I served as the NASA Chief Technologist from 2014- 2017 and I'm currently a vice president and chief technology officer (CTO) at The Aerospace Corporation.
Contact Info
Administrative Contact
Frances Marrone
617.253.4885
Financial Contact
Kim Ngan Le
617.324.5542
Specialization and Research Interests
Space systems product development, space systems engineering, satellite engineering, spacecraft and aircraft sensors and instrumentation, experimental CDIO capstone course, Space System Development I & II
Academic Degrees
S.B., 1982, Massachusetts Institute of Technology S.M., 1985, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Sc.D., 1988, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Society Memberships
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Fellow; American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Member; American Astronautical Society, Member; International Society for Optical Engineering, Member
Positions Held at MIT
Research Associate, July 1988 – May 1991 Principal Research Scientist, June 1991 – June 1997 Assistant Professor, July 1997 – June 2000 Associate Professor, July 2000 – June 2006
Affiliated Labs
Awards & Honors
1992
NASA Group Achievement Award for the Middeck 0-Gravity Dynamics Experiment (MODE) on Shuttle Mission STS-48
1992
NASA Office of Aeronautics and Space Technology Commendation, Technology Excellence
1994
NASA Manned Flight Awareness Team Award for the Middeck 0-Gravity Dynamics Experiment Re-flight on Shuttle Mission STS-62
1995
NASA Middeck Active Control Experiment on the STS-67 Mission