James K McCrary
- Title
- Adjunct Instructor
- James.McCrary@erau.edu Email
- Department
- Department of Mathematics, Science and Technology
- College
- College of Arts & Sciences
Biography
Jim is an Associate Professor and the Physics/Astronomy Course Coordinator at the College of Southern Maryland as well as a Certified Systems Engineering Professional (CSEP). Prior to becoming a full-time teacher he worked for Lockheed Martin and RBC, Inc. as a systems engineer supporting various domestic and international maritime surveillance aircraft programs including the P-3C and P-8A. Prior to joining Lockheed Martin he worked for DynCorp as a software engineer maintaining and upgrading the software for the U.S. Marine Corps AV-8B Harrier aircraft flight simulators.
In addition he served 12 years in the U.S. Navy as a Naval Flight Officer and another 12 years in the U.S. Naval Reserve as an Aeronautical Engineering Duty Officer and holds a Masters Degree in Physics from the Naval Postgraduate School and a Bachelor Degree in Physics from the Virginia Military Institute.
Education
- M.S. - Master of Science in Physics, Naval Postgraduate School
- B.S. - Bachelor of Science in Physics, Virginia Military Institute
Currently Teaching
- PHYS 150: Physics I for Engineers
Courses Taught
PHYS-102, PHYS-150, PHYS-160, GNED-103, MATH-106, MATH-111, MATH-112, MATH-143Memberships and Credentials
INCOSE Certified Systems Engineering Professional (CSEP)
Maryland Certificate of Online Adjunct Teaching (COAT)
Professional Affiliations:
International Council on Systems Engineering (Member)
American Association of Physics Teachers (Member)