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Amy Pritchett

Department Head of Aerospace Engineering
Professor

Affiliation(s):

Aerospace Engineering

308G ECoRE Building

arp78@psu.edu

814-865-3648

Research Areas:

Autonomous Flight and UAVs; Vehicle Dynamics and Controls; Vehicle Systems Engineering

Interest Areas:

The intersection of technology, humans and safety in dynamic, time-critical and safety-critical environments, including human-robot interaction in space exploration, human-autonomy teaming in aviation, novel flight deck designs, and manual control.

Education

SB, Joint program in Avionics with EECS, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1992
SM, Instrumentation, Control and Estimation, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1994
Sc.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1997

Publications

Research Projects

Honors and Awards

Fellow, Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, 2016

Institute Teaching Award for Innovation, Georgia Tech, 2014

AIAA Dr. Amy Pritchett Digital Avionics Scholarship, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), 2009

2008 Robert J. Collier Trophy to the Commercial Aviation Safety Team (CAST), National Aeronautics Association, 2009

Lawrence Sperry Award, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), 2007

Excellence Faculty Award, Georgia Tech, 2003

Top Young Alumni, MIT Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 2001

William E. Jackson Award, RTCA Inc., 1999

Laya Y Weisner Award for Contribution to Public Life, MIT, 1992

Unified Engineering Teaching Award, MIT Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 1992

Fellow, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, May 2020

Service

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About

The Penn State Department of Aerospace Engineering, established in 1961 and the only aerospace engineering department in Pennsylvania, is consistently recognized as one of the top aerospace engineering departments in the nation, and is also an international leader in aerospace education, research, and engagement. Our undergraduate program is ranked 15^th and our graduate programs are ranked 15^th nationally by U.S. News & World Report, while one in 25 holders of a B.S. degree in aerospace engineering in the U.S. earned it from Penn State. Our students are consistently among the most highly recruited by industry, government, and graduate schools nationwide.

The department is built upon the fundamentals of academic integrity, innovation in research, and commitment to the advancement of industry. Through an innovative curriculum and world-class instruction that reflects current industry practice and embraces future trends, Penn State Aerospace Engineering graduates emerge as broadly educated, technically sound aerospace engineers who will become future leaders in a critical industry