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Appendix B: Biographies of Committee Members
Appendix B: Biographies of Committee Members
Pages 95-100
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in chemical physics from Northern Illinois University, where his research concentrated on cooperative phenomena in molecular systems. He continued studies as a research associate in statistical mechanics at the University of Chicago's James Franck Institute, where he contributed to theories of energy relaxation in condensed media using Monte Carlo and molecular dynamics techniques.
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He leads a research group that develops and applies physical models and numerical methods for the simulation of nonequilibrium gas flows and plasmas. Current application areas include electric propulsion for spacecraft, hypersonic aerothermodynamics, and flows involving microelectromechanical systems, and deposition of thin films for advanced materials.
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She performed studies to quantify the benefit of investing in novel design methods for the Boeing 777 and F-22 aircraft and assessed company strengths applicable to the commercial space market, and she was vice president of marketing and sales for Boeing's Sea Launch Company.
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From 1991 to 1998, he was an assistant and associate professor of mechanical engineering at Vanderbilt University, where he was director of the Center for Intelligent Mechatronics and the Smart Structures Laboratory. In this capacity he directed research in the areas of smart structures, control structure interaction, and bioinspired robotics.
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Currently, he is an independent consultant advising major companies on aviation matters and an internationally recognized senior airline operations executive with more than 40 years of managing the maintenance operations of large airlines. Through Mr.
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Previously, he held senior executive positions with Pan Am and Continental Airlines as well as Delta. He graduated from St.
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