Albert Helfrick is currently the chair of the Electrical and Systems Engineering Department at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.
Previously, he was director of engineering for Tel-Instrument Electronics, a manufacturer of avionics test equipment. Before entering academia, he was a self-employed consulting engineer for 4 years where he and his company designed fire and security systems, consumer items and avionics. He has 45 years of experience in various areas of engineering including communications, navigation, precision testing and measurement, radar, and security systems. He performed radiation hardening on military avionics, designed test equipment for the emerging cable television industry, designed general aviation avionics for Cessna Aircraft, and precision parameter measuring and magnetics systems for Dowty Industries.
Helfrick is the author of 12 books, numerous contributions to encyclopedias, handbooks, and other collections. He has more than 100 technical papers and presentations, served as an expert witness in a number of civil cases, and has testified before Congress. He holds four U.S. patents, is a registered professional engineer in New Jersey, a senior member of the IEEE, and an associate fellow of the AIAA.
He holds a B.S. in physics from Upsala College, M.S. in mathematics from New Jersey Institute of Technology, and a Ph.D. in applied science from Clayton University.
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