Books
Non-Technical
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Business Management for Engineers
Business Management for Engineers will help anyone with a technical background understand, and appreciate, the business side of the engineering profession. This book is intended to make you more successful as an engineer by giving you a broader and deeper understanding of how organizations conduct business.
The book is written by a technical professional (Ph.D. in Physics) with significant experience in the aerospace and defense industry. It focuses on the type of business knowledge required by engineers, vs a traditional MBA curriculum.
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A Tribble’s Guide to Space
Space, the final frontier. It’s as little as fifty miles away, and yet it is considered one of the most dangerous and remote of places. Popular television shows such as Star Trek and movies such as Apollo 13 and October Sky have fired the imaginations of would-be explorers. Dr. Tribble has worked on the design and development of dozens of spacecraft, including the Space Shuttle and the International Space Station. A Tribble’s Guide to Space is a how-to book that is firmly grounded in the realities of current state-of-the-art space engineering while tapping into the power of imagination that drives us to explore. Now available in paperback.
Technical
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The Space Environment: Implications for Spacecraft Design
Through offering insight into the nature of the space environment and how spacecraft interact with it, Dr. Tribble presents a singular, up-to-date account of the environmental effects that can damage or cause poor performance of orbiting spacecraft. His discussion covers design modifications aimed at eliminating or reducing such environmental effects as solar absorptance increases caused by self-contamination, materials erosion by atomic oxygen, electrical discharges due to spacecraft charging, degradation of electrical circuits by radiation, and bombardment by micrometeorites. This book is unique in that it bridges the gap between studies of the space environment, as performed by space physicists, and spacecraft design engineering, as practiced by aerospace engineers.
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Princeton Guide to Advanced Physics
From classical mechanics to general relativity, the key principles in all areas of physics are surveyed in this one handy volume. Here Dr. Tribble addresses the needs of students and practicing physicists alike. He starts with a review of mathematical methods and then summarizes the most widely used concepts in physics, detailing derivations and applications. With its mix of theory, application, and solved problems, Advanced Physics enables a student to grasp quickly the fundamentals of the field while providing physicists, engineers, and mathematicians with an ideal reference for locating critical formulas or reviewing mathematical details.
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Fundamentals of Contamination Control
This text provides a comprehensive introduction to the subject of contamination control, with specific applications to the aerospace industry. Dr. Tribble draws upon his many years of experience as a practicing contamination control engineer and teacher, providing insight on methods to quantify the cleanliness level required by various contamination-sensitive surfaces, predict the end-of-life contamination level seen by those surfaces, and identify the contamination control techniques required to ensure mission success.
Professional Development Workshops on Space Environment Effects
The Space Environment: Implications for Spacecraft Design
A two day professional development course taught by Dr. Tribble based on the book by the same name. All effects of all space environments are presented, as categorized in the five main chapters of the book: vacuum, neutral, plasma, radiation, and micrometeoroid/orbital debris.
This course has been offered on site at five NASA centers, two Canadian Space Agency (CSA) centers, and several spacecraft manufacturers.
The course brochure can be downloaded here.
Spacecraft Radiation Protection
This two day course goes into detail on the effects of radiation on aerospace systems.
Past attendees at the seminar include Boeing, the Federal Aviation Administration, Honeywell, the U.S. Air Force, and the U.S. Naval Air Command.
The course brochure can be downloaded here.
Fundamentals of Contamination Control
Based on Dr. Tribble’s textbook of the same name, this two day course mixes theortical concerns with practical applications.
The course has been presented to employees at Boeing, the European Space Agency, Hughes Spacecraft and Communication, and NASA Marshall Space Flight Center.
The course brochure can be downloaded as here.
Course Schedule
Dr. Tribble’s course schedule is available here.
Contact Information
If you have questions or would like to inquire about Dr. Tribble’s availability, please call or email
(319) 693–8657
alantribble@gmail.com