Meet the Members
In This Section
Sonya T. Smith, Ph.D.
Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Principal Investigator, Applied Fluids & Thermal Engineering Research Laboratory, Howard University; 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; Recognition Subcommittee Chair, AIAA Diversity and Inclusion Working Group
Keely Cat-Wells
CEO, Making Space
Durgesh Chandel
RET Research Scientist at Intel Corporation and Postdoctoral research affiliate at MIT Gas Turbine Lab and Hypersonics Research Lab.
Meg Filer
DEI Senior Program Manager, Blue Origin
Daniel Goodvin
Business Development Manager, TESAT Government
Pat Goulding II
Senior Staff Engineer
National Full-Scale Aerodynamics Complex, AEDC
Janet Grondin
Chief Executive Officer, Stellar Solutions, Inc., Programs Subcommittee Chair, AIAA Diversity and Inclusion Working Group
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
Ethan Och
Software Engineer, Northrop Grumman, Enterprise Services, Outreach Subcommittee Chair, AIAA Diversity and Inclusion Working Group
Claudine Phaire
Principal Systems Engineer, Lockheed Martin Skunk Works
Kerri Phillips, Ph.D.
Chief Scientist, Air & Missile Defense Sector, Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory
Jennifer Rocca
Principal Project Systems Engineer, SPHEREx Mission PSE/ETA, PRIMA Probe Proposal Capture Lead, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
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
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