Phillips Scholars Mentors

C. Nick Arge received his B.S. in Physics at the University of Arizona in 1985, an M.S. See Entire Biography

Mr. Keith Avery is the Program Manager for the Integrated Microsysterms Program and is part of the Space Electronics branch. See Entire Biography

G. Eli Baker is a Senior Research Scientist with the Air Force Research Laboratory’s Nuclear Explosion Monitoring group at Kirtland AFB in Albuquerque, NM. See Entire Biography

K. S. Balasubramaniam is a Senior Research Astrophysicist at the AFRL/Solar Disturbances Predictions Section, at Sunspot, NM. See Entire Biography

Dr. Morgan Baldwin is a Research Aerospace Engineer in the Guidance, Navigation, & Control Section within the Spacecraft Component Technology Branch of the Space Vehicles Directorate of the Air Force Research Laboratory located at Kirtland Air Force See Entire Biography

Jeremy Banik leads the Large Deployable Structures Technology Thrust Area at the Air Force Research Laboratory Space Vehicles Directorate at Kirtland AFB. See Entire Biography

Dr. David Chapman is a Research Materials Engineer in the Advanced Space Power Group within the Space Vehicles Directorate of the Air Force Research Laboratory located at Kirtland Air Force Base in Albuquerque, New Mexico. See Entire Biography

Mr. Collier is a Senior Photonics Engineer at the Air Force Research Laboratory, Space Vehicles Directorate, and leads the Advanced Photonics Research Group under the Space Communications program. See Entire Biography

Dr. Jonah J. Colman received a B.S. in Chemistry from UC Berkeley in 1990, and a Ph.D. See Entire Biography

Chris Dodson received a M.S. in Applied Mathematic in 2000 and a M.S. in Mechanical Engineering in 2003 from the University of New Mexico. See Entire Biography

Matthew T. Domonkos earned a B.S. in mechanical engineering from the University of New Mexico in 1994, and a M.S. See Entire Biography

Brian Engberg received a B.S. in Aerospace Engineering and a B.S. in Astronomy and Astrophysics from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in 1994; he received a M.S. See Entire Biography

Dr. Christopher J. Erickson is a research physicist in the Cold Atom Precision Timing and Navigation group in the Space Vehicles Directorate of the U.S. See Entire Biography

R. Scott Erwin received a B. S. in Aeronautical Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 1991, and the M. See Entire Biography

Dale C. Ferguson received the Ph.D. degree from The University of Arizona, Tucson, in 1974. See Entire Biography

Dr. Timothy Fleming is a research physicist for the Air Force Research Laboratory Directed Energy Directorate. See Entire Biography

RV Outstanding Mentor of the Year. Dr. Brien Roy Flewelling is a Research Aerospace Engineer in the Guidance Navigation and Control Group in the Spacecraft Component Technology Branch within the Space Vehicles Directorate of the Air Force Research Laboratory located at Kirtland Air Force Base See Entire Biography

Tom Fraser received his B.S. and M.S. degrees in mechanical engineering from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2004 and 2006. See Entire Biography

Lieutenant Jason Gabriel is a Missile Guidance Technology Engineer in the Strategic Systems and Launch Technologies group of the Air Force Research Laboratory’s Space Vehicles Directorate at Kirtland AFB, NM. See Entire Biography

Michael Gallegos, AIA, is a Registered Architect and a Principle Supervisory General Engineer with a specialty in the sustainment, restoration, modernization, and asset management of AF facilities. See Entire Biography

Julieanne Heffernan received her BS in chemical engineering (2005) and her MS in materials engineering (2007) from the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology. See Entire Biography

Alex Howard received a B. S. and Ph. D. in Materials Science and Engineering from the University of Utah. See Entire Biography

Lt Benjamin Jewell received a M.S. with honors in Mechanical Engineering in 2010 from Kansas State University. See Entire Biography

Stephen Kahler received his B.S. degree in physics from the Ohio State University in 1961. He did graduate work at the Space Sciences Laboratory of the University of California at Berkeley and received his Ph.D. See Entire Biography

Dr. Seth L. Lacy earned B.S. degrees in Physics and Aeronautical Engineering from the California Institute of Technology in 1997. He continued his education at the University of Michigan where he earned the M.S. See Entire Biography

Dr. Lane is a Senior Research Aerospace Engineer at the Air Force Research Laboratory, Space Vehicles Directorate. See Entire Biography

Dr. Lasché graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1982. He retired from the Army Reserve in 2005. See Entire Biography

Dr. Thomas Alan Lovell is a Research Aerospace Engineer in the Simulation and Technology Assessment Branch within the Space Vehicles Directorate of the Air Force Research Laboratory located at Kirtland Air Force Base in New Mexico. See Entire Biography

Jim Lyke is technical advisor to the Air Force Research Laboratory's SpaceElectronics Branch (Space Vehicles Directorate) and an AFRL Fellow. See Entire Biography

Dr. Mardahl is a research physicist for the Air Force Research Laboratory Directed Energy Directorate. He is a primary developer of the Improved Concurrent Electromagnetic Particle-In-Cell (ICEPIC) model, a microwave system design tool which has bee See Entire Biography

Mike has worked within AFRL for 32 years. From 1980 to 1993 he worked with Directed Energy on Shiva Star 9 mega joule capacitor bank as lead technician. See Entire Biography

Dr. Josue D. Muñoz is a Research Aerospace Engineer in the Simulation and Technology Assessment Branch within the Space Vehicles Directorate of the Air Force Research Laboratory located at Kirtland Air Force Base in New Mexico. See Entire Biography

Dr. Thomas Murphey has been conducting space deployable structures research at the Space Vehicles Directorate for the last eight years. See Entire Biography

Dr. Jeremy Murray-Krezan obtained his PhD in Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics in 2007 from the University of Virginia. See Entire Biography

Dr. Madeleine Naudeau is a Senior Physicist in the Space-Based Advanced Sensing and Protection Branch within the Space Vehicles Directorate of the Air Force Research Laboratory located at Kirtland Air Force Base in New Mexico. See Entire Biography

Dr. Thomas L. Peng is a research chemist in the Air Force Research Laboratory Space Control Research and Technology group located at Kirtland Air Force Base in Albuquerque, New Mexico. See Entire Biography

Erin Pettyjohn received a B.S. with distinction in Physics and Astronomy from the Virginia Military Institute in 2001 as well as a VA Senate Joint Resolution No 412 for outstanding leadership, and an M.S. See Entire Biography

Dr. Pitz received his B.A. and M.S. degree in Physics from Wright State University, Dayton, OH, in 2001 and 2004, respectively. See Entire Biography

Whitney Reynolds leads the Structural Health Monitoring efforts in the symbiotic structures thrust within the Integrated Structural Systems Team. See Entire Biography

Dr. William “Pat” Roach is the Advanced Electric Laser Branch Senior Science Advisor. See Entire Biography

Richard Selesnick did his graduate work at MIT Center for Space Research, receiving his PhD in 1988. See Entire Biography

Dr. Matthew B. Squires is a research physicist in the Cold Atom group in the Space Vehicles Directorate of the U.S. See Entire Biography

Dr. Jaime Stearns is the head of the Space Chem/2 Lab within the Space Vehicles Directorate of the Air Force Research Laboratory and is located at Kirtland AFB in New Mexico. See Entire Biography

Dr. Stohs received his Ph.D. in physics from the University New Mexico in the year 2000. He has been with the Air Force Research Lab for the last ten years working on various aspects of high power solid state lasers. See Entire Biography

Capt Adam Stooke graduated from the US Air Force Academy in 2008 with B.S. degrees in Physics and Mathematics. See Entire Biography

Mr. Brent Taft is a Mechanical Engineer in the Integrated Structural Systems Section within the Spacecraft Component Technology Branch of the Space Vehicles Directorate of the Air Force Research Laboratory located at Kirtland Air Force Base in New Me See Entire Biography

Dr. Tang graduated from the University of Michigan in 2009 with a Ph.D. in Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Science. See Entire Biography

Mr. Tarasenko is a Mechanical Engineer with AFRL/RDTAE SPIDERWorks, an agile group of contractors and civilians armed with deployable optical tracking systems. See Entire Biography

Lt Nicholas Tassos is the Deputy Program Manager for the University Nanosat Program. This involves thoroughly understanding the technology and programmatics of at least 15 unique nano-class satellites being developed by different universities across See Entire Biography

Mr. Andy Williams has been leading the research and development of satellite thermal control system technologies at the Air Force Research Laboratory, Space Vehicles Directorate (AFRL/RV) for the last eight years. See Entire Biography

Dr. Donald “D. J.” Wittich is an aerospace engineer in the Laser Division of AFRL’s Directed Energy Directorate where he leads research in the effects of aero-optical and aero-mechanical disturbances on laser systems aboard aircraft. See Entire Biography