- Professor, Mechanical Engineering
- Leland T. Jordan Professor
- Phone: 979-862-5993
- Email: mbalas@tamu.edu
- Office: MEOB 226
- Website: Research Website
- Linkedin: Profile

Educational Background
- Ph.D., Applied Mathematics, University of Denver — 1974
- M.S., Electrical Engineering, University of Denver — 1974
- M.S., Mathematics, University of Maryland — 1970
- B.S., Electrical Engineering, University of Akron — 1965
Awards & Honors
- 2018 AIAA GNC Control Heritage Award (Lifetime Achievement Award)
- 2015 ASME Fellow
- 2006 IEEE Fellow
- 2001 AIAA Fellow