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Appendix B Biographical Sketches of Committee Members
Pages 64-66

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... DOUGLAS M ALLEN is currently the site manager for Schafer's Dayton, Ohio, office responsible for managing technical support contracts and developing new business with Wright-Patterson Air Force Base and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
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... Dr. Caveny serves on the National Research Council panel to evaluate proposals in the area of advanced propulsion research and development for the Air Force Office of Scientific Research.
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... Kennel was at Wright Patterson Air Force Base, where he was responsible for research and development activities in support of thermionic energy conversion for space power supplies, and other aerospace power technologies. He holds several patents in the areas of electron emission devices and nanomaterials.
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