People
People
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.
Vice President of Aerospace Technology in Technology & Global Engineering
Raytheon Technologies
Juan.deBedout@rtx.com
Term: Spring 2021 – Fall 2023
Branch Chief, GNC Autonomous Flight Systems
NASA Johnson Space Center
jack.brazzel@nasa.gov
Term: Spring 2018 - Fall 2021
Vice President, Research and Development
Intuitive Machines
tcrain@intuitivemachines.com
Term: Spring 2021 – Fall 2023
Executive Vice President and Chief Growth Officer
ddeans@meicompany.com
www.axientcorp.com
QuantiTech dba Axient
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
Senior Technical Advisor
NASA Headquarters
lisa.a.guerra@nasa.gov
Term: Spring 2020 – Fall 2022
General Manager, Cameron Valves & Actuation
Schlumberger
jacobson2@slb.com
Term: Spring 2020 – Fall 2022
Principal
Stress Engineering Services, Inc.
daniel.kluk@stress.com
Term: Fall 2019 – Spring 2022
Associate Center Director, Research and Technology
NASA Ames Research Center
david.korsmeyer@nasa.gov
Term: Spring 2015 – Fall 2021
President and CEO
PEMDAS Technologies & Innovations
mary.lockhart@pemdastech.com
Term: Spring 2020 – Fall 2022
Senior Manager, AI Technologies
The Boeing Company
chad.a.mcfarland@boeing.com
Term: Spring 2019 – Fall 2021
Systems Architect Sr. Mgr, Missiles and Fire Control
Lockheed Martin Corporation
todd.mcgall@lmco.com
Term: Spring 2022 - Fall 2024
Laboratory Operations Manager
ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company
Spring, TX
scottpapka@gmail.com
Term: Spring 2021 – Fall 2023
Manager of the Thermal Sciences and Engineering Department
Sandia National Laboratories
lmphinn@sandia.gov
Term: Spring 2020 – Fall 2022
Co-founder and CEO
Slingshot Aerospace
melanie@slingshotaerospace.com
Term: Spring 2021 – Fall 2023
Emeritus EAC Member
Sandia National Laboratories (Retired)
rob.tachau@gmail.com
Term: Emeritus, Fall 2002 – Present
Computational Scientist | Software Development Engineer
AMD Research
Laurent.White@amd.com
Term: Spring 2020 – Fall 2022
