Aerospace vehicle dynamics, guidance, and control.

• B.S. (Cum Laude) Aeronautics & Astronautics, Purdue University, 1965.
• M.S. Aerospace Engineering, University of Southern California, 1968.
• Ph.D. Aeronautics & Astronautics, Purdue University, 1972.

• Professor, Department of Aeronautics & Astronautics, Purdue University, 1974-88.
• Professor, Department of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, Arizona State University, 1988-93.
• Professor, Department of Aerospace Engineering, University of Maryland, 1993-99.
• Professor, Department of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, University of Colorado-Colorado Springs, 1999-2006.
• Professor Emeritus, Department of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, University of Colorado-Colorado Springs, 2006-present.
• Director, Aerospace Research Center, Arizona State University, 1990-93.
• Director, Flight Dynamics and Control Laboratory, University of Maryland, 1995-99.
• Director, Flight Dynamics and Control Laboratory, University of Colorado-Colorado Springs, 1999-2006.
• Associate Vice Chancellor for Research, University of Colorado-Colorado Springs, 2001-05.
• Dean of the Graduate School, University of Colorado-Colorado Springs, 2001-05.

• Member of the Technical Staff, McDonnell-Douglas Missiles and Space Corp., Santa Monica, CA, 1965-69.
• Member of the Technical Staff, Stanford Research Institute, Menlo Park, CA, 1972-74.

• Fellow, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA).
• Recipient, AIAA Pendray Award for Aerospace Literature.
• Recipient, AIAA National Award for Mechanics and Control of Flight.
• Recipient, AIAA Award for Best Paper at the 2016 Guidance, Control, and Navigation Conference.

Schmidt, David K., "Modern Flight Dynamics," McGraw-Hill, 2011.