Dr. Paul Zarda is a well-experienced professional with many awards to his name. He is also the inventor of a tennis racquet called the Zarda-Top-Spin-Racquet, or the Z-TSR.

1. Dr. Paul Zarda; a Well-Experienced
Professional with Many Awards to His Name

2. Awards and Honors
Dr. Paul Zarda is a well-experienced professional with many awards to
his name. Some of his accomplishments include:
• Graduate Citation for Outstanding Achievement, Columbia University
(1971)
• Bronze Key Award for overall excellence at Columbia University (1970)
• UCF’s MMAE Pi-Tau Sigma 2011 Teacher-of-the-Year award
• Recipient of cash awards by Lockheed Martin for the publication of
technical papers (1988 and 1989)

3. Inventor of The Zarda-Top-Spin-Racquet, Or
The Z-TSR
Dr. Paul Zarda is also the inventor of a tennis racquet called the Zarda-
Top-Spin-Racquet, or the Z-TSR. It has been designed in such a way that
it provides top-spin to the ball using a completely different system
compared to other racquets on the market. The concept of this racquet
design was to increase ball rebound spin and to increase the accuracy of a
tennis’s ball trajectory. He also wanted to design a racquet that could
minimize the motion of the strings relative to each other, thereby
increasing string life and performance.

4. Career Highlights
After receiving his Ph.D. degree in Engineering Mechanics from Columbia
University in the year 1974, Dr. Paul Zarda served as an Assistant
Professor in Engineering Science at Lafayette College in Easton, Pa. for
two years (1974-1976). From 1976 through 1978, he was a research
analyst at the David Taylor Naval Research and Development Center.
Here, he worked in the area of finite element modeling of acoustical
fluid/structure interaction problems. In 1978, Dr. Zarda joined
Westinghouse as a Senior Engineer in the design and analysis of nuclear
steam generators.

5. Current Position: Manager at Engineering
Methods Group, Lockheed Martin Missiles and
Fire Control
Dr. Paul Zarda joined Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control in 1980
as a Manager. Within Lockheed Martin, he is responsible for helping
provide direct support of the engineering community in different areas,
including mechanical design and analysis, systems engineering and
optical design.

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