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Even the best and brightest minds can use a little help sometimes. Each month, teams will have the opportunity to listen to and engage in discussions with the Masters of Aerospace and Business in global webinars.

Dr. Shane Arnott, Director, Boeing Phantom Works International; Senior Technical Fellow, Boeing Defense, Space & Security As Director of Boeing Phantom Works International, Dr. Shane Arnott is responsible for the Phantom Works international presence in Australia, the United Kingdom, Korea, India, and Saudi Arabia. The Phantom Works mission is to engage customers to understand their needs, and the development of resulting prototypes of new products and systems. Arnott is a Senior Technical Fellow with Boeing, recognised as being within the top 0.1 per cent of Boeing engineers, and is the international spokesperson for the fellowship. Arnott has been with the company since 1997. He holds a Bachelor of Engineering with Honours (First Class) and a PhD in Systems Engineering.

Dr. Paul Bevilaqua, Manager of Advanced Programs, Lockheed Martin Skunk Works (retired) Dr. Paul Bevilaqua has spent much of his career developing Vertical Take Off and Landing (VTOL) aircraft. He joined Lockheed Martin as Chief Aeronautical Scientist and became Chief Engineer of the Skunk Works, where he played a leading role in creating the Joint Strike Fighter. He invented the dual cycle propulsion system that made it possible to build a stealthy supersonic VSTOL Strike Fighter, and suggested that conventional and Naval variants of this aircraft could be developed to create a common, affordable aircraft for all three services. He subsequently led the engineering team that demonstrated the feasibility of building this aircraft. The propulsion team received the Collier Trophy for this accomplishment. Prior to joining Lockheed Martin, he was Manager of Advanced Programs at Rockwell International’s Navy aircraft plant, where he led the design of VSTOL interceptor and transport aircraft. He began his career as an Air Force officer at Wright Patterson AFB, where he developed a lift system for an Air Force VSTOL Search and Rescue Aircraft. He received degrees in Aeronautical Engineering from the University of Notre Dame and Purdue University, as well as an honorary degree from Cranfield University in the UK. He is a member of the National Academy of Engineering and a Fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. He received a USAF Scientific Achievement Award, both the AIAA and SAE Aircraft Design Awards, both the AIAA and AHS VSTOL Awards, and the Lockheed Martin AeroStar and Nova Awards.

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Akif Bolukbasi, Senior Technical Fellow, Boeing Dr. Bolukbasi is an internationally recognized expert in aircraft crash safety and impact dynamics. His technical knowledge spans multiple disciplines including structures and materials, dynamics, biomechanics, test and evaluation, subsystem design and integration, information technology, and computational methods. He was a program manager and principal investigator for over 20 IR&D, CR&D, and IAD projects. He was also instrumental in technology transition from R&D activities into Boeing products and is an accomplished author, presenting over 20 technical papers at industry conferences and been published in several industry journals. He was one of the founding engineers of Simula, Inc., a small technology company specializing in aircraft structural crashworthiness and ballistic armor. He has been recognized for many accolades, including the AHS Jensen Award (2011) “Boeing Active Crash Protection System Development”, and served as the Technical Chairman of the 62nd AHS Forum, and currently serves as an Advisory Board Member of ASU Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering Dept.

Pete Buck, Lockheed Martin Senior Fellow Peter Buck is a Lockheed Martin Senior Fellow. He has worked at the Advanced Development Programs (ADP), also known as the Skunk Works® since 1981. In this capacity he has worked as a senior engineer, project lead and chief engineer on many development projects ranging from very low speed to very high speed flight systems. In addition to his Lockheed Martin duties, Buck co-designed the Sonex, Waiex and Xenos Light Sport kit aircraft of which there are more than 600 flying examples worldwide, earning him the 2003 August Raspet Award presented by the Experimental Aircraft Association for Outstanding Contribution to the Advancement of Light Aircraft. In 2010 Buck developed an all-electric powered version of the Waiex aircraft. Pete is an active member of ASTM serving on both the F37 Light Sport Aircraft Committee and the F44 General Aviation Aircraft and was awarded the American Society for Testing & Materials (ASTM) Standards Excellence Award in 2012 for his efforts in the development of Electric Propulsion Standards. Buck is an active licensed pilot and FAA certified mechanic. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from California State University-Northridge.

Mark Bezos, Brand Experience Consultant Mark Bezos is the Founder of DemoMode Marketing, a branding and customer experience consultancy. For 10 years, Bezos worked at Robin Hood, the leading poverty-fighting charity in New York City, where he served most recently as Senior Vice President for Development, Communications and Events. Bezos joined Robin Hood following the sale of Bezos Nathanson Marketing Group, his advertising agency, excited to have found a way to use his powers of persuasion for good. In addition to his work in philanthropy, Bezos is the Captain of a Volunteer Fire Company. He is continuously amazed


and motivated by the everyday acts of heroism — big and small — that surround him.

Aditi Chattopadhyay, Regents’ Professor, Arizona State University; Ira A. Fulton Chair, Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering; Director of Adaptive Intelligent Materials & Systems (AIMS) Center. Dr. Aditi Chattopadhyay received a degree in Aeronautical Engineering from IIT Kharagpur, followed by MS and PhD degrees in Aerospace Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology. Her current research areas include multifunctional materials, multiscale modeling, structural health monitoring and damage prognosis, and multiaxial fatigue. She has been the Principal Investigator on numerous grants and collaborated with defense and government laboratories on significant technical transitions. Her research activities span from fundamental concept development to applied projects with immediate benefits to the industry. She has published over 170 journal papers and over 380 other publications (conference papers, book chapters, and NASA Technical Memorandum). Her research has led to several academic, research, best paper, and NASA Tech Brief awards. She is the recipient of several academic, research and best paper awards. She received the Georgia Institute of Technology Council of Outstanding Young Engineer Award (1995) and the Distinguished Alumnus Award from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) (2013). She is the recipient of the Faculty Achievement Award – Excellence in Research, Arizona State University (2000). Chattopadhyay is a Fellow of American Institute of Aeronautics & Astronautics (AIAA) and a Fellow of American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME).

Dr. Inderjit Chopra, Distinguished University Professor and Alfred Gessow Professor, Aerospace Engineering; Director of the Alfred Gessow Rotorcraft Center at the University of Maryland. Dr. Inderjit Chopra received his Sc.D. (Aero & Astro) from MIT in 1977 and joined NASA Ames/Stanford University Joint Institute of Aeronautics & Acoustics before joining the University Maryland as a faculty member in 1981. He has worked on various fundamental problems related to aeromechanics of helicopters including aeroelastic stability, active vibration control, composite blades, rotor head health monitoring, aeroelastic optimization, smart structures, micro air vehicles, and comprehensive aeromechanics analyses. He has been the principal investigator of six major research programs, served as associate editor major journals like the International Journal of Micro Air Vehicle (2013-cont.), and been a part of the advisory board of five journals. Chopra earned a number of prestigious awards, including the 2012 AHS Igor Sikorsky International Trophy and 2016 ASME Spirit of St. Louis Aviation Medal. He has been a member of the Army Science Board (1997-2002), NASA (NRC) Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board (2007-12) and NASA (NRC) Research and Technology Roundtable Board (2011-15). He is a Fellow of AIAA, a Fellow of AHS, a Fellow of ASME, a Fellow of Aero Society of India, and an Honorary Fellow of AHS.


Roger Connor, Curator, Vertical Flight, Unmanned Aircraft Systems, Instruments & Avionics, Aeronautics Department, Smithsonian Institute. Roger Connor received his BA from Virginia Tech and holds a MA in Museum Studies from The George Washington University, a MA in American History from George Mason University, and is currently a PhD student in American History at George Mason University. At the Smithsonian, Connor curates a number of collections, including vertical flight, Army ground force aviation aircraft, unmanned aircraft systems, ground effect vehicles, aircraft instruments and avionics, bombsights and gun sights, air navigation, and air traffic control. Connor is an experienced fixed wing commercial pilot with over 4,000 hours of flight time, including over 3,000 hours in dual instruction given. He has held flight instructor certificates in the United States and United Kingdom, holds a seaplane rating, and served as a designated private pilot examiner for the UK CAA. He was awarded Associate Fellow status by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics for his work in support of the American Helicopter Society's history endeavors. He co-authored In the Cockpit II: Inside History-Making Aircraft of World War II and is currently writing a book on Virginia Aviation.

Matt Desch, CEO, Iridium Satellite Matt Desch is CEO of Iridium, operating the world’s largest low earth satellite system providing global communications for aircraft, ships, governments and militaries all over the world. An early pioneer in the wireless industry, he was previously CEO of Telcordia (now part of Ericsson), President of Nortel Networks, and started his career at AT&T Bell Labs. An avid pilot, he also serves on the Board of Trustees of the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) and AOPA Foundation. He’s also a member of the US President’s National Security Telecommunications Advisory Council (NSTAC).

Blanche Demaret, Program Director for Rotorcraft at ONERA ONERA (National Research Center for Aeronautics and Aerospace) Blanche Demaret is an aeronautical engineer and Program Director for Rotocraft at ONERA. From 1977 to 2004 she served as Delegation Generale for l’Armement (DGA), part of the French Ministry of Defense. She has had several positions managing and contracting for rotorcraft R&T industry, research centers, and specialized universities. She is in charge of the management of studies encompassing all the scientific disciplines of helicopter domain, such as aerodynamic and dynamic flight mechanics. She has a degree from the EPF Engineer School in Paris, France.


Fernando Dones, BDS-PW, Advanced Vertical Lift/, Technical Fellow – Vehicle Management Systems, Boeing Fernando Dones’ expertise in the Flight Controls was developed over a 35 year career making technical leadership contributions on programs such as Advanced Digital/Optical Control System (ADOCS), V-22, CH-47, TX, Phantom Swift, Bell-Boeing 609, Rotorcraft Aircrew Systems Concepts Airborne Laboratory (RASCAL), and Adaptive Vehicle Management System. His contributions to these programs include systems architectures, innovative safety monitors, redundancy management algorithms, FCS actuator servo loop approaches with safety monitors, and software architectures optimized for system safety and handling quality performance. His broad practical experience complemented by deep technical understanding and ability to explain complex concepts make him a highly sought technical advisor and a celebrated mentor.

Richard Golaszewski, Partner and Executive Vice President, GRA, Incorporated Richard Golaszewski is Partner and Executive Vice President of GRA Incorporated. He has also conducted a number of assessments of technology development programs and written on the economics of aeronautical research and technology investments for NASA and other organizations. He was a member for the Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board of the National Academies for six years, and was named a Lifetime National Associate of the National Academy of Sciences in 2003 for his significant pro bono involvement in its aerospace and air transportation activities. Golaszewski received a B.S. in Accounting (magna cum laude) from LaSalle College and an M.P.A. in Public Sector Management and Finance from the Wharton Graduate School, University of Pennsylvania. He was a military officer and helicopter pilot from 1967 to 1972.

Mike Hirschberg, Executive Director, AHS International As the Executive Director, Mike Hirschberg is responsible for the execution of the strategic direction set by the AHS Board of Directors. He was previously a principal aerospace engineer with CENTRA Technology, Inc., providing technical and program management support for over 10 years to the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and Office of Naval Research (ONR) on advanced aircraft and rotorcraft concepts. Hirschberg is an internationally-known lecturer, and is the author/co-author of more than 100 publications on helicopter, V/STOL and advanced aircraft developments, including three books. He holds a B.S. in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Virginia and a M.E. Mechanical Engineering from Catholic University of America. He completed a Master of Business Administration at the Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University and is an Associate Fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) and a Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society (RAeS).


Emily Howard, Senior Technical Fellow at Boeing Dr. Emily Howard is a Senior Technical Fellow within Mission Assurance in Boeing Defense, Space & Security, and currently leads applications of sociotechnical analysis in complex systems, ensuring effective interaction among hardware, software, people, tools and processes. Howard specializes in human information processing, perception and cognition. She has worked across the company on projects for both Boeing Commercial Airplanes and Boeing Defense, Space & Security. Howard is also Chair of the Boeing Technical Fellowship and responsible for identifying and developing opportunities to grow and strengthen the Fellowship program. Howard earned a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Franklin & Marshall University, and a master’s and PhD in cognitive psychology, both from the University of California, Los Angeles.

Greg Hyslop, Chief Technology Officer, The Boeing Company; Senior Vice President, Boeing Engineering, Test & Technology Dr. Greg Hyslop is the chief technology officer of The Boeing Company and senior vice president of Boeing Engineering, Test & Technology. Hyslop oversees the development and implementation of the enterprise technology investment strategy, and his portfolio of responsibilities includes the companywide Boeing Engineering function; Boeing Research & Technology (BR&T), the company’s advanced central research and development organization; Boeing Test & Evaluation (BT&E), the team that verifies and validates Boeing’s commercial and defense products; and the Intellectual Property Management organization, which works to protect and strategically leverage the company’s intellectual property. In his role leading the Engineering function, which includes more than 50,000 engineers around the world, Hyslop partners with the Engineering leaders for Boeing business units to ensure One Boeing solutions that support programs across the enterprise. He also plays a key role in decisions that affect the technical integrity of Boeing products, services and processes.

Vijay Kumar, Nemirovsky Family Dean, Penn Engineering, Departments of Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics, Computer and Information Science, and Electrical and Systems Engineering, University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Vijay Kumar's group works on creating autonomous ground and aerial robots, designing bio-inspired algorithms for collective behaviors, and on robot swarms. Kumar is a fellow of ASME and IEEE and a member of the National Academy of Engineering. He received his Bachelor of Technology degree from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur and his Ph.D. from The Ohio State University in 1987. He has been on the Faculty in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics with a secondary appointment in the Department of Computer and Information Science at the University of Pennsylvania since 1987. Kumar has held many administrative positions in the School of Engineering and Applied Science, including director of the GRASP Laboratory, chair of Mechanical Engineering


and Applied Mechanics, and the position of the Deputy Dean. Additionally, he served as the assistant director of robotics and cyber physical systems at the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy.

John S. Langford, Chairman and CEO of Aurora Flight Sciences Corporation John S. Langford is the Chairman and CEO of Aurora Flight Sciences Corporation, which he founded in 1989. Langford worked for the Lockheed Corporation as an engineer on the development of the F-117 stealth fighter. In 2014, the National Aeronautics Association (NAA) awarded John the Cliff Henderson Trophy for “significant and lasting contributions to the promotion and advancement of aviation and aerospace in the United States”. He has been a competitor or U.S. team manager in twelve space model world championships and serves as the U.S. liaison to the Federation Aeronautique Internationale (FAI).

Earl Lawrence, Director, Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Integration Office, FAA Earl Lawrence is the Director of the UAS Integration Office and is responsible for the facilitation of all regulations, policies, and procedures required to support FAA’s UAS integration efforts. He also represents the FAA on the Senior Steering Group of the UAS Executive Committee, focusing on coordination and alignment of efforts among key federal government agencies. He previously served as the Manager of the FAA’s Small Airplane Directorate and was the designated executive focal for unmanned aircraft systems within the Aircraft Certification Service. He received the 2003 Robert J. Painter Memorial Award from the Standards Engineering Society for his standards work for Light Sport Aircraft. Lawrence holds a commercial multi-engine pilot certificate as well as an airframe and powerplant mechanic certificate with an Inspection Authorization. He is a graduate of Northrop University in Los Angeles.

Kristin Little, Associate Technical Fellow, Crew Systems & Human Factors, The Boeing Company Kristin Little is an Associate Technical Fellow with The Boeing Company with expertise in Human Systems Integration design, development and testing. She specializes in crew interfaces and the area of Controls and Displays Design, and is the Crew Systems Lead for Boeing’s AH-6 helicopter and the weapons console design lead for Boeing’s Ground Based Strategic Deterrent Program. Previously, she has been Human Factors and MANPRINT Lead for the Future Combat System/Brigade Combat Team Modernization’s Lead System Integrator, and was the Controls and Displays Technical Lead within the Crew Systems team for the Apache Longbow. She has received numerous awards, including the Boeing Military Aircraft Vertical Lift Division Engineering Excellence Team Award, McDonnell Aircraft and Missile Systems Quality Achievement Award, McDonnell Douglas Teammate of Distinction


Award, and has been recognized as an Apache Longbow Honorary Test Pilot. Little is a Boeing Inventor with a patent in Vertical Navigation Information Presentation on a Digital Moving Map, and has more than 60 publications. She is a member of the AHS International Technical Council as Deputy Director Systems Integration, has served as Crew Stations and Human Factors Technical Committee and Forum Technical Session Chairs, and is the President of AHS’s Arizona Chapter. Little graduated Cum Laude from Texas A&M University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Bioengineering.

Dan Newman, Senior Technical Fellow, Configuration Development; Chief Engineer, Phantom Works - Rotary Wing Aircraft, Defense Space & Security; The Boeing Company Dan Newman is a Senior Technical Fellow of The Boeing Company in aircraft configuration design and development. He serves as the Chief Engineer for vertical lift aircraft research and development, and supports Commercial Airplane Product Development. He previously served as a Program Manager at the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), as the Technical Director of the AHS International vertical flight technical society, and as an Adjunct Professor in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Pennsylvania. He received his Masters in Aerospace Engineering from the Rotorcraft Center of Excellence at the University of Maryland, and his Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Cornell University.

Darryll J. Pines, Dean, Clark School of Engineering; Professor of Aerospace Engineering Dr. Darryll J. Pines currently serves as the Nariman Farvardin Professor of Engineering and Dean of the A. James Clark School of Engineering. In addition, Pines served as the 2015 chair of the National Academy of Engineering-NAE Frontiers in Engineering Education-FOEE Symposium which recognizes faculty from around the United States for their innovations in engineering education. At $141 million, the school's research expenditures are at a record high, and the school was ranked as high as 11th worldwide in 2011 by the Academic Ranking of World Universities, which focuses on research citations, and as high as 17th in the US News and World Report Graduate Rankings. He is the co-author of over 70 journal articles, three edited book volumes, eight book chapters, and 150 conference papers. Pines also is the holder of seven co-authored patents with his students and collaborators.


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Boris Popov, Founder, BRS Aerospace Inc. Boris Popov founded BRS in 1981, and is currently the Director / Senior Vice President of Sales. He was born in Munich, Germany, and immigrated to the United States in 1949 through Ellis Island. He graduated from the University of Minnesota with a Bachelor’s in Economics and a minor in Aeronautical Engineering in IT. He holds rating as a Private Pilot and FAA Ground instructor and in Sailplanes, Hang-Gliding, and Floatplanes. He has received many awards over the past years, including the 1986 Lycoming Aviation Safety Award, the 2005 Aviation Week & Space Technology Laureate Award, the 2010 Sperry Award, the 2015 Flieger Magazine Award, and the 2017 NALL Award. He has also been inducted into the 2000 EAA Ultralight Hall of Fame, the 2005 Space Hall of Fame, and the 2016 Minnesota Aviation Hall of Fame.

Will Porteous, General Partner and COO, RRE Ventures Will Porteous works with media and hardware companies primarily. He is a Director of BuzzFeed, Paperless Post, Spaceflight, and Spire. He is a former Director of Whiptail Technologies (acquired by CSCO), Frictionless Commerce (acquired by SAP), Skyhook Wireless (acquired by Liberty Media), Tacit Network (acquired by PKTR), and Xobni (acquired by Yahoo!). Porteous is also an Adjunct Associate Professor at Columbia Business School and the Chairman of the Dockery Farms Foundation, which he founded. Before entering the venture capital industry, Porteous held senior management positions with SupplyWorks and NetMarket, the e-commerce pioneer now owned by Cendant Corp. Porteous holds an MBA from Harvard University, an MSC from the London School of Economics, and a BA with Honors from Stanford University, where he served as Captain of Varsity Crew.

Dan Raymer, President, Conceptual Research Corporation Dr. Daniel P. Raymer is President of the design and consulting company, Conceptual Research Corporation. An AIAA Fellow and recipient of the prestigious AIAA Aircraft Design Award, he is recognized world-wide as an expert in Aerospace Vehicle Design and Configuration Layout, Computer-aided Design Methodologies and Design Education. His career includes positions as Director-Advanced Design with Lockheed, Director-Future Missions at the Aerojet Propulsion Research Institute, and Project Manager-Engineering at Rockwell North American Aviation. During his 10 years at Rockwell, he conceived and did the layout design of Rockwell's entries in what became the F-22, B-2, and T-45 programs, and was Head of Air Vehicle Design for the X-31. Raymer is the author of the world's best-selling book on aircraft design, and teaches aircraft advanced design methods around the world. He received B.S. and M.S. engineering degrees in Astronautics and Aeronautics from Purdue, an MBA from the University of Southern California, and a Doctorate of Engineering (Ph.D.) from the Swedish Royal Institute of Technology (KTH).


Dr. Kenneth M. Rosen, Principal Partner at Aero-Science technology Associates, LLC Dr. Rosen has over fifty five years of experience in the aerospace, propulsion, turbomachinery, manufacturing, and systems engineering community. He is a member of the National Academy of Engineering, and is a Fellow of the AIAA, AHS, ASME and Royal Aero Society. Rosen has served as VP Research & Engineering at Sikorsky Aircraft, Corporate President of Concepts/ NREC, Chairman of the Board of the Rotorcraft Industry Technology Association, Chairman of the UTC Engineering Coordination Steering Committee, Chairman of the AIA Rotorcraft Advisory Group and as a member of NASA’s Aeronautics and Space Transportation Technology Advisory Committee. He is a recipient of both the AHS Klemin Award and the Nikolsky Lectureship. Rosen is currently an active member of the Board of Army Sciences and the the NRC Assessment Panel on Air and Ground Vehicle Technology for the ARL. Rosen holds five US patents and has written numerous papers in the fields of helicopter design, tilt rotor optimization, product development, propulsion, aerothermodynamics, icing, and systems engineering.

Suna Said, Founder and CEO, Nima Capital Suna Said is the Founder and CEO of Nima Capital, a single family office with a flexible mandate to invest across various capital structures, growth stages, and industries. Prior to founding Nima, Said was an Executive Director and Investment Officer of Unifund, Inc., a multi-billion dollar international investment firm. Said currently serves on the boards of Girls Inc., the Chopra Foundation, Pure Edge, Inc., and Rubicon Global and was previously a director of ONEHOPE, where she served as Vice Chairwoman. She is also an Advisor to 8VC. She is also on the Board of Trustees for the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation. Suna holds an undergraduate degree from the University of California, Los Angeles and an MBA from Columbia Business School. She lives in New York City with her husband and two children.

Marc Sheffler, Chairman, Board of Trustees, of the American Helicopter Museum and Education Center Marc Sheffler is the Chairman, Board of Trustees, of the American Helicopter Museum and Education Center in West Chester, PA. He retired from The Boeing Company in 2011 after 38 years of service, most recently as Chief Technology Integrator for Boeing Advanced Mobility, representing rotorcraft. He also chaired the Rotorcraft Technology Strategy team and was the Boeing representative to the National Rotorcraft Technology Center/Vertical Lift Consortium’s Technical Advisory Council. Previously, he served at various Boeing sites as Director of Engineering, Director of Integrated Product Teams for the Apache Program, and Director of Research and Technology. He was Analysis and Integration team lead on the RAH-66 Comanche Program and Boeing’s Principal Dynamicist on the V-22 Osprey. Sheffler graduated from Virginia Tech with a BS in Aerospace and Ocean Engineering, and Widnener University with an MS in Engineering Mechanics and Engineering Management. He served as the Boeing Executive Focal for Virginia Tech, is a


current member of the College of Engineering’s Committee of 100 and is past Chair of the Dean’s Advisory Board. He was awarded the Virginia Tech 2009 Distinguished Service Award and in 2016 was named to the inaugural class of the Academy of Aerospace and Ocean Engineering Excellence. Sheffler is a Fellow of the American Helicopter Society International and Ex-Officio Technical Chairman. He serves on the Board of Directors of JDRF (formerly Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation).

Dr. Marilyn Smith, Professor, Daniel Guggenheim School of Aerospace Engineering and Associate Director Vertical Lift Research Center of Excellence Dr. Smith received her PhD from Georgia Tech in 1994 while working in industry from 1982 to 1997. She joined the School of Aerospace Engineering in 1997, and is currently a full professor and Associate Director of the Vertical Lift Research Center of Excellence (VLRCOE). Smith performs research in the areas of non-linear computational aeroelasticity (using CFD) and the integrated multidisciplinary areas of unsteady aerodynamics and acoustic/fluid/structure interactions across rotating and fixed wing vehicles and systems. Her recent research also includes award-winning development of nonlinear reduced-order models for design and modeling and simulation. Her research sponsors include all branches of the DoD, NASA, DoE, ARO, ONR, and NSF, as well as industry. She was named a Fellow of the AIAA and a Technical Fellow of the American Helicopter Society (AHS) for her research in these areas, where she has authored or co-authored more than 200 publications. She has won the AHS Agusta-Westland International Fellowship Award twice and a NASA Group Achievement Award for her research in rotorcraft. She is a board member of the AHS, and associate editor of the AIAA Journal, Journal of Fluids and Structures, and Aeronautical Journal.

Dr. Patricia Stevens, MH-139 Program Manager and Manager, Boeing Phantom Works Rotary Wing Technology Dr. Patty Stevens is the MH-139 program in Boeing Vertical Lift, based in Philadelphia. She is also the Senior Manager of Boeing Phantom Works Rotary Wing Technology Programs, which develops the advanced technologies, configurations, and prototypes to promote Vertical Lift growth into the next decades. In her Phantom Works role, Stevens manages the R&D portfolio, leads the Vertical Lift Technology Strategy Team, and leads functional engineering for the organization. Stevens also leads the MH-139 program, Boeing’s entry in the competition to replace the U.S. Air Force UH-1N “Huey” helicopter fleet, which currently protects intercontinental ballistic missiles and transports U.S. government and security forces. Previously, Stevens served as Boeing program manager for DARPA DiscRotor, program manager for Improvised Explosive Device Defeat, lead technologist for Army Systems and technical lead for Sensors and Fire Control for the RAH-66 Comanche helicopter program. She was selected as a Boeing Associate Technical Fellow in 2003. Stevens earned a Bachelor of Science


degree in mechanical engineering, a Master of Science degree in mechanical engineering, and a PhD in mechanical and aerospace engineering, all from Pennsylvania State University. She is an active member of the American Helicopter Society, and has served on the Board of Trustees for the American Helicopter Museum and Education Center in West Chester, PA. She was appointed a Penn State Outstanding Engineering Alumna in 2010 and is currently the Boeing executive focal for Penn State.

Tony Tether, Director of Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), retired 2009 Dr. Anthony J. Tether was Director of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) from 2001 to his retirement in 2009. As Director, Tether was responsible for management of the Agency's projects for high-payoff, innovative research and development. In 2009, Tether re-formed The Sequoia Group (TSG) which he had founded in 1996, which serves government and industrial clients. He is on several Advisory and Corporate Boards, and is a Distinguished Fellow with the Council on Competitiveness located in Washington DC. Previously, he has held positions in the Department of Defense, on Army, Navy, and Defense Science Boards, and on the Office of National Drug Control Policy Research and Development Committee. He is an Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Life Fellow for leadership in the advancement of commercial and defense technologies, and has been distinguished with many accolades, including the National Intelligence Medal, the Department of Defense Civilian Meritorious Service Medal, the Department of Defense Outstanding Public Service Medal, and was also awarded the him the Aerospace Communications Award for aerospace communication contributions by AIAA. Tether received a Bachelor's of Electrical Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and a Master of Science and Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University.

Chris Van Buiten, Vice President of Innovation, Sikorsky Aircraft Corporations Chris Van Buiten is the Vice President of Technology and Innovation at Sikorsky Aircraft, where he runs the Sikorsky Innovations group responsible for maturing next-generation technologies including X2 technology™, active rotor, and autonomy, as well as defining nextgeneration Products. Van Buiten joined Sikorsky in 1989 where he has been engaged in the conceptual and preliminary design of Sikorsky products including the S-92® commercial transport, the CH-53K heavy lift helicopter, and the UH-60M BLACK HAWK helicopter, as well as several advanced concepts. He has served as Chief of Preliminary Design and Manager of Advanced Design and has led Sikorsky’s Strategic Planning group. Van Buiten led Sikorsky’s acquisition of the PZL Mielec Aircraft Company in Mielec, Poland. He has also served as a Technical Fellow for Advanced System Design. Van Buiten was a Glenn L. Martin Aerospace Scholar at the University of Maryland, where he received a Bachelor of Science in Aerospace degree in 1989. He received a


Master of Science in System Design and Management from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Sloan School of Business in 1999.

Dr. Steven H. Walker, Acting Director, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency Dr. Steven H. Walker is the acting director of Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). Prior to this assignment, he was the deputy director at DARPA from October 2012 to January 2017. Walker has more than 30 years experience in civil service and is a member of the Senior Executive Service. He has held several senior positions at DARPA, including director, deputy director, and program manager in the Tactical Technology Office. Walker served as deputy assistant secretary of the Air Force for science, technology and engineering, responsible for preparing policy, guidance and advocacy for the Air Force's annual $2 billion science and technology program and managing 14,000+ military and civilian scientists and engineers. Walker is an American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Fellow. He has been awarded the Presidential Rank Award, the Air Force Meritorious Civilian Service medal, and the DoD Exceptional, Meritorious, and Distinguished Civilian Service medals. He holds a Ph.D. and B.S. in aerospace engineering from the University of Notre Dame and an M.S. in mechanical engineering from the University of Dayton.

Stephen Welby, Former Assistant Secretary of Defense for the United States Stephen Welby served as the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering for the US Department of Defense from December 2015 through January 2017. As ASD, Welby served as the Chief Technology Officer for the US Department of Defense (DoD) and led the largest R&D and Engineering organization in the world, overseeing an annual technology investment budget of $12.5B. He previously served from September 2009 to December 2015 as the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Systems Engineering. As Chief System Engineer for the DoD, his responsibilities included engineering design, development and manufacturing of complex military systems, and the engineering review, analysis and technical risk assessment of the Department’s portfolio of major acquisition programs. Welby has extensive government and industrial experience in technology and product development, including senior leadership positions at the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). His experience includes development of leading-edge aeronautical and space systems, robotics, machine learning, high-performance software, and sensor systems. Welby holds a bachelor of engineering degree in chemical engineering from The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art, a master’s degree in business administration from the Texas A&M University, and master’s degrees in computer science and applied mathematics from The Johns Hopkins University.


Dan Wolf, CEO and Founder, Cape Air Daniel A. Wolf founded Cape Air in 1989, now the largest commuter airline in the United States alongside sister airline Nantucket Airlines. He continues to stay current with his Air Transport Pilot license and regularly flies as a pilot for Cape Air. Before founding Cape Air, a part employee-owned company, Wolf managed the Chatham Municipal Airport where he also worked as a flight instructor and aircraft mechanic. In November 2010, 2012 and 2014, Wolf was elected to represent Cape Cod and the Islands in the Massachusetts State Senate, where he served from 2011 through 2016. Wolf has worked as a community and union organizer in the Boston area and has served on many of the region’s most impactful non-profit and civic organizations. He received his bachelor’s in Political Philosophy at Wesleyan University and has a degree in Airframe and Power Plant Maintenance from the Quaker School of Aeronautics.


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