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Appendix B: Abbreviated Committee Biographies
Pages 139-144

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... in aeronautical and astronautical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Her professional experience with GPS includes prior employment as a GPS program manager and lead systems engineer for Stanford Telecommunications and as a GPS consultant for various companies.
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... He has served one term as president of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials; and has served as chair of the National Research Council's Transportation Research Board and the National Association of State University and Land Grant Colleges. He has also served as Chief Executive Officer of Chemagnetics, Inc.; Executive Vice President of Simons, Li & Associates, Inc.; and President of Mitchell & Co., Tnc.
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... He has served on several NRC committees, including the Study of Presidentially Appointed Scientists and Engineers, and the Panel on the Impact of National Security Controls on International Technology Transfer.
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... Jacobson was assigned to the Space Shuttle Program Office at NASA Headquarters, and later was the Air Staff Officer responsible for the budget of the Air Force's space program. His last position was Director of Special Projects within the Office of the Secretary of the Air Force.
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... His current projects at the Research and Development Center include systems that measure the integrity of GPS and DGPS performance both onboard ships and as static monitors for the Coast Guard DGPS service and vessel attitude determination by using an array of GPS antenna/receiver combinations.
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  • aerospace engineering
  • guard research
  • jet propulsion
  • bachelors degree
  • dgps performance

  • earth sciences
  • land mapping
  • force space
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  • research study

  • joined fairchild
  • rear admiral
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  • maritime college
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  • american trucking
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  • merchant marine


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