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External Advisory Committee

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The External Advisory Committee (EAC) consists of industry and government professionals who hold responsible engineering positions in industry or government laboratories. One of the most useful functions of the advisory committee is to provide dialogue between students and practitioners of the profession. The committee structure provides a means for faculty to learn about technical, business, and philosophical trends taking place in industry. Similarly, the committee provides a format in which the department can inform industry about current thinking in academia. EAC meetings are held on campus twice each year.

Payam Banazadeh

CEO and Founder
Capella Space
payam@capellaspace.com

Juan M. de Bedout

Vice President of Aerospace Technology in Technology & Global Engineering
Raytheon Technologies
Juan.deBedout@rtx.com

Jack Brazzel

Branch Chief, GNC Autonomous Flight Systems
NASA Johnson Space Center
jack.brazzel@nasa.gov

Andrea Chavez

Bell Textron
Achavez@bellflight.com

Timothy P. Crain

Vice President, Research and Development
Intuitive Machines
tcrain@intuitivemachines.com

George Davis

Founder and CEO
Emergent Space Technologies
george.davis@emergentspace.com

Daniel Deans

President and Chief Operating Officer
MORI Associates
ddeans@moriassociates.com

Scott Erwin

Autonomous Systems Technology Lead
Air Force Research Laboratory
Kirtland AFB, NM
richard.erwin@us.af.mil

Lisa Guerra

Senior Technical Advisor
NASA Headquarters
lisa.a.guerra@nasa.gov

Aaron Jacobson

General Manager, Cameron Valves & Actuation
Schlumberger
jacobson2@slb.com

Daniel Kluk

Principal
Stress Engineering Services, Inc.
daniel.kluk@stress.com

David J. Korsmeyer

Associate Center Director, Research and Technology
NASA Ames Research Center
david.korsmeyer@nasa.gov

Mary Lockhart

President and CEO
PEMDAS Technologies & Innovations
mary.lockhart@pemdastech.com

Chad McFarland

Senior Manager, AI Technologies
The Boeing Company
chad.a.mcfarland@boeing.com

Todd McGall

Systems Architect Sr. Mgr, Missiles and Fire Control
Lockheed Martin Corporation
todd.mcgall@lmco.com

Thomas E. Markusic

Founder and CEO
Firefly Aerospace
tom@fireflyspace.com

Scott D. Papka

Laboratory Operations Manager
ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company
Spring, TX
scottpapka@gmail.com

Leslie Phinney

Manager of the Thermal Sciences and Engineering Department
Sandia National Laboratories
lmphinn@sandia.gov

Kevin Sagis

Senior Vice President and Chief Engineer
Reliable Robotics
ksagis@paragonspace.com

Jack Shannon

Emeritus EAC Member
Bellevue, WA
jckshan@me.com

Melanie Stricklan

Co-founder and CEO
Slingshot Aerospace
melanie@slingshotaerospace.com

Robert D. M. Tachau

Emeritus EAC Member
Sandia National Laboratories (Retired)
rob.tachau@gmail.com

Laurent White

Sr. Staff Computational Physicist
Northrop Grumman Corporation
Laurent.White@ngc.com

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