Dr. Fred DeJarnette is a Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at NCSU. His long career has included extensive involvement with NASA in aerospace engineering and education. He worked at NASA Langley Research Center from 1963-65 as an aerodynamics engineer while completing his doctoral work at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. He started his academic career in Virginia Tech's Aerospace Engineering Department (1965-70) and then joined the faculty of NCSU, where he is Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. During his tenure at NCSU, Dr. DeJarnette has served as the Departmental Graduate Administrator (1973-83), Associate Department Head (1980-83 and 1992), and Department Head (1993-99). He has served as Director of the NASA Center of Excellence in Hypersonic Aerodynamics (1989-94), Director of the NASA Mars Mission Research Center (1994-99), and Coordinator of the International Masters in Aerospace Engineering Sciences program (1997-present), and he has been Director of the NCSGC since 1993.
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