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Appendix A: Biographical Sketches of Committee Members
Appendix A: Biographical Sketches of Committee Members
Pages 47-57
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His shore assignments included senior military staff tours directing operations for the U.S. Atlantic Fleet and as Deputy Chief of Naval Operations (Plans, Policy, and Operations)
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His personal awards include the Defense Distinguished Service Medal (three awards) , Navy Distinguished Service Medal (two awards)
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Brown created the fractionated spacecraft architectural concept and led the initial stages of the associated System F6 program. He worked for several years as a spacecraft engineer at Space Systems/Loral supporting the design, test, build, and launch of multiple geosynchronous spacecraft for customers including Intelsat, NTT DoCoMo, NASA/ NOAA, DishTV, and the International Space Station.
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He was previously King-McDonald Eminent Scholar and Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at the University of Alabama, Huntsville, was the Administrator of NASA from 2005 to 2009, and prior to that was the Space Department head at the Johns Hopkins Uni versity Applied Physics Laboratory. He has also held numerous executive positions with industry, including president and chief operating officer of In-Q-Tel, chief executive officer of Magellan Systems, general manager of Orbital Science Corpora tion's Space Systems Group, and executive vice president and chief technical officer at Orbital.
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, a fellow of the American Astronautical Society, and a senior member of IEEE. He is the recipient of numerous honors and awards, including the NASA Exceptional Achievement Medal, the AIAA Space Systems Medal and Goddard Astronautics Award, the National Space Club's Goddard Trophy, the Rotary National Award for Space Achievement, the Missile Defense Agency's Ronald Reagan Award, and the Department of Defense (DoD)
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, a seminar in the area of arms control, nonproliferation and terrorism, and the proseminar for LLM students in national security law. In addition, he has directed a clinic, the Center for Applied Legal Studies, in which students provide pro bono representa tion to refugees who seek asylum in the United States because of persecution in their homelands.
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He was recognized by the Department of the Navy Distinguished Civilian Service Award in 1999 and by the Department of the Navy Meritorious Civilian Service Award in 1986. As a member of the SES, he received the Presidential Rank Award of Distinguished Executive in 1991 and again in 2002, and the Presidential Rank Award of Meritorious Executive in 1988, 1999, and again in 2007.
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Dr. Romesser was chief technology officer for Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems until the start of 2012 and sector vice president of Aerospace Systems.
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Northrop Grumman Corporation is a leading global security company whose 120,000 employees provide innovative systems, products, and solutions in aerospace, electronics, information systems, shipbuilding and technical services to government and commercial customers worldwide. Prior to that, he was vice president and general manager of TRW's Space and Technology Division; responsible for spacecraft hardware and software engineering; manufacturing, testing and space vehicle production; as well as chemical and solid-state laser design and development; sensor systems, space and tactical propulsion systems; and research in the physical, chemical and engineering sciences.
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DAVID M VAN WIE is the mission area executive for precision strike at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (JHU/APL)
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Air Force Meritorious Civilian Award, an Air Force Association Los Angeles Chapter Civilian of the Year award, and an Air Force Association Medal of Merit.
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