People
People
External Advisory Committee
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.
CEO and Founder
Capella Space
payam@capellaspace.com
SVP & CTO Technology and Global Engineering
RTX
Juan.deBedout@rtx.com
Branch Chief, GNC Autonomous Flight Systems
NASA Johnson Space Center
jack.brazzel@nasa.gov
Bell Textron
Achavez@bellflight.com
Chief Technology Officer
Intuitive Machines
tim@intuitivemachines.com
Founder and CEO
Emergent Space Technologies
george.davis@yorkspacesystems.com
President and Chief Operating Officer
MORI Associates
ddeans@moriassociates.com
Adam L. Hamilton
Southwest Research Institute
President and CEO
San Antonio, TX
adam.hamilton@swri.org
President
Aegis Aerospace
bill.hollister@aegisaero.com
Chief Engineer, Mark 1 Lunar Lander and Orbital Reef
Blue Origin
jkerr@blueorigin.com
Associate Center Director, Research and Technology
NASA Ames Research Center
david.korsmeyer@nasa.gov
Systems Architect Sr. Mgr, Missiles and Fire Control
Lockheed Martin Corporation
todd.mcgall@lmco.com
Laboratory Operations Manager
ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company
Spring, TX
scottpapka@gmail.com
Manager of the Thermal Sciences and Engineering Department
Sandia National Laboratories
lmphinn@sandia.gov
Principal
Stress Engineering Services, Inc.
Chief Product Officer and Enterprise Chief Engineer
ABL Space Systems
Emeritus EAC Member
Bellevue, WA
jckshan@me.com
Co-founder and CEO
Slingshot Aerospace
melanie@slingshotaerospace.com
Emeritus EAC Member
Sandia National Laboratories (Retired)
rob.tachau@gmail.com
New Product Technology Manager
SLB - Global Well Construction Drilling
svillareal1@slb.com
