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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:

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Kevin Leclaire

Geoshare / Lockheed Martin

Chair

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