Advisory Board
Advisory Board at Space@VT
The Advisory Board for the Center for Space Science and Engineering at Virginia Tech (Space@VT) provides critical input for future growth and continued success.
The Advisory Board provides input on research opportunities and directions, as well as guidance for curricula and training for educating future space science and engineering students. Members of the Space@VT advisory board are leaders in the fields of space science, space engineering, and space technology. The current membership is as follows:
Kevin Leclaire
Geoshare / Lockheed Martin
Katherine Wagner
Aerospace Corp.
Shey Sabripour
Cesium Astro
Nafiz Karabudak
Lockheed Martin
Janet Bachtel
Lockheed Martin
Brian Holz
Mangata Works
Andy Kwas
Northrop Grumman
Richard Stapp
Northrop Grumman
Mark Jahshan
Peraton
Patricia Remias
Sierra Nevada
Michael McLelland
Southwest Research Institute
David McBride
SSAI
Shilpa Bahethi
SSAI
Jonathan McCallister
SSAIC
Dan Sable
VPT
David Pierce
Wallops Flight Facility
David Bowles
formerly Langley Research Center
Rob Fulton
formerly Orbital Sciences Corporation
Peter Hadinger
formerly Inmarsat
Amit Puri
Erica Rogers
Center for National Security Initiatives, formerly NASA HQ
Michelle Thompson
Open Research Institute