Eric Mehiel
Professor And Department Chair at California Polytechnic State University
California, United States
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Top SchoolEric Mehiel is a professor and department chair at Cal Poly with over two decades of experience designing and teaching systems and spacecraft engineering, and 11 years of listed professional experience focused on research-driven tool development. He leads a student-centered research program that created the Horizon Simulation Framework—Model-Based Systems Engineering and SysML-rooted software for end-to-end modeling, simulation, and analysis of complex aerospace systems. Trained in physics (BS) and nonlinear dynamics/control (MS, PhD, University of Colorado Boulder), he blends rigorous control theory with practical industry experience from Boeing to translate aerospace requirements into usable simulation tools. A committed educator and administrator, he has held roles from assistant professor to associate dean for diversity and student success, signaling a mix of technical leadership and people-first academic stewardship. Based on the Central California coast, he balances research with an active outdoor life—mountain biking, kayaking, hiking and even occasional surfing—bringing a hands-on, systems-minded perspective to both engineering and mentorship.
10 years of coding experience
16 years of employment as a software developer
Diploma, Diploma at Boulder HighPh.D., Aerospace Engineering, Control Theory, Ph.D., Aerospace Engineering, Control Theory at University of Colorado BoulderBS, Physics, BS, Physics at University of California, Santa Barbara
English
Github Skills (7)
simulation10
simulation-framework10
agent-based-modeling10
agent-based-simulation10
modeling-tool10
modeling10
python9
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
emehiel/Horizon-Simulation-Framework
Jun 2015 - Oct 2016
Contributions:15 commits, 14 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 4 months
emehiel/OutcomeManagementSystem
Apr 2021 - Oct 2021
Contributions:11 commits, 6 pushes, 8 issues in 6 months
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