Michael A. Swartwout  email: mas (at) wustl.edu Jolley Hall 216 Phone: +1 (314) 935-6077 FAX: +1 (314) 935-4014 Dept. of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering Washington University Campus Box 1185 St. Louis, MO 63130-4899

Michael A. Swartwout
Assistant Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (Joined 1999)

• Ph.D., Aeronautics & Astronautics, Stanford University, 2000; Researcher in the Space Systems Development Laboratory
• M.S., Aeronautical & Astronautical Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1992
• B.S. Aeronautical & Astronautical Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1991

Courses Taught
I am involved with the aerospace major & minor with a focus on spacecraft design.

• Courses Taught
  
• Academic/Advising Calendar.  

Research Interests
My research interests center around building and operating ultra-low-cost aerospace vehicles. Click here for more information. Or, click here to go directly to a list of available independent study/senior design projects.  Students who want to get involved with our spacecraft research should sign up (or just show up) for MAE 190, which meets every Friday at 2pm during the school year (see latest bulletin for room).

Graduate Students
Advisees should check  for the latest (?) advisee signup calendar. 

Recent Publications

Background

• Adjunct Professor, Department of Aerospace & Mechanical Engineering, Saint Louis University 1999-2000.
• Project Manager, Sapphire Microsatellite at Stanford University, 1994-1999.

Mechanical Engineering Dept. (Jolley 305) 314/935-6047