Brooklyn Technical High School

Bernard Friedland, Ph.D. '48
Engineer, Author, Distinguished Professor

Bernard Friedland is a Distinguished Professor in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at the New Jersey Institute of Technology. He teaches system and control theory and engages in research in its applications. He has also taught at Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Polytechnic University, New York University and Columbia University.

Dr. Friedland is author of two textbooks on automatic control, Control System Design: An Introduction to State-Space Methods (1986) and Advanced Control System Design (1995). He is co-authore of two other textbooks, one on circuit theory and the other on linear system theory, and is the author or co-author of over 100 technical papers on control theory and its application.

For 27 years prior to joining NJIT, Dr. Friedland was Manager of Systems Research in the Kearfott Guidance and Navigation Corporation, where he planned and directed the company’s program in modern control theory and its application. While at Kearfott, he was awarded 12 patents in the fields of navigation, instrumentation, and control systems. The 1982 Oldenberger Medal of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers was awarded to Dr. Friedland "in recognition of his creative extensions to the theory of optimal control and recursive filtering and its practical applications to the design of guidance and navigation systems."

Dr. Friedland is a Fellow of the IEEE and has served as a member of the Board of Governors of the IEEE Control Systems Society, which presented him with the Distinguished Member Award in 1985. A Fellow of the ASME, Dr. Friedland served on the Executive Committee of the Automatic Control Division from 1964-1969 and was chairman in 1967-68. He is also an Associate Fellow of the AIAA. His academic honors include a National Science Foundation Fellowship, the Illig Medal in Applied Science, Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi, and Tau Beta Pi.

junior and senior Internship opportunities

INTERNSHIP NOTICE #1 - EXPIRED

New York Botanical Garden Summer Internship Program.

Students 16 years of age and older. For further information click here!

INTERNSHIP NOTICE #2 REVISED FOR SUMMER

Kensington – Administrative Assistant (Support Staff)

Seniors who have an interest in business and real estate and who possess the following qualifications:

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To fill out an application for Internship Notice #2 click here

INTERNSHIP NOTICE #3 - EXPIRED

GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER’S

NEW YORK CITY RESEARCH INITIATIVE (NYCRI)

HIGH SCHOOL INTERN PROGRAM

Students 16 years of age and older. For further information click here!

To fill out an application for Internship Notice #3 Click HERE!

INTERNSHIP NOTICE #4

DEPARTMENT OF YOUTH AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

2008 - SUMMER YOUTH EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM

Students 14 years of age and older. For further information click here!

INTERNSHIP NOTICE #5

SELECTIVE CORPORATE INTERNSHIP PROGRAM

2008 – SUMMER SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM

Students 16 years of age and older. For further information click here!

To fill out an application for Internship Notice #5 Click HERE!

INTERNSHIP NOTICE #6

BROOKLYN SUMMER H.E.A.T. (HELP EMPLOY AMBITIOUS TEENS)

Students 16 years of age and older. For further information click here!

To fill out an application for Internship Notice #6 Click HERE!

INTERNSHIP NOTICE #7

RELISH - CENTRAL PARK

Students 14 years of age and older. For further information click here! (MUST GET WORKING PAPERS)

INTERNSHIP NOTICE #8

BARCLAY BROWN CORP

Graduating Seniors who have some AutoCAD & Microsoft Office skills and who may want to work part-time while going to college should check out this opportunity…Must live in Brooklyn! For further information click here!

INTERNSHIP NOTICE #9

MUSEUM OF CHINESE IN AMERICA

Students 15-19 who would like to be a part of the Youth Advisory Board for the Museum of Chinese in America (MOCA) should check out this opportunity.

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INTERNSHIP NOTICE #10

NASA-URC Center for Optical Sensing and Imaging (NASA COSI)

High School Summer 2008 Research Program

Juniors and Seniors who are interested in a 6 week (June 26th to August 8th) engineering and science research program should definitely check out this opportunity. A small stipend will be awarded for participation in the program. If you are interested you must submit all documentation online….that includes: (1) filling out the attached excel application (2) scan and attach a recommendation letter (3) scan and attach last year’s report card (4) email all documentation to HS_prog@sci.ccny.cuny.edu,

Attention: Dr. M. Zevallos. NASA COSI Tech. Coordinator…Click here for the NASA COSI HS Summer 2008 Research Program application


Welcome to Brooklyn Technical High School! Who will be the next President and Vice President for your Class? The Student Government Debates begin this week: Sophomores on May 13; Juniors on May 15; Freshmen on May 20.