Patrick L. Walter, Design Lecturer Texas Christian University Department of Engineering TCU Box 298640 Fort Worth, TX  76129 PH:  (817) 257-6318 FAX: (817) 257-7704 P.Walter@tcu.edu

Patrick Walter has been a member of the faculty of the Department of Engineering since 1995. He received his engineering degrees from The Pennsylvania State University (BS 65), The University of New Mexico (MS 67), and Arizona State University (Ph. D. 76). He is a registered Professional Engineer. Before accepting his position at TCU, he was employed for 30 years at Sandia National Laboratories in Albuquerque, NM.  The majority of his tenure was spent as a manager of various flight, field and laboratory testing activities.  In the later part of his career he managed a rocket launch facility in Kauai, HI and also developed launch systems for flights from Sandia and NASA operated facilities. His last assignment involved establishing a program for the Federal Aviation Administration to enhance the structural inspection of aging transport and commuter aircraft. He has received a number of Department of Defense and Department of Energy awards, consults extensively, is active in four technical societies, and lectures nationally and internationally in measurement system design. His principal focus at TCU is the two semester senior Capstone design sequence.

Research Interests

	Mechatronics
	Instrumentation/Physical Measurements
	Transducers
	Structural Testing
	Structural Dynamics

Teaching Interests

	Electromechanical Systems Design
	Solid Mechanics
	Solid Mechanics Laboratories

Selected Publications

Handbook of Dynamic Force, Pressure, and Acceleration Measurement, Patrick L. Walter, copyright 2001, being printed.

"Trends in Accelerometer Design for Military and Aerospace", Patrick L. Walter, Sensors® The Journal of Applied Sensing Technology, pp. 44-51, March 1999. Feature Article.

"Challenges in Accelerometer Selection for/and Application to Modal Analysis", Patrick L. Walter, Sound and Vibration S)V, June 1999, pp. 22-27.

"Determining the Kinematics of the Mars Pathfinder Lander from Accelerometer Data", Gregory L. Davis and Patrick L. Walter, Sensors® The Journal of Applied Sensing Technology, pp 28-35, January 1998.  Feature Article.

"Shock and Vibration Measurements via Space Telemetry", Patrick L. Walter, Sound and Vibration S)V, September 1998, pp. 18-23.

The Industrial Electronics Handbook, Patrick L. Walter,  Chapter 6, CRC Press & IEEE Press, J. David Irwin (Editor), 1997.

"Transducers for Mechanical Measurements", Encyclopedia of Applied Physics, Patrick L. Walter,  T Volume, VCH Publishers, NY, in collaboration with the American Institute of Physics, German Physical Society, Japan Society of Applied Physics, and the Physical Society of Japan, 1997.

"Rocket Payload Load and Motor Performance Assessment - An Instrumentation Challenge", Patrick L. Walter,  American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference Proceedings, Milwaukee, WI, June 1997.

"The Capstone Experience at Texas Christian University - An Interdisciplinary Experience and Industry Partnership", Patrick L. Walter,  Gulf Southwest Section Annual Conference, American Society for Engineering Education, Houston, TX, March, 1997.

"History of the Development of the Accelerometer", Fifty Years of Shock and Vibration Technology, Patrick L. Walter,  The Shock and Vibration Information Analysis Committee, SVM-15, 376-385, November 1996.

FAA Aging Aircraft Nondestructive Inspection Validation Center, Patrick L. Walter, Proceedings 6th International Conference on the Continued Airworthiness of Aircraft Structures, Sponsored by the Federal Aviation Administration and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Atlantic City, NJ, June 1995.

A Program to Validate Inspection Technology for Aging Aircraft", Patrick L. Walter, Invited Paper, Proceedings SPIE-The International Society for Optical Engineering, Vol. 2001, 114-120, July 1993.

Professional Activities

"Successful Measurement System Design (1/2 day)", 2000 SEM IX International Congress, Orlando, FL, June 5-8, 2000.

"Challenges and Solutions in Accelerometer Based Fuzing of Smart Weapons", National Defense Industrial Association 44^th Annual Fuze Conference, Pleasanton, CA, April 10-12, 1999.

By Invitiation: Organized/Chaired Feature Session on Accelerometer History for 50th Anniversary of The Shock and Vibration Institute Analysis Center's Shock and Vibration Symposium, Monterey, CA. Over 200 international specialists attended this session which was videotaped for archival - November 18-22, 1996.

Guest Editor , Materials Evaluation (Official Journal of the American Society for Nondestructive Testing), Patrick L. Walter,  53 (7), July 1995.

18th Transducer Workshop, Session Chair, Colorado Springs, CO, (proceedings available Range Commanders Council, White Sands Missile Range, NM), June 20-22, 1995

Emerging Optical Inspection Techniques for Aircraft Structure, North American Symposium on Non-destructive Evaluation of Aging Infrastructure, Session Chair/Organizer,  International Society for Optical Engineering- SPIE, Oakland, CA, June 6-8, 1995.

Martin Marietta Meritorius Achievement Award for Valued Contributions Through Personal Dedication and Professional Endeavor, presented by President, Martin Marietta, 1994.

Air Transport of America (ATA) Nondestructive Test Forum, Host, Sponsored by ATA: Delta, TWA, United, American, US Air, ...(400 attendees/51 airlines/27 countries), Albuquerque, NM, November 1994.

International Workshop on Inspection and Evaluation of Aging Aircraft, Host, Sponsored by the Federal Aviation Administration (12 countries/175 attendees), Albuquerque, NM, May 18-21, 1993.

Member. American Society of Engineering Educators, Instrument Society of America, Society of Experimental Mechanics.

Consulting: Endevco, Meggitt Aerospace, Senior Technologist/Dynamic Instrumentation, San Juan Capistrano, CA, Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM, Stein Engineering Services, Phoenix, AZ