Faculty & Staff

Biography

Ms. Morris is a research engineer with experience in data analysis, software development (desktop, database, and web applications), and manufacture and test of space flight hardware. She holds a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Auburn University and a M.S. in Computer Science from the University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH). During her time as a research engineer at UAH, she has developed prognostics software using Health and Usage Monitoring System (HUMS) data, supported U.S. Army and Department of Defense Item Unique Identification (IUID) efforts, and provided data analysis and software development support for a number of Reliability Lab projects. Earlier in her career, Ms. Morris served as a propulsion test engineer for the Delta IV Launch Vehicle program, where she performed acceptance testing for Common Booster Core tanks and engine section. She also performed structural qualification testing for the Common Booster Core fuel and oxidizer tanks.

Education

• B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Auburn University
• M.S. in Computer Science from the UAH

Honors & Awards

• Delta IV Program Qualification Team Achievement Award
• Received graduate research funding for development of a parts marking decision engine

Recent Publications

• "Accurate Health Estimates from HUMS Vibration Data", R. Teixeira, K. Morris, F. Sautter, 2015 IEEE Conference on Prognostics and Health Management, 2015

• "High-accuracy Diagnostics from HUMS in Noisy Environments", R. Teixeira, K. Morris, F. Sautter, Joint Conference: MFPT 2015 and ISA 61st Instrumentation Symposium, 2015

• "Probabilistic Machine Learning Could Eliminate No Fault Found", R. Teixeira, K. Morris, F. Sautter, Procedia CIRP, 2015