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Zahed Siddique is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the School of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering of University of Oklahoma. His research interest include product family design, advanced material and engineering education. He is interested in motivation of engineering students, peer-to-peer learning, flat learning environments, technology assisted engineering education and experiential learning. He is the coordinator of the industry sponsored capstone from at his school and is the advisor of OU's FSAE team.

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Dr. L'Afflitto is an assitant professor at the Grado Department of Industrial and Systems engineering at Virginia Tech. His research is in lightweight robotics, with special emphasis on unmanned aerial systems (UAVs) and lightweight robotic arms. Dr. L'Afflitto served as an assistant professor at the School of Aerospace and Mechanical engineering at the University of Oklahoma from 2015 to 2019. He gained his Ph.D. degree in aerospace engineering from Georgia Tech, MS in mathematics from Virginia Tech, and MS and BS in aerospace engineering from the University of Napoli, Italy.

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Dr. Wei Sun is an Assistant Professor in the School of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering at the University of Oklahoma. He previously held postdoc appointments at the University of Washington. He received his BS degree in Mathematics from the Peking University, China, in 2010. He got his two MS degrees in Aerospace Engineering and Mathematics, as well as a PhD degree in Aerospace Engineering in 2017 from the Georgia Institute of Technology. His research interests include optimal control, differential games, reinforcement learning and trajectory optimization with applications in multi-agent Unmanned Aircraft Systems.

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Wayne Jones, PhD - Biography

PROFESSIONAL PREPARATION
Langston University, Langston, Oklahoma, BS Mathematics – May 1974
Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, MS Computer Engineering – December 1977
The University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma, PhD Industrial Engineering – May 2001

APPOINTMENTS
2010 – present Dean, Engineering and Science Division, Rose State College, MWC, OK
2010 – present Engineering Consultant for Aerospace Industry, OK
2004 – 2010 Director of Engineering, Air Force Global Logistics Center, Tinker AFB, OK
2003 – 2004 Chief, Flight Systems and Mechanical Engineering Tinker AFB, OK
1993 – 2003 Chief, Systems Engineer Tinker AFB, OK
1991 – 1993 B-1B Chief Engineer, Tinker AFB, OK
1980 – 1991 Engineering Chief, Computer Resources Division, Tinker AFB, OK
1974 – 1980 Project Engineer (Boeing, Honeywell, Motorola) Wichita KS and Phoenix AZr

PRODUCTS
Jones, Wayne, 2009, Project Risk Assessment – Fuzzy Logic Approach, VDM Verlag Dr. Muller Aktiengesellschaft & Co.

Jones, Wayne, 2001, PhD Dissertation, Identifying Cost, Schedule, and Performance Risks in Project Planning and Control – A Fuzzy Logic Approach, The University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma

Jones, Wayne, 1977, MS Thesis, Honeywell Super Computer (H6000) Remote I/O Interface Design, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, 1977

SYNERGISTIC ACTIVITIES
Established numerous STEM camps and institutes for K-12 and college students (2010-present)

Aggressively recruited underrepresented and underfunded students to STEM degrees (2010-present)

Authored numerous Air Force reports. Developed education and training manuals of scientist and engineers

Member of Coalition for the Advancement of Science and Mathematics Education in Oklahoma February 2005 – 2012

Trustee (President) for Oklahoma Engineering Foundation – Oklahoma Society of
Professional Engineers 2001 – 2008

Member of National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) 1995 – present

COLLABORATORS
Adedeji Badiru Air Force Institute of Technology – Graduate Advisor

Steven Fowler, Rose State College, “Collaborative Research: Unmanned Aerial Systems and Specialized Workforce Development to Support Oklahoma Agriculture and Industry”

Andrea L’Afflito, The University of Oklahoma, “Collaborative Research: Unmanned Aerial Systems and Specialized Workforce Development to Support Oklahoma Agriculture and Industry”

Zahed Siddique, The University of Oklahoma, “Collaborative Research: Unmanned Aerial Systems and Specialized Workforce Development to Support Oklahoma Agriculture and Industry”

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