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Leadership and Staff
Karen Thole
Director
kat18@psu.edu
Allison Beese
Senior Associate Director
amb961@psu.edu
Daniel E. Heckman
Acting Managing Director
deh28@psu.edu
Jenn Leedy
Administrative Assistant
jsl226@psu.edu
Research Pillar Leads
Amanda Clase
Pillar Lead, Biotechnology
acc5804@psu.edu
Herschel Pangborn
Pillar Lead, Robotics & Autonomy
hxp5027@psu.edu
Puneet Singla
Pillar Lead, Aeronautics, Hypersonics, and Space
pxs433@psu.edu
Douglas H. Werner
Pillar Lead, Electromagnetics & Quantum
dhw@psu.edu
Strategic Advisory Council
Gary Brito
Chair, NSI Strategic Advisory Council; Founder, The Brito Group
Mike Baylor
Vice President and Chief Data and Analytics Officer, Lockheed Martin
Sandra (Sandi) Beaulieu
Director of Research, Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD)
Derek Honyoust
Cybersecurity Executive and Technology Leader, ATT
Scott F. Kaslusky
Vice President, Aerospace Technology, RTX
Joseph Kopser
President, Grayline Group
Douglas P. Wickert
Commander, Air Force Research Laboratory; Technology Executive Officer, U.S. Air Force and U.S. Space Force
Edward You
Founder and Strategic Advisor, EHY Consulting LLC