Ron Madler

Professor

ron.madler@erau.edu

Aerospace Engineering Department

Prescott College of Engineering

Areas of Expertise

Orbital Debris

Ron Madler

Overview

Dr. Ron Madler has been on the Aerospace Engineering faculty in the College of Engineering, at ݮƵ in Prescott, AZ since 1994.  He served as dean from 2010 until 2023. He has teaching responsibilities in the Aerospace Engineering Department. Dr. Madler's primary professional interests are in Engineering Education, Orbital Debris, Astrodynamics, Spacecraft Design, and Space Exploration.

Ph.D. - Doctor of Philosophy in Aerospace Engineering Sciences, University of Colorado at Boulder

M.S. - Master of Science in Aerospace Engineering Sciences, University of Colorado at Boulder

B.S. - Bachelor of Science in Aerospace Engineering, University of Colorado at Boulder

Professor, Aerospace Engineering, ݮƵ, 2010-Present

Dean of College of Engineering, ݮƵ, 2010-2023

Visiting Professor, Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften, München, 2011

Associate Professor, Aerospace Engineering, ݮƵ, 1998-2010

Assistant Professor, Aerospace Engineering, ݮƵ, 1994-1998

OceanIT, Inc., Senior Scientist, Visiting Scientist, 2007

Chair of Aerospace Engineering, ݮƵ, 2001-2006

NASA JSC, Senior Scientist, Visiting Scientist, 2006

NASA JPL, Faculty Fellow, Summer Faculty Fellow, 2005

Boeing - A.D. Welliver Faculty Fellow, Summer Faculty Fellow, 2004

AFOSR Faculty Fellow, Summer Faculty Fellow, 1995-1998

American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE)

American Institute for Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)

American Astronautical Society (AAS)

AIAA Associate Fellow 2024-Present

Humboldt Education Foundation (HEF) 2019-Present

ASEE CIPD Director/Officer 2011-2016

Associate Director for Arizona Space Grant Consortium 2000-2016

Humboldt Unified School District (HUSD) Superintendent's Advisory Committee 2015-2016

ASEE CIEC Executive Board Chair 2015

ASEE College-Industry Partnerships Division (CIPD) Chair 2013-2014



Teaching

  • ESCI 204: Dynamics
  • AERO 313: Space Mechanics
  • ES 201: Statics
AE 313, AE 325, AE 326, AE 427, EGR 101, EGR 115, EP 394, ES 201, ES 202, ES 204, ES 315, and other courses including special topics and directed topics.

Research

  • (Ron Madler, Jerry Davis, Drew Hamilton, Alefiya Hussain, Derek Schatz, Matt Tomarchio) ERAU-NASA-NSF Aerospace Cybersecurity Workshop (2025)
  • (Ron Madler) ERAU-NASA-NSF Aviation Cyber Security Workshop Biographies (2025)
  • (Ron Madler, Lori Coombs, Kenneth Freeman, Mark Muha, Paul Hoyt Nelson, Vincent Varouh) ERAU-NASA-NSF Aerospace Cybersecurity Workshop (2024)

Spencer, D.B. and R.A. Madler, “Orbital Debris – A Space Hazard,” in Space Mission Engineering: The New SMAD, eds. J.R. Wertz, D.F. Everett, and J.J. Puschell, Microcosm Press, 2011.Helbling, J. and Beck, A., “Configuration of Senior Capstone Course using Team-Teaching to Maximize Communication Skills and Minimize Team Conflicts”, 2011 ASEE/PSW Conference, March 2011.