AIAA Technical Activities Division Leadership (May 2020- April 2021)

Jeffrey Hamstra Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Chief jeffrey.w.hamstra@lmco.com

Aerospace Design and Structures Group

Carlos Cesnik University of Michigan Director cesnik@umich.edu
Jeanette Domber Ball Aerospace Deputy Director jdomber@ball.com
Masoud Rais-Rohani University of Maine Deputy Director masoud.raisrohani@maine.edu
Walter Silva NASA-Langley Research Center Deputy Director walter.a.silva@nasa.gov

Darren Hartl Texas A&M University Adaptive Structures Technical Committee darren.hartl@tamu.edu
Jon Cutshall Southwest Research Institute Design Engineering Technical Committee jcutshall@swri.edu
Wenbin Yu Purdue University Materials Technical Committee wenbinyu@purdue.edu
Multidisciplinary Design Optimization
Karen Willcox University of Texas, Austin kwillcox@ices.utexas.edu
Technical Committee
Non-Deterministic Approaches Technical
Markus Rumpfkeil University of Dayton Markus.Rumpfkeil@udayton.edu
Committee
Matthew Santer Imperial College London Spacecraft Structures Technical Committee m.santer@imperial.ac.uk
Dexter Johnson NASA Langley Research Center Structural Dynamics Technical Committee dexter.johnson@nasa.gov

Bryan Mesmer University of Alabama in Huntsville Systems Engineering Technical Committee Bryan.Mesmer@UAH.edu

Alex Selvarathinam Lockheed Martin Corporation Structures Technical Committee aselvarathin@hotmail.com

David Liu SAF/AQR Survivability Technical Committee david.liu@us.af.mil

Aerospace Sciences Group

D. Brett Ridgely Raytheon Missiles and Defense Director dbridgely@raytheon.com
Joao Luiz Azevedo Instituto de Aeronautica e Espaco Deputy Director joaoluiz.azevedo@gmail.com
Lesley Weitz The MITRE Corporation Deputy Director lweitz@mitre.org
Steven Beresh Sandia National Laboratories Deputy Director sjberes@sandia.gov
Martiqua Post U.S. Air Force Academy Deputy Director Martiqua.Post@usafa.edu

Stephen Rizzi NASA Langley Research Center Aeroacoustics Technical Committee s.a.rizzi@nasa.gov
Atmospheric Flight Mechanics Technical
Soumyo Dutta NASA Langley Research Center soumyo.dutta@gmail.com
Committee
 Aerodynamic Measurement Technology
Kevin Lowe Virginia Tech toddlowe@gmail.com
Technical Committee

Nathan Hariharan HPCMP CREATE Applied Aerodynamics Technical Committee nathan.s.hariharan.ctr@mail.mil

Renato Zanetti University of Texas at Austin Astrodynamics Technical Committee renato@utexas.edu

Atmospheric and Space Environments
Dale Ferguson Air Force Research Laboratory dale.ferguson.1@us.af.mil
Technical Committee
Sidra Silton US Army Research Laboratory Fluid Dynamics Technical Committee sidra.i.silton.civ@mail.mil
The Johns Hopkins University Applied Guidance, Navigation and Control Technical
Uday Shankar Uday.Shankar@jhuapl.edu
Physics Laboratory Committee
Stephanie Simerly NASA Glenn Research Center Ground Testing Technical Committee stephanie.simerly@nasa.gov
Modeling and Simulation Technical
Richard Ruff The MathWorks, Inc. rruff@mathworks.com
Committee
Meshing, Visualization, and Computational
Hugh Thornburg GDIT PET hjthornburg@aol.com
Environments Technical Committee
Plasmadynamics and Lasers Technical
Michael White Air Force Research Laboratory mdwhite.phd@gmail.com
Committee
Diane Pytel Lockheed Martin Space Systems Thermophysics Technical Committee diane.pytel@lmco.com

Aircraft Technology, Integration, and Operations Group

Richard Mange Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Director richard.l.mange@lmco.com
David Maroney The MITRE Corporation Deputy Director dmaroney@mitre.org
Aerospace Systems Design
Megan Scheidt Deputy Director megan.scheidt@ae.gatech.edu
Laboratory, Georgia Tech

Matthew Orr Boeing Commercial Airplanes Aircraft Design Technical Committee matthew.w.orr@boeing.com

Tom Reynolds Massachusetts Institute of Technology Aircraft Operations Technical Committee tgr@ll.mit.edu

Aerodynamic Decelerator Systems Technical

Oleg Yakimenko Naval Postgraduate School oayakime@nps.edu
Committee
Air Transportation Systems Technical
Scot Campbell Airbus secampbe@gmail.com
Committee
Michael Smith Aerostar International Balloon Systems Technical Committee mike.smith@ravenind.com
Derek Spear USAF Flight Testing Technical Committee derek.spear@gmail.com
Keith Hoffler Adaptive Aerospace Group, Inc. General Aviation Technical Committee khoffler@adaptiveaero.com
 Missouri University of Science and
Serhat Hosder HYTASP Technical Committee hosders@mst.edu
Technology
Lighter-than-Air Systems Technical
Alan Farnham afarnham127@gmail.com
Committee
Mohammed
Boughalem VDev Systems und Services GmbH Product Support Technical Committee aboughalem@aviawerks.com
Amine
V/STOL Aircraft Systems Technical
Geoffrey Jeram United States Army geoffrey.j.jeram.civ@mail.mil
Committee

Information Systems Group

Terry Morris NASA LaRC Director allan.t.morris@nasa.gov
Thomas Butash Innovative Aerospace IS Deputy Director tom.butash@gmail.com
Misty Davies NASA-ARC-TI Deputy Director misty.davies@gmail.com
Michel Ingham Jet Propulsion Laboratory Deputy Director Michel.D.Ingham@jpl.nasa.gov
Denise Ponchak NASA Glenn Research Center Deputy Director dsponchak-01@yahoo.com

Communications Systems Technical

Mahyar Malekpour NASA-Langley Research Center mahyar.r.malekpour@nasa.gov
Committee
Art Tank Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Digital Avionics Technical Committee tankart311@gmail.com
The Johns Hopkins University Applied Information and Command and Control
Jimmie McEver jimmie.mcever@jhuapl.edu
Physics Laboratory Systems Technical Committee
Elad Kivelevitch MathWorks, Inc. Intelligent Systems Technical Committee elad.kivelevitch@gmail.com
Chris Thames NASA Langley Research Center Software Technical Committee chris.thames@cox.net
Sensor Systems and Information Fusion
Kent Engebretson Lockheed Martin kent.r.engebretson@lmco.com
Technical Committee

Propulsion and Energy Group

Joaquin Castro Aerojet Rocketdyne Director joaquin.castro@rocket.com
Ashwani Gupta University of Maryland Deputy Director akgupta@umd.edu
David McGrath Northrop Grumman Deputy Director david.k.mcgrath@ngc.com
Wayne Hurwitz Northrop Grumman Corporation Deputy Director wayne.hurwitz@ngc.com
Timothy O'Brien Raytheon Missiles Systems Deputy Director tim.obrien@raytheon.com
Mitchell Walker Georgia Institute of Technology Deputy Director mitchell.walker@ae.gatech.edu

Aerospace Power Systems Technical

Jeremiah McNatt NASA Glenn Research Center jmcnatt@nasa.gov
Committee
Energetic Components and Systems
John Scott Lockheed Martin Corporation jgscott65@gmail.com
Technical Committee
William Hoskins Aerojet Rocketdyne Electric Propulsion Technical Committee wah@rocket.com
Stephen Lynch Penn State Gas Turbine Engines Technical Committee splynch@psu.edu
Shane Coogan Southwest Research Institute Hybrid Rockets Technical Committee shane.coogan@swri.org
High Speed Air Breathing Propulsion
Daniel Paxson NASA Glenn Research Center daniel.e.paxson@nasa.gov
Technical Committee
Inlets, Nozzles, and Propulsion Systems
Neal Herring United Technologies Research Center herrinnr@utrc.utc.com
Integration Technical Committee
Timothee Pourpoint Purdue University Liquid Propulsion Technical Committee timothee@purdue.edu
Nuclear and Future Flight Propulsion
Jason Cassibry Jason.Cassibry@uah.edu
Technical Committee
Propellants and Combustion Technical
Keith McManus GE Global Research Center mcmanus@ge.com
Committee
Pressure Gain Combustion Technical
Douglas Schwer Naval Research Lab schwer.deconcepts@gmail.com
Committee
University of Tennessee at
Trevor Elliott Solid Rockets Technical Committee Trevor.S.Elliott@GMail.com
Chattanooga
Terrestrial Energy Systems Technical
Darrell Pepper University of Nevada, Las Vegas darrell.pepper@unlv.edu
Committee

Space and Missiles Group

Robbie Robertson US Air Force Research Lab DIRECTOR lmrobertson@comcast.net
Ronald Kohl R J Kohl & Assoc Deputy Director ronkohl@comcast.net
Karen Barker Brahe Corporation Deputy Director barker571@earthlilnk.net
 Life Sciences and Systems Technical
James Nabity University of Colorado james.nabity@colorado.edu
Committee
Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire
Dustin Otten Missile Systems Technical Committee dustin.otten@lmco.com
Control
Microgravity and Space Processes Technical
Sunil Chintalapati Boston Geospatial sunil.chintalapati@gmail.com
Committee
Reusable Launch Vehicles Technical
Robert Seibold robert.w.seibold@aero.org
Committee
Olga Bannova University of Houston-SICSA Space Architecture Technical Committee obannova@uh.edu
Space Automation and Robotics Technical
Gardell Gefke Vehicle Systems Integration, LLC gardell.gefke@vsi.aero
Committee
Bryce Meyer Software Engineering Institute Space Colonization Technical Committee bmeyer@sei.cmu.edu
Koki Ho Georgia Institute of Technology Space Logistics Technical Committee kokiho@gatech.edu
Scott Palo University of Colorado Boulder Small Satellite Technical Committee palo@colorado.edu
Space Operations and Support Technical
Michael Squire NASA Langley Research Center Michael.D.Squire@nasa.gov
Committee
SURA (Southeastern Universities
Laurent Sibille Space Resources Technical Committee sibillel1@gmail.com
Research Association)
Patrick Chai NASA Langley Research Center Space Systems Technical Committee patrick.r.chai@nasa.gov

Michael Fuller Northrop Grumman Inovation Systems Space Transportation Technical Committee mike.fuller@ngc.com

Zheng Hong Zhu York University Space Tethers Technical Committee gzhu@yorku.ca
Weapon System Effectiveness Technical
Allison Cash People Tec allison.cash@peopletec.com
Committee