Instructors 
Gerald Sedor, Professor
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Office: Kingsbury Hall W107 Email: gsedor@cisunix.unh.edu Phone: (603) 862-4411 Fax: (603) 862-1865 |
CredentialsPh.D., Engineering Systems Design, University of New Hampshire, 1989M.S., Ocean Engineering, MIT, 1970 NAVENG, Naval Engineer, MIT, 1979 B.S., Engineering, U.S. Naval Academy, 1957 |
Prior to his current academic career, Dr. Sedor was involved in the U.S. Navy's nuclear submarine program in the operations of nuclear submarines and then in the technical management of shipyards and other organizations involved in the design, construction and overhaul of nuclear submarines. Dr. Sedor has also served as a management consultant to industry.
At UNH, Dr. Sedor has been involved in administration as the Associate Director of the Marine Program, in research as a research project engineer in the Marine Systems Engineering Laboratory, and as an instructor in Ocean Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering and Engineering Technology. Research activities have included the design and development of autonomous underwater vehicles and research into advanced energy systems for underwater vehicles.
Course taught include ME 523 - Introduction to Statics and Dynamics, ME 542 - Mechanical Dissection and Design Analysis, ME 755 - Senior Design Project I and ME 756 - Senior Design Project II, ET 630, Analytical Methods in Engineering Technology, ET 696 - Topics in Mechanical Engineering Technology, ET 697 - Topics in Electrical Engineering Technology, CiE 528 - Mechanics I, and CiE 633 - System Analysis. Dr. Sedor is the coordinator for all ME senior design projects. In addition, he has been the faculty advisor for over 32 student projects. These have included projects for national competition, such as the UNH Mini-Baja off-road, all-terrain vehicle for national SAE competitions. He is also the faculty advisor for the UNH student sections of ASME and SAE.