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Governance Board

The Governance Board (GB) is comprised of the Technical  Advisory Board (TAB) and Consortium Engagement Board (CEB). 

Consortium Engagement Board

Wes Harris

Dr. Wesley Harris

MIT Lincoln Laboratory

  • CEB Chair

Topic area: Aeronautical and Aerospace

  • Charles Stark Draper Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Dr. Harris Profile
Barbara Johnston/University Of Notre Dame

Dr. Thomas Corke

University of Notre Dame

  • CEB co-Chair

Topic area: Aerospace

  • Clark Equipment Professor of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering
Dr. Corke Profile
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Dr. Rodney Bowersox

Texas A&M University, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station

  • TEES Technical Point of Contact and GB Ex Officio

Topic areas: aerothermodynamics, propulsion

Senior Associate Dean for Research, College of Engineering
Deputy Director, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station
PI and TEES Executive Director, University Consortium for Applied Hypersonics
Holder, Ford Motor Co. Design Professorship I
Director, Texas A&M National Aerothermochemistry and Hypersonic Flight Laboratory
Professor, Aerospace Engineering

Dr. Bowersox Profile
Dr. Ragini Acharya

Dr. Ragini Acharya

University of Tennessee Space Institute

  • Workforce Development Lead (CEB)

Topic area: aerothermodynamics

  • Associate Professor, Mechanical Aerospace and Biomedical Engineering
Dr. Acharya Profile
Governance Board

Dr. Graham Candler

National Academy of Engineering, University of Minnesota

  • Cross Functional Team Lead (CEB)

Topic areas: environments, aerothermodynamics, propulsion

  • McKnight Presidential, Distinguished University and Penrose Professor, Associate Department Head, Aerospace Engineering
  • Founding Director (1992-present), University of Minnesota Computational Hypersonics Research Lab
Dr. Candler Profile
Robert Frederick

Dr. Rob Frederick

University of Alabama in Huntsville
Research Engagement Lead (CEB)

Topic area: Combustion Instability in Liquid Rockets, Solid Propellant Burning Rate Measurements, Thermal Stability of Fuels, Controllable Solid Propellants

  • Director, UAH Propulsion Research Center
  • Professor, UAH Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Dr. Frederick Profile
Dr. Chris Gone

Dr. Christopher Goyne

University of Virginia

  • Basic Sciences Lead (CEB)

Topic areas: Hypersonics, Scramjets, Instrumentation and laser diagnostics, Wind tunnel testing, Flight testing, Controls, Advanced manufacturing, Rotating machinery

  • Associate Professor of Aerospace Engineering
  • Director of UVA Aerospace Research Laboratory
Dr. Goyne Profile
GB Profile

Dr. John Solomon

Tuskegee University

  • Membership Lead (CEB)

Topic area: Experimental fluid mechanics, High-speed flow control, Microactuator development, Microscale flow diagnostics, Engineering Education, Curriculum development 

  • Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Dr. Solomon Profile
Doug Wolfe 2023

Dr. Douglas Wolfe

The Pennsylvania State University

  • TA Coordination Lead (CEB)

Topic area: Materials

  • Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, Engineering Science and Mechanics, Nuclear Engineering, and Additive Manufacturing and Design
  • Associate Vice President for Research, OSVPR
  • Director of Strategic Initiatives, OSVPR
Dr. Wolfe Profile

Technical Advisory Board

Erica Corral

Dr. Erica Corral

University of Arizona 

  • TAB Chair

Topic area: Materials/Manufacturing

  • Associate Professor of Materials Science and Engineering
  • Associate Professor of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering
  • Associate Professor, BIO5 Institute
  • University Distinguished Scholar in Materials Science and Engineering
Dr. Corral Profile
Leyva Ivett Profile 31May2022

Dr. Ivett Leyva

Texas A&M University, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station
TAB co-Chair

Topic area: Hypersonic aerodynamics

  • Professor, Aerospace Engineering
  • College of Engineering Excellence Professor
  • Department Head, Aerospace Engineering
Dr. Leyva Profile
Robert Frederick

Dr. Rob Frederick

University of Alabama in Huntsville
(TAB)

Topic area: Combustion Instability in Liquid Rockets, Solid Propellant Burning Rate Measurements, Thermal Stability of Fuels, Controllable Solid Propellants

  • Director, UAH Propulsion Research Center
  • Professor, UAH Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Dr. Frederick Profile
Davesh Ranjan

Dr. Devesh Ranjan

Georgia Tech, Georgia Tech Research Institute

  • (TAB)

Topic area: propulsion and energetics

  • Associate Chair for Research
  • Erskine Love Jr. Early Career Professorship
  • Professor Mechanical Engineering
Dr. Ranjan Profile
Jonathan Rogers

Dr. Jonathan Rogers

Georgia Institute of Technology, Aerial Robotics and Experimental Autonomy Lab (AREAL) 

  • (TAB)

Topic area: applied dynamics, controls, robotics, and autonomy

  • Lockheed Martin Associate Professor of Avionics Integration in the Daniel Guggenheim School of Aerospace Engineering
  • Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Dr. Rogers Profile
Governance Board

Dr. Steven Schneider

Purdue University
(TAB)

Topic area: aerodynamics

  • Professor, Aeronautics and Astronautics
  • Founding Director of the Purdue Mach 6 Quiet Tunnel
Dr. Schneider Profile

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