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Address: 2006 E Florida Ave. Urbana, IL 61802 Phone: (217) 390-5038 Work: (217) 244-5598

E-mail Address: frysanek@uiuc.edu

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Education:
University of Illinois - Urbana and Champaign
MS Aeronautical Engineering Expected Graduation May 2002
BS Aeronautical Engineering Graduation May 1998
Minor Computer Science Completion May 1998
Cumulative Undergraduate GPA: 3.62/4.00
Cumulative Graduate GPA: 3.852/4.00

Honors:
Aerospace Illinois Fellowship (NASA Space Grant College and Fellowship Program)
National Dean's List; UIUC Dean's List - 5 Semesters
Member of Tau Beta Pi Honorary Engineering Society
Member of Sigma Gamma Tau Honorary Aeronautical Engineering Society

Work Experience:
University of Illinois AAE Department, Electric Propulsion Group
Graduate Research Assistant: (May 1998 - present)

	Analysis and performance testing of a pulsed plasma thruster
	Design of a system to measure thrust of micro-PPTs
	Design of a new circuit used to eliminate the spark plug in PPTs

Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
Cooperative Education Student: (1995 - 1997, 14 months total)

	Safety analysis of cryogenic systems
	Redesign of a small radioactive particle detector
	Vapor pressure thermometer calibration, humidity control, and gas system analysis

University of Illinois Chemistry Department
Laboratory Assistant: (November 1993 - September 1995)

Skills:
Computer Skills:

Programming:

Mathematica, C, C++, HTML, Matlab, Scheme

Operating Systems:

Windows NT, Windows 98, Unix

Application Exposure:

Microsoft Office, Mathematica, SDRC Drafting, SDRC Solid Modeling, Unigraphics, PSpice

Communication Skills:

	Speak fluent Czech and semi-fluent German
	Wrote technical reports regarding my major projects at Fermilab
	Published "Effects of Geometry and Energy on a Coaxial Teflon Pulsed Plasma Thruster" AIAA 2000-3429
	Co-author of a chapter in AIAA Progress Series Book
	Published "Performance and Heat Loss of a Coaxial Teflon Pulsed Plasma Thruster" IEPC 2001-151