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Appendix E: Biographies of the Committee Members
Pages 90-96

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... , Arnold Air Force Base, Tennessee. He is responsible for leading the Technical Excellence Initiative, being the point of contact for NASA collaboration and fostering of foreign technical data exchanges for the free world's largest complex of ground aerospace test facilities, providing developmental testing of propulsion, aircraft, missile, and space systems for the Air Force, other Department of Defense (DOD)
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From page 91...
... At Lockheed Martin, Dr. Ballhaus served as corporate officer and vice president, engineering and technology, where he was responsible for advancing the company's scientific and engineering capabilities and for overseeing research and engineering functions.
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... He is an AIAA associate fellow and has served on the AIAA Hypersonics Program Committee and the AIAA Space Transportation Technical Committee.
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From page 93...
... Other areas of responsibility while he was working at NASA included assistant branch head of the High Reynolds Number Research Branch and the National Transonics Facility Operations Branch. He is an AIAA associate fellow; received the AIAA Ground Test Metal in 2005; received two NASA Exceptional Service Medals; and is a graduate of the Leadership for a Democratic Society Program at the Federal Executive Institute.
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From page 94...
... Her previous work experience included 15 years of conducting test operations at NASA Glenn Research Center space test facilities, including the Rocket Engine Test Facility, the Cryogenics Components Laboratory, the Research Combustion Laboratory, and the Small Multipurpose Research Facility. Major test programs included solid hydrogen experiments for atomic propellants and zero 94
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... He is a former member of the board of trustees for the University Space Research Association, a member of the Science Council for the Research Institute for Advanced Computer Science, and a charter member and former chair of the AIAA Space Exploration Program Committee.
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From page 96...
... His NRC service includes membership on the Committee for the Evaluation of NASA's Fundamental Aeronautics Research Program, the Committee on Analysis of Air Force Engine Efficiency Improvement Options for Large Non-Fighter Aircraft, and the Committee on Assessment of Aircraft Winglets for Large Aircraft Fuel Efficiency.
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