Associate Professor (part time), ME Dept., TAMU, September 2007-present Director, Institute for Innovation and Design in Engineering, 2005-2007 Associate Director, Institute for Innovation and Design in Engineering, 2002-2004 Associate Department Head, ME Dept., TAMU, September 1997-August 2002 Associate Professor, ME Dept., TAMU, September 1978-2007 Group Leader, Systems & Design Group, ME Dept., TAMU, Sept. 1989-Sept. 1992 Associate Department Head, ME Dept., TAMU, September 1981-January 1983 Group Leader, Mechanical Systems Group, ME Dept., TAMU, April 1979-September 1981 Assistant Professor, IE Dept., TAMU, December 1972-August 1978 Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Physical Medicine and Department of Rehabilitation, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, 1976-1984 Teaching Assistant, Engineering Mechanics Dept., The University of Texas at Austin, 1966-1968 Industrial Consultant to various companies on instrumentation and computer data acquisition, automotive adaptive equipment for handicapped drivers, dynamics and control, 1972-present Principal Engineer, Staff Engineer, and Scientific Systems Supervisor at Lockheed Electronics Co. (contractor to NASA JSC), June 1968-Nov. 1972 Self employed consultant to Collins Radio Co. (now Rockwell International), 1967-1968 Associate Scientist, Lockheed Electronics Co., summer 1966 Mechanical Design Engineer, Collins Radio Co. (now Rockwell International), Feb. 1963-Sept. 1963 1
RESEARCH: U.S. Patent No. US 6,301,534 B1 was issued on October 9, 2001 on a device for Automobile Steering by Commanding Lateral Acceleration. The license agreement already in force with Ahnafield Corporation was amended and extended through 2004. This patent covers a joystick steering control for a car that implements a new paradigm; i.e., the driver commands lateral acceleration rather than front wheel steer angle. This paradigm avoids the increases in lateral acceleration gain with speed that plagues currently available high gain automobile steering controllers. Dr. McDermott has been Principal Investigator or Co-Principle Investigator of research projects for which his share of funding has been over $4 million from l975 to the present. Projects sponsor have included the Veterans Administration, The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration of the U.S. Department of Transportation, the Naval Surface Warfare Center, the Naval Undersea Warfare Center, and the Texas Rehabilitation Commission. Individual projects are listed below by sponsor. Co-Principal Investigator of a project entitled "Development of an Autonomous Ground Vehicle" sponsored by TEES and Dwight Look College of Engineering, August 2004-2006. $110,000 (approximate) Co-Principal Investigator of a project entitled "Unmanned Undersea Vehicle Research and Development" sponsored by the Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division, Newport, February 1995-September 1997. $4,225,752 (authorized as IDIQ). Co-PI, 1996 and 1997 Propane Vehicle Challenge, sponsored by US DOE, Natural Resources Canada, Chrysler-Canada Limited, and Texas Railroad Commission, approximately $100,000. Co-Principal Investigator of a project entitled "Incorporating the TAMU AUV Controller into the NUWC 21UUV" sponsored by the Naval Undersea Warfare Center, September 1993-January 1995. $527,500. Co-Principal Investigator of a project entitled "Integration of the TAMU AUV Controller into the NUWC 21UUV" sponsored by the Naval Undersea Warfare Center, March 1993-October 1993. $75,000. Co-Principal Investigator of a project entitled "Intelligent Control Systems for Autonomous Underwater Vehicles" sponsored by the Naval Surface Warfare Center, September 1989-February 1993. $3,612,000. Co-Principal Investigator of a project entitled "Engineering Services for Automotive Adaptive Equipment and Vehicle Modifications," sponsored by Texas Rehabilitation Commission, 1989-present. Co-Principal Investigator of a project entitled "A 2000 Mile Test of Breakthrough Vehicles Adaptive Primary Controls" sponsored by Breakthrough Vehicles, 1889-1990. Co-Principal Investigator of a project entitled "Engineering Services for Quality Control Inspections of Adapted Vehicles and Development of Prescriptive Guidelines" sponsored by Texas Rehabilitation Commission, 1987-1989. Principal Investigator of a research project entitled "Driver Performance Measurement and Analysis System; 2
Maintenance, Field Service and Technical Support of" sponsored by the Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, l979-l980. Co-Principal Investigator of research project entitled "Human Factors Analysis of Automotive adaptive Equipment for Disabled Drivers" sponsored by the Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, l978-l980. Principal Investigator of three research projects entitled "Development and Evaluation of Advanced Automotive Adaptive Equipment" sponsored by the Veterans Administration, l975-l98l. TEACHING & STUDENT RELATIONS: (recent accomplishments) SAE International Excellence in Engineering Education (EEE) award, 2010 Recipient of the Carroll Smith Mentor s Cup awarded annually to one Formula SAE advisor by the SCCA Foundation, May 2005 Recognized Student Organization Advisor of the Year, Texas A&M University, May 2005 Distinguished Faculty Advisor Award, SAE International, December 2005 C.H. and Caroline Yoe Foundation Hall of Honor, inducted November 2005 Recipient of the BP Amoco Teaching Excellence Award, Dwight Look College of Engineering, 2003. Ford Fellow, Dwight Look College of Engineering, 2000 2007 Design class instructor and team faculty advisor for Texas A&M Formula SAE & Formula Hybrid teams 1998-present. The Texas A&M FSAE team won Rookie of the Year in 1999 and won the Formula SAE competitions in 2000, 2006, and 2007. They placed fifth in 2001 and second in 2004. The 2004, 2005, and 2006 teams won the Road & Track triathlon held in conjunction with Formula SAE, retiring the trophy in 2006, and were featured in articles in Road & Track magazine. The Texas A&M Formula Hybrid teams won that competition in 2009 and 2011 and placed second in 2010. Recipient of the "Outstanding Teaching Award" from the ASEE Gulf Southwest Section, 1996. Recipient of second place Best Paper Award at the 1996 American Society for Engineering Education Gulf Southwest Section Annual Meeting, Houston, March 1996. Recipient of TAMU Association of Former Students Faculty Distinguished Achievement Award for Teaching, Texas A&M University, l991. Recipient of the "Best Lecturer Award" and the "Best Overall Teacher Award" from the ASME Student Chapter for 1991-92. 3
Recipient of the "Best Lecturer Award" from the ASME Student Chapter for 1990-91. Recipient of the "Best Lecturer Award" and the "Best Overall Teacher Award" from the ASME Student Chapter for 1989-90. Recipient of second place Best Paper Award at the 1988 American Society for Engineering Education Gulf Southwest Section Annual Meeting, San Antonio, March 1988. Recipient of TAMU Association of Former Students Teaching Excellence Award, College of Engineering, l983. Developed an undergraduate Mechanical Systems course (MEEN 335) including fourteen weeks of laboratory. The laboratory teaches vibrations, controls, and use of microcomputers in real time data acquisition and control. Wrote and published both student and instructor laboratory manuals. SERVICE: Associate Department Head (responsible for the undergraduate program), Department of Mechanical Engineering, 1997-present Certificate of Appreciation in recognition of service to the Adaptive Devices Standards Committee of the Society of Automotive Engineers, February 2001 Recipient of the Charles W. Crawford Award, Dwight Look College of Engineering, 1996. This award is presented to a member of the faculty or staff whose contributions have bettered the Dwight Look College of Engineering. Member of ASME, SAE, NCEES, and ASEE. Formula SAE - Dr. McDermott has been the faculty advisor for the TAMU student chapter of the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) from 1994 to the present. During this time student membership and participation has increased six fold and Texas A&M now is the third largest SAE student chapter in the U.S. Faculty Advisor (with Chona and Caton) to Texas A&M team in LPG Vehicle Challenge (international student design competition). 1996 - first place, 1997 second place. SAE - Member of the Adaptive Devices Standards Committee and the Powered Controls Subcommittee of SAE NCEES - Member of the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) Committee of the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES), 1995-1997. Certificate of Appreciation from the Commissioner of the Texas Rehabilitation Commission for "outstanding 4
contributions to people with disabilities." 1996. Dr. McDermott was the faculty advisor for the TAMU chapter of Pi Tau Sigma (ME honorary society) in academic years 1992-93 and 1993-94. Dr. McDermott was the faculty advisor for the TAMU Men's Soccer Club from 1986 until 1995. This club was chosen Texas A&M Sports Club of the Year three times during this period and was a finalist for this award on two other occasions. They won the Texas Collegiate Soccer League six times and represented the league in the Collegiate Club Soccer National Championship tournament where they advanced to the finals once, the semi-finals twice, and the quarter-finals twice. When he stepped down as faculty advisor, the A&M Men s Soccer club had an annual budget of over $15,000 which they earned as partners in putting on the Aggieland Classis youth soccer tournament described below. Dr. McDermott was the founder and the Tournament Director for the Aggieland Classic youth soccer tournament from 1986-1994. This tournament is still held every year and brings over 200 youth soccer teams (over 4,000 people) into College Station and Bryan for the last two weekends in February. The profits from this tournament support local youth soccer. From 1982 until the January 1987 Dr. McDermott was chairman of the Department of Mechanical Engineering Building Committee and ME User Coordinator for the definition of requirements, design, construction, and equipping of the Engineering-Physics Building. The cost of the ME portion of this building was over $10 million. Organizer and speaker at "Modifiers Workshop on Implementation of the Texas Rehabilitation Commission Standards for Adaptive Equipment and Vehicle Modifications," 35 attendees, TRC Headquarters, Austin, Texas, November 2 1989. OTHER: Registered Professional Engineer, Texas 37539 Member of editorial board of Bulletin of Prosthetics Research, l980-8l. Director of Continuing Education Workshop entitled Familiarization with Advances in Adaptive Equipment for the Physically Handicapped Driver held at Texas A&M University November ll, l980. Co-chairman of a workshop subgroup on "Interfacing Mobility Devices with Licensed Vehicles," International Conference on Rehabilitation Engineering, Atlanta, Georgia, August 1980. Director of a Continuing Education Workshop entitled Automotive Adaptive Equipment for the Physically Handicapped held at Texas A&M University, April 28 - May 2, l980. Invited faculty for one day course on "Rehabilitation Engineering in Spinal Cord Injury" conducted in conjunction with the l978 Annual Conference on Engineering in Biology and Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, October 2l, l978. 5
Chairman of a session on "Vehicle and Equipment Selection" at the Second Southwest Conference on Mobility Programs for the Transportation Disadvantaged, Houston, Texas, August 8-ll, l978. Co-chairman of a workshop entitled Current Trends in Automotive Adaptive Equipment held at Texas A&M University, June 5-7, l978. 6