William Schonberg

Professor and Assistant Chair, Distance Education and Remote Programs CIVIL, ARCHITECTURAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING

Ph.D., civil engineering, Northwestern University

Scholarly Focus, Teaching or Research Areas

Armor/anti-armor, penetration mechanics, spacecraft shielding against meteoroid and orbital debris impacts, hypervelocity impact phenomena, building failure and collapse, design and construction of moon and Mars habitats, professionalism and engineering ethics

Honors or Awards

• Associate Editor, International Journal of Impact Engineering

• Fulbright Specialist Program Award

• Fulbright Distinguished Chair, Advanced Science and Technology, U.S. State Department

• Distinguished Scientist Award, Hypervelocity Impact Society

• Honor Award, NASA Engineering and Safety Center

• Fraunhofer Bessel Research Award, Humboldt Foundation

• Manuel T. Pacheco Academic Leadership Award, University of Missouri System

• Fellow, ASME, ASCE

Selected Academic Activities or Research Projects

• Assessment of Spacecraft Passivation Requirements, NASA

• Improved Prediction of Terminal Ballistic Events Using Advanced Penetration Algorithms, DST Group, Melbourne, Australia

• Rupture of Composite Overwrapped Pressure Vessels, NASA

• Lightweight Installable Micrometeoroid and Orbital Debris Shield Concepts for International Space Station (ISS) Modules, NASA

Selected Publications and Presentations

Schonberg, W.P., “Notes from Down Under: Some Thoughts from a Fulbright Distinguished Chair in Australia,” Fulbright Chronicles, Vol. 1, No. 2, 2022.

Schonberg, W.P., “A Comment on the Prediction of Metallic Plate Penetration by Fragment-Simulating Projectiles,” Human Factors and Mechanical Engineering for Defense and Safety, Vol. 6, 2022, Article No. 7.

Schonberg, W.P., and Ryan, S.J., “Predicting Metallic Armour Performance When Impacted by Fragment-Simulating Projectiles – Model Adjustments & Improvements,” International Journal of Impact Engineering, Vol. 161, 2022, Article No. 104090.