Joseph Vacek

Phone: 777-3336

Educational Background

• Juris Doctor, With Distinction, 2006 - University of North Dakota
• Bachelor of Science, Honors, Summa Cum Laude, 2003 - University of North Dakota

Professional Experience

• Adjunct Professor of Space Studies, UND Aerospace, 2010 to present
• Assistant Professor of Aviation, UND Aerospace, 2007 to present
• Attorney at law, 2007 to present
• Trained Civil and Family Mediator, 2003 to present
• Certified Flight Instructor, 2001 to present

Courses Taught

• Space Studies 565 - Space Law
• Aviation 512 - Aviation Environmental Concerns
• Aviation 485 - Aviation Capstone
• Aviation 403 - Aviation Law
• Aviation 389 - Introduction to Aerobatic Flight
• Honors 393 - Transportation Today and Tomorrow
• Aviation 302 - Air Transportation
• Aviation 222 - IFR Regulations and Procedures
• Aviation 102 - Introduction to Aviation
• Aviation 100 - Aviation Orientation

Publications

• Vacek, Anderson, Marshall, VenHuizen & Watson, eds. Aviation Law: Cases & Materials. Kendall-Hunt Publishing Co. (2009). 
• Joseph J. Vacek, Big Brother Will Soon Be Watching--Or Will He? Constitutional, Regulatory, and Operational Issues Surrounding the Use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles in Law Enforcement. 85 N.D. L. Rev. 673 (2010). 
• Joseph J. Vacek & Al Frazier, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles: Threat or Asset to Airborne Law Enforcement? Air Beat—Journal of the Airborne Law Enforcement Association. September/October 2009. 

Collaborative Media

• Collaborative media, UND Aerospace ATCast Episode 11: Runway Incursions. Aerospace Network (2009). Available: http://www.undsatca.org/atcast.php or at iTunesU. 

Service Involvement

• National Academies Transportation Research Board
• American Bar Association - Air and Space Section
• National Transportation Safety Board Bar Association member
• UND Council on Sustainability Transportation Committee Chair
• UND Conflict Resolution Center, volunteer mediator, coach, and trainer

Research Activities 

• Weather Technology in the Cockpit (Center for General Aviation Research)
• Study of Teaching and Learning in Aviation
• Aviation Regulation 
• Burtness Research Scholar, UND School of Law, 2005-2006
• EPSCoR (Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research) Research Scholar, 1999-2003

Awards and Accomplishments

• Certificate of Merit, Lindbergh Foundation, 2010 
• Presidential Faculty Star Award, 2009, 2010
• Brannon Residence Hall Favorite Faculty Award, 2009
• SAMA (Student Aviation Management Association) Aviation Faculty of the Year, 2008
• Phi Beta Kappa
• Returned Peace Corps Volunteer