Industrial Advisory Council 2017–18

2015-2016 IAC Group Photo
The Industrial Advisory Council (IAC) is made up of leading alumni/alumnae from Purdue’s School of Aeronautics and Astronautics. The IAC reviews and addresses issues related to the mission and the vision of our school and serves as a link between our school and industry and government. The IAC meets twice a year, in the fall and spring. The current members of our IAC are listed below. We are extremely grateful for the efforts of our IAC members in helping our school move forward.

Mr. Bradley D. Belcher (BSAAE'82)
Program Director
U.S. Civil R&T Funded Programs
Rolls-Royce Corporation		 Bradley Duane Belcher
Ms. Andrea M. Chavez (BSAAE '88)
Director
National Defense
Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corporation		 Andrea Chavez
Dr. Emmanuel G. Collins (MSME '82, PhD AAE '87)
John Seely Professor & Chair of Dept. of Mechanical Engineering
Director, Center for Intelligent Systems, Control, and Robotics
Florida A&M University and Florida State University College of Engineering		 Emmanuel Collins
Mr. Michael J. Corso (BSAE '71 )
Department Chair
Tort and Insurance Litigation Department
Henderson, Franklin, Starnes & Holt, PA		 Michael Corso
Mr. Ben Diachun (BSME)
President
Scaled Composites		 Ben Daichun

Mr. Mike Dreessen (BSAAE '83)
Executive Director, Engineering
Missile Defense & Space Systems
General Atomics, Electromagnetics Systems Group

 Mike Dreessen
Dr. Markus B. Heinimann
(BSAAE '92, MSAAE '94, PhD '97)
Vice President
Engineered Product and Process Technology
Arconic		 Markus Heinimann
Dr. Raymond Kamin (MSAAE '89, PhD '93)
Senior Director
Advanced Technology Center
Rockwell Collins		 Kevin
Mr. Stephen Kress (BSAAE '75)
Chief Engineer
IAMD Programs
Lockheed Martin Corporation		 Stephen Kress
Mr. Thomas Maxwell (BSAE '69)
General Manager, Retired
GE Aircraft Engines		 Tom Maxwell Pic
Dr. Anna-Maria Rivas McGowan (BSAAE '92)
Senior Engineer for Complex Systems Design
Agency Technical Fellow
NASA Langley Research Center		 Anna-Maria McGowan
Mr. David McGrath (BSAAE '83, 'MSAAE 84)
Director, Advanced Technology
Missile Defense and Controls
Northrop Grumman		 Dave McGrath Pic
Mr. Leon McKinney (BSAAE '81, 'MSAAE 82)
President
McKinney Associates		 Leon McKinney
Ms. Beth Moses (BSAAE '92, MSAAE '94)
Chief Astronaut Trainer
Virgin Galactic		 Beth Moses
Mr. Terrence Murphy (BSAAE '80)
Vice President and CEO
Hammond Group		 Gary
Mr. Eric Ohmit (BSAAE '81)
Engineering Fellow
Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems		 Eric Ohmit Pic
Mr. Kevin Parsons (BSAAE '96)
Director, Innovation & Transformation
Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems		 Kevin
Col. Gary E. Payton (MSAE 1972)
Distinguished Visiting Professor in the Erdle Chair
Engineering Sciences
U.S. Air Force Academy		 Gary Payton
Ms. Erika J. Pearson (BSAAE '93)
Business Director/Deputy VP
Leasing & Asset Management
Boeing Commercial Airplanes		 Erika Pearson
Dr. Jordi Puig-Suari (BSAAE '88, MSAAE '90, PhD '93)
Professor
Aerospace Engineering Department
California Polytechnic State University		 Jordi Puig-Suari
Mr. James P. Renna (BSAAE '86, MBA '91)
Chief Engineer, Commercial Programs
Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation		 James Renna
Ms. Tamaira Ross (BSAAE '96, MSAAE '98)
Configuration Design Engineer
Blue Origin		 Tamaira Ross
Mr. Charles Robert Saff (BSAE '71)
Technical Fellow, Retired
Structures Technology
Boeing Research and Technology		 Robert Saff
Dr. Robert L. Strickler
(BSAE '60, MSE Sc. '62, PhD ME '68)
Private Consultant
Vice President, Retired
TRW		 Robert Strickler
Mr. William "Ted" Torgerson (BSAAE '83)
Director
T—X Program Manager
Boeing Defense, Space, & Security		 Ted Torgerson
Mr. Wayne Tygert (BSAAE '85)
787-10 Chief Project Engineer
Boeing Commercial Airplanes		 Wayne Tygert
Mr. John J. Walsh (BSAAE '82)
Vice President
Secure Technology Group		 John Walsh
Ms. Rhonda Walthall (BSAAE '86)
Technical Fellow, Prognostics and Health Management
UTC Aerospace Systems		 Rhonda Walthall
Mr. Glenn Weissinger (BSAAE'77, MSIA'78)
Vice President, Retired
Strategic Planning
Lockheed Martin		 Glenn Weissinger