Meet the Members
In This Section
Claudine Phaire
Principal Systems Engineer, Lockheed Martin Skunk Works; Chair, AIAA Diversity and Inclusion Working Group
David Busse
LM Associate Fellow / Sr. Staff Project Engineer
Lockheed Martin, Waterton Campus
Cynthia Calhoun
Deputy Director, Safety and Mission Assurance Directorate, NASA Glenn Research Center
Durgesh Chandel
RET Research Scientist at Intel Corporation and Postdoctoral research affiliate at MIT Gas Turbine Lab and Hypersonics Research Lab.
Joseph Connolly, Ph.D.
Technical Lead, Hybrid Electric Thermally Efficient Core Project; Technical Integration Lead, Electrified Powertrain Flight Demonstration Project, NASA
Nicholas Cramer
Project Engineer, Supernal, Leadership Subcommittee Chair, AIAA Diversity and Inclusion Working Group
Sylvie DeLaHunt
Future Weapon Concepts and Algorithms Section Supervisor, Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory
Dianne J DeTurris, Ph.D.
Professor, Aerospace Engineering, Cal Poly State University, San Luis Obispo
Pat Goulding II
Senior Staff Engineer
National Full-Scale Aerodynamics Complex - AEDC
Janet Grondin
Chief Executive Officer, Stellar Solutions, Inc.
Steven Holz
University Innovation (UI) Assistant Project Manager, NASA
Robin Houston
Founder/Director of the FIRE Rocket Challenge; Chair, AIAA K-12 Outreach Diversity Subcommittee
Therese Jones
Senior Policy Advisor, Office of Technology, Policy, and Strategy, NASA HQ
Ethan Och
Software Engineer, Northrop Grumman, Enterprise Services, Outreach Subcommittee Chair, AIAA Diversity and Inclusion Working Group
Idahosa A. Osaretin, Ph.D.
Assistant Group Leader, Group 33, MIT Lincoln Laboratory
Kerri Phillips, Ph.D.
Chief Scientist, Air & Missile Defense Sector, Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory
LtCol Carlos Pinedo, Ph.D.
Director of Education, USAF Test Pilot School
Melissa Sampson
Strategy & Business Development Senior Manager National Security Space, Lockheed Martin
Sonya T. Smith, Ph.D.
Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Principal Investigator, Applied Fluids & Thermal Engineering Research Laboratory, Howard University; Honors and Awards Subcommittee Chair, AIAA Diversity and Inclusion Working Group
Mary Snitch
Principal, External Engagements, Lockheed Martin
Joi C Spraggins, Ph.D.
Founder and CEO, Legacy Bridges STEM Academy, Inc. and Greater Philadelphia Section Public Policy Officer
Rachel Tillman
Founder/Director, The Viking Mars Missions Education & Preservation Project
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