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Appendix A: Committee and Panel Member Biographies
Pages 105-115

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From page 105...
... He was director of the Goddard Space Flight Center, director of the Glenn Research Center, deputy associate administrator for aeronautics and space technology at NASA Headquarters, and a technical leader at the Ames Research Center. Before joining NASA, he conducted fundamental research in fluid dynamics at the California Institute of Technology and worked at the Douglas Aircraft Company and the Grumman Aircraft Company.
From page 106...
... He has also served on four NRC committees. RAYMOND LaFREY recently retired as manager of the MIT Lincoln Laboratory Air Traffic Control Mission Area.
From page 107...
... In this position she managed the $220 million per year Basic Research Sciences and $240 million per year Propulsion Science and Technology portfolios at the Air Force secretariat. She also worked at the Air Force Research Laboratory's Propulsion and Power Directorate from 1983 to 1999 planning and executing basic, exploratory, and advanced development propulsion science and technology programs focusing on state-of-theart aviation fuels and propulsion systems.
From page 108...
... During his time in the safety role, he was responsible for flight safety, aircraft cabin safety, occupational safety, environmental compliance, operational quality assurance, security, computer security, and emergency response. During his career he made significant contributions in the development of emergency response methodologies, flight crew human factors safety initiatives, enhanced ground proximity warning devices, flight operations quality assurance programs (digital performance monitoring and analysis)
From page 109...
... Winchester spent 18 years with Hughes Aircraft Company, working as a program manager in oceanic air traffic control, as a manager of air traffic control marketing business development, and as a research engineer.
From page 110...
... in aeronautical engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology. He recently retired as vice president of Lockheed Martin Skunk Works.
From page 111...
... Other honors include the Caltech Distinguished Alumni Award, the NASA Distinguished Public Service Medal, the AIAA Mechanics and Control of Flight Award, the Franklin Institute's Levy Medal, the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society's Alexander Williams Award, and SAE's Aerospace Engineering Leadership Award.
From page 112...
... Mr. Aalfs has also served on two NBC study groups: the Panel on Human Factors in Air Traffic Control Automation and the Committee to Study the FAA's Methodologies for Estimating Air Traffic Controller Staffing Standards.
From page 113...
... Dr. Dunlay is currently a visiting lecturer and research engineer at the University of California, Berkeley, where he is teaching an airport design course and working on FAA-sponsored research at the National Center of Excellence for Aviation Operations Research.
From page 114...
... After joining NTSB in 1970, he served in various management positions, with a special emphasis on human performance in flight operations and air traffic control. He has participated in the on-scene investigation of numerous accident investigations, public hearings, and the development of NTSB recommendations.
From page 115...
... RAYMOND LaFREY (see biography above) 115 JOHN McCARTHY recently retired as manager for scientific and technical program development at the Naval Research Laboratory in Monterey, California, and currently is president of Aviation Weather Associates, Inc., a consulting company.


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