Dr. Stephen Morris, President, MLB Co.
Education
- Ph.D. Aeronautics and Astronautics, Stanford University , 1990
- MS Aeronautics and Astronautics, Stanford University , 1984
- BS Mechanical Engineering, Bucknell University , 1983
Background
Steve Morris is a well-known authority in the design and operation of small UAVs.
He is the president the MLB Company of Mountain View , California . MLB produces
miniature unmanned aircraft for commercial and government use. Dr. Morris has
developed surveillance aircraft ranging in size from 6 inches to 6 feet, many of
which operate autonomously. He has been the lead engineer for the design,
development, and testing of airframe, flight control, and flight software for
more than 20 UAV prototype aircraft and has over 1000 hours logged as a UAV operator.
He has also served as a consultant for companies designing and building unmanned aircraft.
In addition to his experience at MLB, Dr. Morris’ has previous engineering experience
at the Lockheed-Martin Advanced Technology Center , Aurora Flight Sciences, and Boeing Aerospace.
He is a member of AUVSI, the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International.
Dr. Morris has won numerous awards for his UAV development activities, including:
- First Place ISSMO Micro-Air Vehicle Competition 1998.
- First Place ISSMO Micro-Air Vehicle Competition 1997.
- First Place Aerial Robotics Competition 1995 (Member of winning team).
- Best of What's New 1992 Popular Science Award, Team award for the Swift Foot-Launched-Sailplane Design.
- Best of What's New 1991 Popular Science Award, Team award for the Oblique-All-Wing SST.
