Assessing NASA's University Leadership Initiative (2021)
Chapter: Front Matter
ASSESSING NASA’S
UNIVERSITY LEADERSHIP
INITIATIVE
Committee to Assess NASA’s University Leadership Initiative
Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board
Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences
A Consensus Study Report of
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COMMITTEE TO ASSESS NASA’S UNIVERSITY LEADERSHIP INITIATIVE
PETER SHANNON, Radius Capital, Chair
DIANNE CHONG, NAE,1 The Boeing Company (retired)
LENORE L. DAI, Arizona State University
LISA M. FREHILL, Energetics Technology Center
DANIEL E. HASTINGS, NAE, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
RODWARD L. HEWLIN, JR., University of North Carolina, Charlotte
MICHAEL J. HIRSCHBERG, Vertical Flight Society
YUANWEI JIN, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore
MARY ANN LEUNG, Sustainable Horizons Institute
SEAN P.R. NOLAN, Pratt & Whitney
GBADEBO MOSES OWOLABI, Howard University
Staff
DWAYNE A. DAY, Senior Program Officer, Study Director
COLLEEN HARTMAN, Director, Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board and Space Studies Board
MEGAN CHAMBERLAIN, Senior Program Assistant
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1 Member, National Academy of Engineering.
AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ENGINEERING BOARD
PAMELA A. MELROY,1 Melroy & Hollett Technology Partners, LLC, Chair
ALAN H. EPSTEIN,2 NAE, Pratt & Whitney, Chair
BRIAN M. ARGROW, University of Colorado, Boulder
MEYER J. BENZAKEIN,3 NAE,4 Ohio State University
ROBERT D. BRAUN, NAE, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
EILEEN M. COLLINS,5 Space Presentations, LLC
EDWARD F. CRAWLEY, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
MICHAEL P. DELANEY,6 Boeing Commercial Airplanes
WILLIAM R. GRAY III, United States Air Force
SUSAN J. HELMS, NAE, Orbital Visions, LLC
JOHN C. KARAS, Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company
ILAN KROO, NAE, Stanford University
ANDREW R. LACHER, Noblis
NICHOLAS D. LAPPOS, Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin Company
VALERIE MANNING, Airbus
RICHARD MCKINNEY,7 RWMcKinney, LLC
PARVIZ MOIN, NAS8/NAE, Stanford University
ELLEN M. PAWLIKOWSKI, Independent Consultant
ROBIE I. SAMANTA ROY, Lockheed Martin Corporation
WANDA A. SIGUR, NAE, Independent Consultant
DAVID W. THOMPSON, NAE, Independent Consultant
SHERRIE L. ZACHARIUS, The Aerospace Corporation (retired)
Staff
COLLEEN HARTMAN, Director
ANDREA REBHOLZ, Program Coordinator
TANJA PILZAK, Manager, Program Operations
CELESTE A. NAYLOR, Information Management Associate
MEG A. KNEMEYER, Financial Officer
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1 Chair since January 2021.
2 Chair through December 2020.
3 Member through December 2020.
4 Member, National Academy of Engineering.
5 Member through December 2020.
6 Member through December 2020.
7 Member through December 2020.
8 Member, National Academy of Sciences.
Acknowledgment of Reviewers
This Consensus Study Report was reviewed in draft form by individuals chosen for their diverse perspectives and technical expertise. The purpose of this independent review is to provide candid and critical comments that will assist the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine in making each published report as sound as possible and to ensure that it meets the institutional standards for quality, objectivity, evidence, and responsiveness to the study charge. The review comments and draft manuscript remain confidential to protect the integrity of the deliberative process.
We thank the following individuals for their review of this report:
Phillip J. Ansell, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign,
Wesley Harris, NAE,1 Massachusetts Institute of Technology,
Carole Rickard Hedden, Aviation Week Network,
Shaik Jeelani, Tuskegee University,
Nicholas D. Lappos, Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin Company,
George T. Ligler, NAE, GTL Associates,
Gregory Reich, Air Force Research Laboratory,
Anthony Rollett, Carnegie Mellon University, and
Nadir Yilmaz, Howard University.
Although the reviewers listed above provided many constructive comments and suggestions, they were not asked to endorse the conclusions or recommendations of this report nor did they see the final draft before its release. The review of this report was overseen by Steven J. Battel, NAE, Battel Engineering, Inc. He was responsible for making certain that an independent examination of this report was carried out in accordance with the standards of the National Academies and that all review comments were carefully considered. Responsibility for the final content rests entirely with the authoring committee and the National Academies.
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1 Member, National Academy of Engineering.
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