Assistant Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
University of Alabama in Huntsville
Office: Research Institute Room E-29
(205) 890-7203
Email: frederic@ebs330.eb.uah.edu

Project Role: Principal Investigator, Propulsion Mentor

Professional Summary: Dr. Frederick has three years of industrial experience before coming to UAH in 1989. He was program manager of advanced technology programs while employed for Sverdrup Technology AEDC. He managed programs for the structural/ballistic risk assessment of solid rocket motors, x-ray diagnostics technology, and image processing for missile flight analysis. He also has professional experience in gas turbines and solid propellant development. At UAH Dr. Frederick has worked actively in the propulsion field in teaching, research, and service areas. In the teaching area, he has developed multi-disciplinary design classes that use industrial mentors. An Aerospace Propulsion Laboratory has been developed under his supervision that includes both solid and air-breathing propulsion.

Research Interests: In research, Dr. Frederick has concentrated on the development of propellants for solid and hybrid rocket motors. This research is now focusing on new energetic ingredients that can stabilize combustion stability in solid propellants. He has also completed research projects in hybrid rocket propellant development, rocket motor plume diagnostics, and rocket injector design Service activities have included membership on the AIAA Solid Rocket Technical Committee, Serving as Chairman of the AIAA Hybrid Rocket Technical Committee, and being an Associate Editor of the AIAA Journal of Propulsion and Power.

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