MK Finley Distinguished Prof. at Missouri Univ. of Science & Technology
Greater St. Louis Area
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- MK Finley Distinguished Prof. at Missouri University of Science & Technology
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- Associate Professor at Texas Tech
- Senior Principal Scientist at Boeing
- Consultant at Rockwell International, Rocketdyne Division
- Coating Technician at International Laser Systems
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- Washington University in St. Louis - Olin Business School
- University of Washington
- University of Washington
- The University of New Mexico
- Seattle University
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Donald Wunsch’s Summary
Donald C. Wunsch is the Mary K. Finley Missouri Distinguished Professor of Computer Engineering at the Missouri University of Science & Technology (formerly known as University of Missouri - Rolla), where he has been since 1999. His prior positions were Associate Professor and Director of the Applied Computational Intelligence Laboratory at Texas Tech University, Senior Principal Scientist at Boeing, Consultant for Rockwell International, and Technician for International Laser Systems. He received the Executive MBA from Washington University in St. Louis, the Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Washington in Seattle, the M.S. in Applied Mathematics from the same institution, and the B.S. in Applied Mathematics from the University of New Mexico. He has over 300 publications, and has attracted over $8 million in research funding. He has produced thirteen Ph.D.'s – seven in Electrical Engineering, five in Computer Engineering, and one in Computer Science. Among many awards, he was elected IEEE Fellow, International Neural Networks Society (INNS) Fellow, the INNS Senior Fellow, has received the Halliburton Award for Excellence in Teaching and Research, and the National Science Foundation CAREER Award. He served on the Information Technology and Computing Committee of his institution and has been Chair of that committee since 2006. This is a Standing Committee of the Faculty Senate and is the primary interface between faculty governance and the Chief Information Officer. He is also a Senior Investigator of the Intelligent Systems Center at his institution. He served as voting member of the IEEE Neural Networks Council, Program Chair for the IEEE Neural Networks Council Distinguished Lecturer Series, Technical Program Co-Chair for IJCNN 02, General Chair for IJCNN 03, INNS Board of Governors Member, and was the 2005 President of the INNS.
Donald Wunsch’s Specialties:
Neural Networks, clustering, reinforcement learning, mentoring students and junior faculty members, conference administration, professional society leadership, international operations, fundraising
Donald Wunsch’s Experience
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MK Finley Distinguished Prof.
Missouri University of Science & Technology
(Educational Institution; 501-1000 employees; Higher Education industry)
July 1999 — Present (10 years 5 months)
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Associate Professor
Texas Tech
(Higher Education industry)
January 1993 — July 1999 (6 years 7 months)
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Senior Principal Scientist
Boeing
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Defense & Space industry)
1984 — March 1993 (9 years )
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Consultant
Rockwell International, Rocketdyne Division
(Defense & Space industry)
June 1982 — June 1983 (1 year 1 month)
Optical Component Evaluation Lab, Air Force Weapons Lab (AFWL), Kirtland AFB, NM, Airborne Laser Lab. Optical Testing, holographic interferometry, contract-deliverable technical report writing.
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Coating Technician
International Laser Systems
(Defense & Space industry)
June 1981 — June 1982 (1 year 1 month)
Developmental Optics Facility, AFWL, Airborne Laser Lab. Thin film coating technician, materials properties research.
Donald Wunsch’s Education
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Washington University in St. Louis - Olin Business School
EMBA , Business Administration , 2005 — 2006
- Activities and Societies:
- Beta Gamma Sigma
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University of Washington
Ph.D. , Electrical Engineering , 1987 — 1991
Dissertation: An optoelectronic learning machine
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University of Washington
M.S. , Applied Math , 1984 — 1987
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The University of New Mexico
B.S. , Applied Math , 1981 — 1984
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Seattle University
Honors Program , Humanities , 1979 — 1981
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Donald Wunsch’s Interests:
reading, photography, Scouting, swimming, hiking, tae-kwon-do, world travel
Donald Wunsch’s Groups:
Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE), International Neural Networks Society (INNS), American Society of Engineering Educators (ASEE), American Association of Artificial Intelligence (AAAI)
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University of New Mexico Alumni Association -
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Machine Learning Connection -
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AAAI - Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence -
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Kellogg Center for Nonprofit Management -
Federation of International Robotsoccer Association
Donald Wunsch’s Honors:
IEEE Fellow, INNS Senior Fellow, National Science Foundation CAREER Award, various honor societies
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