Br. Marius Strom

Education

• B.S., Aeronautical Engineering, Daniel Webster College, 2012
• M.S., Aerospace Engineering, University of Maryland, 2017

Biography

Br. Marius professed solemn vows as a Franciscan Friar of the Third Order Regular of Saint Francis of Assisi of Penance in July, 2018 and has been assigned to Saint Francis University since 2017. With a master's degree from the University of Maryland, College Park in Aerospace Engineering, he serves as an Engineering Instructor in the University's engineering programs. He has a strong interest in aerial system development, including advising several undergraduate research projects involving terrain modeling using Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), the development of particle tracking velocimetry systems based on UAS-derived imagery, the automatic identification of ground control points in UAS images for use in photogrammetry, and the integration of computer vision systems with UAS to create an on-board collision avoidance system. 

Courses Taught

• PHYS 122 General Physics II and Lab
• ENGR 210 Programming for Engineers
• ENGR 315 Mechanics of Materials and Lab
• ENGR 325 Fundamentals of Electrical Engineering and Lab
• ENGR 335 Engineering Instrumentation
• ENGR 425 Advanced Heat Transfer and Fluid Mechanics