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2002.12.9 President Faulkner finalizes the dismissal
A graduate student challenges his dismissal from an aerospace engineering Ph.D. program, citing qualifying exam rules, disability discrimination, and faculty oversight.
2002
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2002.7.29 Grievance to ABET, the licensing authority
A former UT Austin aerospace engineering student alleges retaliation, procedural violations, and mishandling of his ABET complaint and Ph.D. dismissal.
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Ocampo Secures NASA Funding for Copernicus
June 2002 — NASA Funding Secured: The project received a formal development grant from the NASA Johnson Space Center (JSC) to expand the prototype. During this interim phase, additional backing was provided by NASA’s In-Space Propulsion Program and the Flight Dynamics Vehicle Branch of the Goddard Spaceflight Center. [1, 2]
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2002.5.30 Disabilty Review: we did nothing wrong.
A 2002 University of Texas investigation examined disability discrimination claims, AIAA conference eligibility, and an aerospace engineering dismissal appeal.
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2002.2.14 Formal grievance to Disabilities Office
A 2002 formal grievance alleges disability discrimination, unfair graduate dismissal procedures, rejected appeal evidence, and barriers to academic research at UT Austin.
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2002.3.19 Schutz confirms he has not formally evaluated my Mars tech
A detailed review examines Bill Clark’s Mars trajectory claims, orbital mechanics methods, optimization results, and the University of Texas graduate program findings.
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2002.1.15 Banned from registration
Explore a 2002 UT Austin letter addressing a doctoral dismissal, disability discrimination concerns, academic accommodations, and the formal grievance process.