Faculty
Biological Sciences has more than 60 full-time faculty members, as well as more than 20 faculty with joint appointments and 15 visiting or adjunct professors. Among its many distinctions and honors, the Ph.D. program faculty includes two members of the National Academy of Sciences, four members of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and 18 holders of endowed chairs and professorships.
Henryk FlashnerProfessor of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering and Biology Contact Information Office: OHE 430E Phone: (213) 740-0489 E-mail: hflashne@usc.edu |
Education
- B.S. , Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel, 1/1971
- M.S. , Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel, 1/1974
- Ph.D. , University of California at Berkeley, 1/1979
Academic Appointment, Affiliation, and Employment History
- Professor, USC, Department of Mechanical Engineering, 01/01/1998-
- Associate Professor, Department of Aerospace Engineering, 01/01/1990-
- Visiting Professor, Department of Aerospace Engineering, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel, 01/01/1998-01/01/1999
- Associate Professor, USC, Department of Mechanical Engineering, 01/01/1990-01/01/1998
- Visiting Associate Professor, Department of Aerospace Engineering, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel, 01/01/1991-01/01/1992
- Assistant Professor, USC, Department of Mechanical Engineering, 01/01/1983-01/01/1990
- Staff Engineer, TRW Space Technology Group, Control Engineering Department, Redondo Beach, CA, 01/01/1983
- Member of the Technical Staff Control Engineering Department, TRW Space Technology Group, Redondo Beach, CA, 01/01/1979-01/01/1983
Description of Research
Summary Statement of Research Interests
Professor Flashner's research interests include dynamics and control of systems, control of structurally flexible systems, and analysis of nonlinear systems.
Honors and Awards
- NASA Group Achievement Award, Pathfinder Mars Landing, 1997
Service to the Profession
Editorships and Editorial Boards
- Editor-in-Chief, Dynamics and Control, An International Journal, Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1992-1999