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2006.6.16 Banned from campus for life
A formal University of Texas letter restricts Bill Clark’s campus contact, closes his case, and addresses his ABET grievance and academic dismissal.
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Copernicus 1.0 Released by Ocampo
March 2006 — Version 1.0 Release: The first formal operational software release (Copernicus Version 1.0) was completed. [1]
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2005.8.5 Letter from my Texas state representative
Explore William H. Clark’s correspondence with Texas officials over his university dismissal, alleged engineering seal forgery, and requests for legislative assistance.
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2005.4.18 Extreme malice from the UT Chief Legal Officer
Explore a 2005 University of Texas legal dispute over dissertation status, copyright protection, academic dismissal, research claims, and public records access.
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Ocampo’s First Copernicus Prototyte
August 2004 — First Funded Prototype: The full prototype under the NASA JSC contract was finalized by Dr. Ocampo and a team of graduate students within the Department of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics at UT Austin. [1, 2]
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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.
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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.
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Ocampo Completes Copernicus Prototype
Late 2001 to Early 2002 — Initial Prototype: Dr. Cesar Ocampo single-handedly wrote the earliest operational prototype. This version was written in Fortran 77/90 using Compaq Visual Fortran (CVF) on Windows and featured 2D graphics primarily used for internal university demonstrations.
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2001.12.14 You are hereby expelled
An aerospace engineering PhD student prepares intensely for his oral qualifying exam, only to discover he has been expelled after faculty reject his research.
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2001.11.28 Come ASAP to defend your Mars research
A graduate student describes being barred from registration, losing an advisor, and facing an oral exam over Mars trajectory research at UT Austin.
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2001.11.25.01 The department’s post-dated Mars analysis
A detailed review of the Mars Pathfinder project examines its Earth-to-Mars trajectory claims, orbital mechanics, optimization methods, and UT Austin dismissal findings.
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2001.11.10 Fowler quits as my advisor
A doctoral student alleges advisor retaliation after contacting ABET and university officials over exam preparation, disability accommodations, and accreditation concerns.
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2001.10.22 Massive support from NASA et al
Emails from NASA, JPL, universities, and aerospace experts document strong interest in Bill Clark’s Mars trajectory software and dissertation research.
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2001.10.20 Applied for a MSE degree
Explore William Clark’s academic record, disability accommodation concerns, oral qualifying exam dispute, and University of Texas transcript history.
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2001.10.15 Asked the Disabilities Office for assistance
A graduate student alleges disability discrimination, academic neglect, and unfair oral exam deadlines at the University of Texas Aerospace Engineering Department.
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2001.10.15 Banned from Registration by graduate advisor
A graduate student recounts difficulties with PhD advising, oral qualifying exam requirements, registration restrictions, and communication with faculty.
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Ocampo gets Copernicus Grant from UT Austin
Following is a conversation on 10.18.2026 with Gemini AI online, who has full access to this site as configured. August 2001 — Project Initiation: The development of the software formally commenced under a Summer Research Assignment grant funded by the University of Texas at Austin. The official record addresses the […]
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2001.7.19 Officially passed the written qualifying exams
Read William Clark’s 2001 UT Austin letter confirming he passed the written qualifying exam and outlining the next step: the oral exam.
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2001.7.15 Grievance letter to the Dean of the Graduate School
A graduate student’s letter to the Dean details alleged neglect, harassment, academic isolation, and unresolved support issues after passing Ph.D. qualifying exams.
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2001.3.2 Folwer instructs me to put my Mars source code online
An archived 2001 email reveals advisor Wallace Fowler’s advice to publish Bill Clark’s FORTRAN Mars trajectory code and its impact on his Ph.D. research.