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Dr Anne Marie Spence
Assistant Professor- Mechanical Engineering
University of Maryland Baltimore County
1000 Hilltop Circle Baltimore, MD 21250
Office: Engineering 213
Phone: (410) 455-3308
Fax: (410) 455-1052
Email: aspence@umbc.edu
Academic Preparation

B.S., Aerospace Engineering, University of Missouri-Rolla, 1985
M.S., Aerospace Engineering, University of Texas-Arlington, 1988
Ph.D., Aerospace Engineering, University of Maryland-College Park, 1994
Employment History

Interim Director, Women in Engineering, UMCP, January 2000-August 2001.
Visiting Assistant Professor, Aerospace Engineering Department, UMCP, August 1997- August 2001.
Lecturer, Aerospace Engineering Department, UMCP, January 1995-1997.
Graduate Research Assistant, Aerospace Engineering Department, UMCP, August 1988- 1994.
Research Areas

Dr. Spence's research has focused on the aeromechanical stability of helicopters in turning flight. She worked for 3 years as a handling qualities engineer with Bell Helicopter performing simulation and flight testing of helicopters

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Courses Taught at UMBC ME

ENES101 Introductory Engineering Science
ENES110 Statics
ENME204 Introduction to Engineering Design with CAD
ENME303 Topics in Engineering Mathematics
ENME403 Automatic Controls

Selected Publications
  1. Spence, A.M., and Celi, R., "Effect of Rotor Design Parameters on Aeromechanic Stability and Flight Dynamics," Journal of the American Helicopter Society.
  2. Spence, A.M., and Celi, R., "Efficient Sensitivity Analysis for Rotary-wing Aeromechanical Problems," AIAA Journal, December 1994.
  3. Spence, A.M., and Celi, R., "Coupled Rotor-Fuselage Dynamics and Aeroelasticity in Turning Flight," Journal of the American Helicopter Society, January 1995.


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