Recent Posts
USNA Class of ’78
A personal journey from Caracas to the U.S. Naval Academy, White Sands Missile Range, and the untold story behind 124 college credits.
Timeline
Discovery
1982.3.28 NASA Unified Field Theory Letter
NASA’s 1982 review of William H. Clark’s Unified Field Theory manuscript reveals how an engineer and physicist assessed his advanced scientific concepts.
Timeline
White Sands HELSTAF Presentation
Explore William H. Clark’s journey from Exxon engineer to Army weather observer, his solar system research, NASA correspondence, and White Sands review.
Discovery
1993.4.4 Correspondence with Victor Szebehely on a Unified Field Theory Solar System Model
Explore correspondence with Victor Szebehely on a proposed solar system model, celestial mechanics research, planetary orbits, and a Unified Field Theory.
Discovery
1994.5.13 Solar System Model published in Sideral Times
A monthly newsletter of the Austin Astronomical Society published a short report on the solar system model, well received by NASA scientists who had written, “Your concepts about the Unified Field Theory appear ahead of its time.” —
Discovery
1994.8.1 Accolades published in an industry newsletter
Discover BTU Bill’s energy-saving radio tips on KFON Austin, plus HVAC industry news and research highlights from the Hot and Humid Climate Symposium.
Discovery
1997.4.15 Solar system paper presented to Victor Szebehely’s class
Explore an updated NASA solar system model, orbital theory research, and the academic dispute surrounding a proposed unified field theory.
Timeline
1998.3.11 Mission: Mars
Explore a graduate student’s journey into celestial mechanics, from Victor Szebehely and Roger Broucke to building a FORTRAN model for a Mars mission trajectory.
Discovery
1998.4.15 NASA’s Standard Mars trajectory setup
Discover how PAM Abusali’s UT research inspired a Mars Pathfinder computer program using the standard five-thrust trajectory for space exploration.
Discovery
1998.6.3 Emails from Roger Broucke
Explore Roger Broucke’s work on celestial mechanics, three-body dynamics, trajectory regularization, orbital stability, and Poincaré bifurcations.
Timeline
Mars Madness
Explore a Mars Three-Body Problem research journey, from FORTRAN simulations and gravity-based trajectory modeling to solving singularities near Mars.
Timeline
Look, Ma – I Made it to Mars
Discover how reverse integration, three-body modeling, and the HAWKEYE code created a precise Earth-to-Mars trajectory without nonlinear optimization.
Discovery
2000.6.27 Mars paper accepted at the Mars Societ Convention
A Mars research paper accepted by the Mars Society Convention was withdrawn after a student faced limited university funding and support.
Discovery
2000.11.2 Official flyer for my Mars seminar on campus
Explore a four-body model for faster Earth-to-Mars trajectories, featuring a 30-day reduction versus Hohmann transfers and optimized mission planning.
Discovery
2000.11.2 Mars seminar presentation notes
A researcher recounts a tense Mars research seminar, departmental neglect, and fears that UT could claim ownership of years of original work.
Discovery
2000.11.2 Mars Seminar comments by faculty
Explore a Mars seminar story featuring orbital dynamics, dissertation defense confusion, and a nonlinear optimization challenge solved without a complex algorithm.
Discovery
2001.2.15 Mars Society/AIAA Mars Pathfinder 2.0 paper
Explore an innovative Earth-to-Mars trajectory optimization method that reduces travel time or fuel use without nonlinear optimization or genetic algorithms.
Discovery
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.
Discovery
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.
Discovery
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.
Discovery
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 […]
Discovery
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.
Discovery
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.
Discovery
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.
Discovery
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.