Background
Barrett, Ronald Martin was born on November 15, 1965 in Warner-Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, United States. Son of Ronald Paul and Joy Anne (Gonzalez) Barrett.
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Ronald Martin Barrett
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Ronald Martin Barrett, American Aerospace engineer. Achievements include patent on method of achieving different stiffnesses in desired directions through directional attachment; discovery of branch of structural mechanics called directional attachment. Graduate fellow U. Maryland., 1988-1990, National Aeronautics and Space Administration Space Grant fellow U. Kansas, since 1991.
Education
Bachelor of Science with distinction, U. Kansas, 1988; Master of Science, U. Maryland., 1990; Doctor of Philosophy with honors, U. Kansas, 1993.
Career
Flight test engineer, Skytrader Corporation, Kansas City, Missoury, 1988; instructor aerospace, U. Kansas, Lawrence, 1990-1991; consultant, Barrett Aerospace, Lawrence, since 1990. Assistant professor Auburn (Alabama) U., since 1993. Smart structures consultant General Dynamics, 1990-1991, McDonnell Douglas, St. Louis, 1991.
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Membership
Officer International Student Association, Lawrence, 1990-1992, International Club, Lawrence, 1987-1989. Member American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (Paper awards 1987, 88), Society Hispanic Professional Engineers, Society Advancement Materials and Processing Engineers, International Society for Optical Engineering, Tau Beta Pi.
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Married Karin Harmien Van Dijk, February 2, 1990.
