Industrial Advisory Council 2017–18
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.
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Mr. Bradley D. Belcher (BSAAE'82) Program Director U.S. Civil R&T Funded Programs Rolls-Royce Corporation |
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Ms. Andrea M. Chavez (BSAAE '88) Director National Defense Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corporation |
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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 |
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Mr. Michael J. Corso (BSAE '71 ) Department Chair Tort and Insurance Litigation Department Henderson, Franklin, Starnes & Holt, PA |
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Mr. Ben Diachun (BSME) President Scaled Composites |
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Mr. Mike Dreessen (BSAAE '83) |
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Dr. Markus B. Heinimann (BSAAE '92, MSAAE '94, PhD '97) Vice President Engineered Product and Process Technology Arconic |
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Dr. Raymond Kamin (MSAAE '89, PhD '93) Senior Director Advanced Technology Center Rockwell Collins |
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Mr. Stephen Kress (BSAAE '75) Chief Engineer IAMD Programs Lockheed Martin Corporation |
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Mr. Thomas Maxwell (BSAE '69) General Manager, Retired GE Aircraft Engines |
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Dr. Anna-Maria Rivas McGowan (BSAAE '92) Senior Engineer for Complex Systems Design Agency Technical Fellow NASA Langley Research Center |
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Mr. David McGrath (BSAAE '83, 'MSAAE 84) Director, Advanced Technology Missile Defense and Controls Northrop Grumman |
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Mr. Leon McKinney (BSAAE '81, 'MSAAE 82) President McKinney Associates |
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Ms. Beth Moses (BSAAE '92, MSAAE '94) Chief Astronaut Trainer Virgin Galactic |
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Mr. Terrence Murphy (BSAAE '80) Vice President and CEO Hammond Group |
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Mr. Eric Ohmit (BSAAE '81) Engineering Fellow Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems |
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Mr. Kevin Parsons (BSAAE '96) Director, Innovation & Transformation Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems |
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Col. Gary E. Payton (MSAE 1972) Distinguished Visiting Professor in the Erdle Chair Engineering Sciences U.S. Air Force Academy |
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Ms. Erika J. Pearson (BSAAE '93) Business Director/Deputy VP Leasing & Asset Management Boeing Commercial Airplanes |
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Dr. Jordi Puig-Suari (BSAAE '88, MSAAE '90, PhD '93) Professor Aerospace Engineering Department California Polytechnic State University |
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Mr. James P. Renna (BSAAE '86, MBA '91) Chief Engineer, Commercial Programs Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation |
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Ms. Tamaira Ross (BSAAE '96, MSAAE '98) Configuration Design Engineer Blue Origin |
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Mr. Charles Robert Saff (BSAE '71) Technical Fellow, Retired Structures Technology Boeing Research and Technology |
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Dr. Robert L. Strickler (BSAE '60, MSE Sc. '62, PhD ME '68) Private Consultant Vice President, Retired TRW |
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Mr. William "Ted" Torgerson (BSAAE '83) Director T—X Program Manager Boeing Defense, Space, & Security |
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Mr. Wayne Tygert (BSAAE '85) 787-10 Chief Project Engineer Boeing Commercial Airplanes |
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Mr. John J. Walsh (BSAAE '82) Vice President Secure Technology Group |
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Ms. Rhonda Walthall (BSAAE '86) Technical Fellow, Prognostics and Health Management UTC Aerospace Systems |
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Mr. Glenn Weissinger (BSAAE'77, MSIA'78) Vice President, Retired Strategic Planning Lockheed Martin |
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