External Advisory Committee
The External Advisory Committee (EAC) consists of industry and government professionals who hold responsible engineering positions in industry or government laboratories. One of the most useful functions of the advisory committee is to provide dialogue between students and practitioners of the profession. The committee structure provides a means for faculty to learn about technical, business, and philosophical trends taking place in industry. Similarly, the committee provides a format in which the department can inform industry about current thinking in academia. EAC meetings are held on campus twice each year.
ASE/EM External Advisory Committee Directory
Branch Chief, GNC Autonomous Flight Systems
NASA Johnson Space Center
jack.brazzel@nasa.gov
Term: Spring 2018 - Fall 2020
President
White Space Systems
Chevy Chase, MD
mark@markhdaniels.com
Term: Fall 2018 - Spring 2021
Founder and President
Emergent Space Technologies
Greenbelt, MD
george.davis@emergentspace.com
Term: Fall 2015 – Spring 2019
Senior Vice President, Corporate Development
Millennium Engineering and Integration Company
ddeans@meicompany.com
Term: Spring 2019 – Fall 2021
Autonomous Systems Technology Lead
Air Force Research Laboratory
Kirtland AFB, NM
richard.erwin@us.af.mil
Term: Fall 2018 - Spring 2021
Adam L. Hamilton
Southwest Research Institute
President and CEO
San Antonio, TX
adam.hamilton@swri.org
Term: Spring 2017 - Fall 2019
Director of Engineering
NASA Ames Research Center
david.korsmeyer@nasa.gov
Term: Spring 2015 – Fall 2020
Timothy Ledbetter
Bell Helicopter Textron
Rotors Technical Lead
Fort Worth, TX
tledbetter@bh.com
Term: Fall 2016 – Spring 2019
Director of Engineering
PEMDAS Technologies and Innovations
pslockhart@cox.net
Term: Fall 2014 – Spring 2019
Senior Manager, AI Technologies
The Boeing Company
chad.a.mcfarland@boeing.com
Term: Spring 2019 – Fall 2021
Owner
Eagle Rock Drilling, Inc.
Midland, TX
eaglerocktom@gmail.com
Term: Spring 2017 - Fall 2019
President
Firefly Aerospace
tom@fireflyspace.com
Term: Fall 2017 - Spring 2020
Research Director
Mechanical and Materials Sciences
Schlumberger
Cambridge, MA
sossia@slb.com
Term: Fall 2016 – Spring 2019
Vice President, F-16 and F-2 Programs
Lockheed Martin
susan.ouzts@lmco.com
Term: Spring 2018 - Fall 2020
Senior Scientist
Sandia National Laboratories
Albuquerque, NM
gfpolan@sandia.gov
Term: Spring 2017 - Fall 2019
Emeritus EAC Member
Manager, Proliferation Detection R&D
Department 5753
Sandia National Laboratories
Albuquerque, NM
rob.tachau@gmail.com
Term: Emeritus, Fall 2002 – Present
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