The Interim Governance Board (IGB) is comprised of the Technical Advisory Board (TAB) and Consortium Engagement Board (CEB).
Leadership and Board Members
Dr. Rodney Bowersox
Texas A&M University, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station
Director, TEES (CEB) and TEES Technical Point of Contact Ex Officio
Topic areas: aerothermodynamics, propulsion
- Ford I Design Professor of Aerospace Engineering
- Associate Dean for Research for U.S. Department of Defense and NASA Initiatives
- Founding Director (2004–present), Texas A&M National Aerothermochemistry and Hypersonics Laboratory
Dr. Kelly Stephani
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Co-Director Membership (CEB)
Topic areas: materials, aerothermodynamics cross-function integration
- Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Kritzer Faculty Fellow
Dr. Wesley Harris
National Academy of Engineering
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Co-Director Technical Area Coordination (CEB)
Topic area: hypersonic systems
Dr. Graham Candler
National Academy of Engineering, University of Minnesota
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Co-Director Cross-Function Teaming (CEB, TAB)
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. Erica Corral
The University of Arizona
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Co-Director Industrial and National Lab Engagement, Workforce Development (CEB)
Topic area: materials/manufacturing
- Associate Professor of Materials Science and Engineering
- Associate Professor of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering
- University Distinguished Scholar in Materials Science and Engineering
Dr. John Schmisseur
University of Tennessee Space Institute
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Co-Director Industry and National Lab Engagement, Workforce Development (CEB)
Topic area: aerothermodynamics
- H. Arnold Chair in Computational Fluid Dynamics
- B. H. Goethert Professor
Dr. Joanna Austin
California Institute of Technology
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Basic Sciences Integration (CEB)
Topic areas: energetics, aerothermodynamics cross-function integration
- Professor of Aerospace Engineering
- GALCIT Hypersonics Group
Dr. Steven Schneider
Purdue University
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(TAB)
Topic area: aerodynamics
- Professor, Aeronautics and Astronautics
- Founding Director of the Purdue Mach 6 Quiet Tunnel
Dr. Devesh Ranjan
Georgia Tech, Georgia Tech Research Institute
- Co-Director Federal and National Laboratories (TAB)
Topic area: propulsion and energetics
- Associate Chair for Research
- Erskine Love Jr. Early Career Professorship
- Professor Mechanical Engineering
Dr. Jonathan Rogers
Georgia Institute of Technology, Aerial Robotics and Experimental Autonomy Lab (AREAL)
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(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. John S. Tomblin
Wichita State University, Wichita State National Institute for Aviation Research (NIAR)
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(TAB)
Topic area: materials/manufacturing
- Senior vice president for Industry and Defense Programs, Wichita State University
- Sam Bloomfield Distinguished Professor of Aerospace Engineering.
- Executive director of NIAR
