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J O S E P H B . REAGA N
1934–2011
Elected in 1998
“For contribution to space science and instrumentation and their
application to national space programs.”
REPRINTED WITH THE PERMISSION OF BOSTON COLLEGE
SUBMITTED BY THE NAE HOME SECRETARY
J OSEPH B. REAGAN died unexpectedly on August 14, 2011,
leaving behind a loving family, friends, and associates who
are still coping with the loss of a brilliant mind and an even
greater man. Joe was born in November 26, 1934, in Somerville,
Massachusetts.
Dr. Reagan received his B.S. and M.S. degrees in physics from
Boston College in 1956 and 1959, respectively. He received his
Ph.D. degree in space science from Stanford University in 1975.
He also attended Pennsylvania State University’s Executive
Management Program in 1981, the Lockheed Management
Institute in 1977, the Lockheed Advanced Institute in 1983, the
Lockheed Executive Institute in 1985, and the Lockheed Senior
Management Institute in 1986.
His last position was as an independent consultant to senior
management in industry and the U S. government as principal
of JBR Associates. From 1991 until his retirement in 1996, he
was a vice president of the Lockheed Martin Corporation
and a vice president and general manager in the Missiles and
Space Company. He was responsible for the technical and
management direction of the Research and Development
Division of the Palo Alto Laboratories in California, where some
750 scientists and engineers engaged in advanced technology
development in the fields of physical science, space science,
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materials, optics and electro-optics, software engineering,
intelligent systems, cryogenics, and guidance and control.
He was responsible for annual research and development
contract revenues of $100 million from government agencies,
in addition to a comparable amount in support of major
Lockheed Martin corporate programs.
Dr. Reagan joined Lockheed in January 1959 as a scientist.
He led the Space Instrumentation Group for 10 years and was
responsible for the development and on-orbit deployment of
over 20 scientific satellite payloads for the National Aeronautics
and Space Administration (NASA) and the U.S. Department of
Defense (DOD), including 7 major scientific payloads carried
piggyback aboard the world’s first photoreconnaissance
satellites known as Discoverer/Corona. Dr. Reagan conducted
personal research in the areas of radiation belt particles, solar
particle events, and the effects of particle precipitation on the
neutral atmosphere and the ionosphere. He was the principal
or coprincipal author of over 110 published papers and the
principal author of four chapters in technical books. He was
an invited speaker at national and international scientific
conferences on 10 occasions. He was an expert consultant to
several U.S. Air Force, U.S. Navy, and NASA committees in the
area of radiation belt physics and radiation effects on space and
terrestrial operational systems. As the principal investigator of
four scientific space missions and coinvestigator on 13 other
missions, Dr. Reagan was responsible for the development and
successful deployment of complex space instrumentation.
Dr. Reagan was manager of the Lockheed Space Payloads
Program from 1973 until he became manager of the Space
Sciences Laboratory in 1975. He became director of Electronic
Sciences in 1984 and director of the Physical and Electronic
Sciences Laboratory in 1985. In June 1986 he became the deputy
general manager of the Research and Development Division
and in 1988 vice president and assistant general manager. In
January 1991, Dr. Reagan became vice president and general
manager of the Research and Development Division of the
Missiles and Space Company and a vice president of Lockheed
Corporation.
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Upon his retirement in January 1996, Dr. Reagan became the
technology panel leader of the Naval Studies Board (NSB), an
element of the Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics,
and Applications of the National Research Council. In this
role he led 18 scientists and engineers from academia and
industry in a major 18-month study entitled “Technology for
Future Naval Forces: The United States Navy and Marine
Corps, 2000–2035, Becoming a 21st Century Force.” For this
study commissioned by the Navy’s chief of naval operations,
the technology panel attempted to forecast trends in the most
important technologies that would impact Navy and Marine
Corps operations over the next 35 years. In 1998, Dr. Reagan
participated in another major study, “Recapitalizing the
Navy: A Strategy for Managing the Infrastructure,” which
advised the Navy on how to recapitalize and modernize for
the future while maintaining fleet readiness. In 1999 he was
one of the leaders of a study entitled “Network-Centric Naval
Forces: A Transition Strategy for Enhancing Operational
Capabilities.” This study focused on the transition of the Navy
from a platform-centric force to one based on network-centric
operations. In 1999 he was a committee member of an NSB
study called “Review of the Office of Naval Research (ONR)
Technical Vision for Uninhabited Combat Air Vehicles.” In
2001 he was chairman of an NSB committee study of ONR’s
Aircraft Technology Program and followed up in 2004 as
chairman of a committee study entitled “Identification of
Promising Naval Aviation Science and Technology.” In 2003
he was a member of a classified NSB study on the Navy’s
Needs in Space for Providing Future Capabilities.
In 1998, Dr. Reagan was appointed NSB’s vice chair. In 1999
he was selected to be vice chairman, an office he held until
his mandatory retirement from the board in 2004. Dr. Reagan
was elected to the National Academy of Engineering in 1998.
He was a fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and
Astronautics since 1990 and was the “Outstanding Engineer
in Astronautics” of the San Francisco chapter in 1988. He was
also a member of the American Geophysical Union and the
National Physics Honor Society—Sigma Pi Sigma—where he
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served on the Development Committee from 2004 to 2006. He
received the NASA Group Achievement Award for his work
on the Pioneer Venus program. In 1992 he was awarded the
Silver Knight of Management by the Lockheed Management
Association. In 1993 he received the Outstanding Alumni
Award in Science from his alma mater, Boston College. He was
a member of both the Stanford University and the University of
California at Berkeley engineering schools’ advisory councils
from 1992 to 1996.
Dr. Reagan also participated as an ad hoc member of
the U.S. Air Force Scientific Advisory Board. From May
2002 to November 2003, he was a member of the National
Research Council’s review of NASA’s aerospace technology
enterprise, which produced a report titled An Assessment of
NASA’s Pioneering Revolutionary Technology Program. From
November 2007 until October 2008, he was a member of the
National Research Council’s Space Studies Board workshop,
which produced a report titled Severe Space Weather Events—
Understanding Societal and Economic Impacts. From July 2005
to June 2007, Dr. Reagan was chairman of the Aerospace
Engineering Section of the National Academy of Engineering.
Dr. Reagan served from 1987 to 1992 and from 1993 to 2004
as director of Southwall Technologies, Inc., a public company
located in Palo Alto, California. Southwall is a high-technology
company that specializes in producing wide-web, transparent
thin films that are used to control ultraviolet, visible, and
infrared solar radiation in such applications as industrial
and residential windows, antiglare screens for liquid crystal
displays, and laminated glass for cars. Dr. Reagan was a
member of the Finance Committee and chairman of the Human
Resources Committee and served for a time as chairman of the
Board of Directors.
He was also director of the Technology Museum of
Innovation (the TECH) in San Jose from 1992 to 2004, where
he served as chairman of the Exhibits Committee and as a
member of the executive, education, finance, and corporate
development committees.
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From July 2004 until December 2008, Dr. Reagan was a
director of SM&A, a public company in Newport Beach,
California, that supports the development of proposals for
major business opportunities, such as major DOD programs,
where he was a member of the Finance Committee and
chairman of the Human Resources Committee. He also served
as director of Planning Systems, Inc., in McLean, Virginia,
from 1989 to 1991. He was also a member of the Senior
Advisory Council of the Industry Initiative for Science and
Math Education in Cupertino, California, starting in 1986.
Joe and Dottie literally traveled the world, including visits
to Europe, Russia, China, Australia, South America, and the
Middle East. They especially enjoyed family vacations to
destinations such as Fiji, Hawaii, Mexico, Canada, and, of
course, Joe’s beloved Napa Valley. He loved fine wine and
shared many exceptional vintages with family and friends. Joe
indulged his passion for fine woodworking in his retirement,
creating many special one-of-a-kind pieces of furniture for his
family.
Dr. Reagan is survived by his high school sweetheart and
loving wife of 54 years, Dorothy; his seven children and their
spouses—Patrick, Michael (Kate), Kevin (Maria), Kathleen
(Orlando), Brian, John (Tahmineh), and Maureen; four
grandchildren—Christina, Kaitlin, Tea, and Riley; his sister,
Rita Duffy; and many nieces, nephews, and cousins. He was
preceded in death by his sister Helen and granddaughter
Lauren.
