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Graduate Advisor for the Aerospace Department and the campus expert on nonlinear trajectory optimization. He was at my Mars seminar where I showed how to solve the Mars trajectory without needing his monster algorithm. He did everything in his power after that to destroy me.

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2002.12.9 President Faulkner finalizes the dismissal

December 9, 2002
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

July 29, 2002
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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2002.5.30 Disabilty Review: we did nothing wrong.

May 30, 2002
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

February 14, 2002
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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2001.12.14 You are hereby expelled

December 14, 2001
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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2001.10.22 Massive support from NASA et al

October 22, 2001
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

October 20, 2001
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

October 15, 2001
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

October 5, 2001
A graduate student recounts difficulties with PhD advising, oral qualifying exam requirements, registration restrictions, and communication with faculty.

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2000.11.2 Mars Seminar comments by faculty

November 2, 2000
Explore a Mars seminar story featuring orbital dynamics, dissertation defense confusion, and a nonlinear optimization challenge solved without a complex algorithm.

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1997.4.15 Solar system paper presented to Victor Szebehely’s class

April 15, 1997
Explore an updated NASA solar system model, orbital theory research, and the academic dispute surrounding a proposed unified field theory.

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