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.
CEO and Founder
Capella Space
payam@capellaspace.com
Vice President of Aerospace Technology in Technology & Global Engineering
Raytheon Technologies
Juan.deBedout@rtx.com
Branch Chief, GNC Autonomous Flight Systems
NASA Johnson Space Center
jack.brazzel@nasa.gov
Bell Textron
Achavez@bellflight.com
Vice President, Research and Development
Intuitive Machines
tcrain@intuitivemachines.com
Founder and CEO
Laurel, MD
george.davis@emergentspace.com
President and Chief Operating Officer
MORI Associates
ddeans@moriassociates.com
Autonomous Systems Technology Lead
Air Force Research Laboratory
Kirtland AFB, NM
richard.erwin@us.af.mil
Senior Technical Advisor
NASA Headquarters
lisa.a.guerra@nasa.gov
General Manager, Cameron Valves & Actuation
Schlumberger
jacobson2@slb.com
Principal
Stress Engineering Services, Inc.
daniel.kluk@stress.com
Associate Center Director, Research and Technology
NASA Ames Research Center
david.korsmeyer@nasa.gov
President and CEO
PEMDAS Technologies & Innovations
mary.lockhart@pemdastech.com
Senior Manager, AI Technologies
The Boeing Company
chad.a.mcfarland@boeing.com
Systems Architect Sr. Mgr, Missiles and Fire Control
Lockheed Martin Corporation
todd.mcgall@lmco.com
Founder and CEO
Firefly Aerospace
tom@fireflyspace.com
Laboratory Operations Manager
ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company
Spring, TX
scottpapka@gmail.com
Manager of the Thermal Sciences and Engineering Department
Sandia National Laboratories
lmphinn@sandia.gov
Senior Vice President and Chief Engineer
Reliable Robotics
ksagis@paragonspace.com
Emeritus EAC Member
Bellevue, WA
jckshan@me.com
Co-founder and CEO
Slingshot Aerospace
melanie@slingshotaerospace.com
Emeritus EAC Member
Sandia National Laboratories (Retired)
rob.tachau@gmail.com
Sr. Staff Computational Physicist
Northrop Grumman Corporation
Laurent.White@ngc.com
