International  Advisory Committee SEDS-VIT

Dr. Lewis Peach, Retired Director, NASA

Retired Director of Advanced Human Space Exploration Program, NASA. He has served NASA for 30 years as Mars Mission Specialist and had the opportunity to propose and place the first few payloads for the Viking Lander to Mars. He started his career at Ames Research Centre and currently works as Chairman of RASC-AL program and as consultant Director for NASA Academy Program. 

Dr. Edward Hoffman, Chief Knowledge Officer, NASA

He is the founding director of the NASA Academy of Program/Project and Engineering Leadership (APPEL) and is responsible for the development of program and project leaders and teams within NASA. He serves as adjunct faculty at The George Washington University, and also has taught courses in project leadership at the University of Technology at Sydney, ESC-Lille, Drexel, George Mason University, and Webster University. He received the NASA Outstanding Leadership Medal in 2010.
 Dr. Hoffman holds a Doctorate, as well as Master of Arts and Master of Science degrees from Columbia University in the area of social and organizational psychology. He received a Bachelor of Science in Psychology from Brooklyn College in 1981.

http://www.nasa.gov/offices/oce/appel/about/13.html

 Dr. John M. Olson, Director, HEOMD, NASA

Dr. Olson is the Director of the Strategic Analysis and Integration Division in the Human Exploration and Operations (HEO) Mission Directorate at NASA Headquarters in Washington, DC.  Prior to his current role, Dr. Olson was Director of the Exploration Systems Mission Directorate Integration Office at NASA HQ, where he directed the seamless and efficient integration of NASA’s human and robotic space exploration activities and the necessary technical support to sustain their safety and success. Before joining NASA, Dr. Olson served in the US Air Force in several capacities.

http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/codeq/olson.htm

Mr. Chris Lewicki, NASA,USA

Chris Lewicki has been intimately involved with the lifecycle of NASA's Mars Exploration Rovers and the Phoenix Mars Lander. He has been part of the system engineering development and served on the teams for assembly, test and launch operations for these missions. He was also Flight Director of Spirit and Opportunity, and the Surface Mission Manager for Phoenix. He is a recipient of two NASA Exceptional Achievement Medals and has an asteroid name in his honor, 13609 Lewicki. Chris holds bachelor's and master's degrees in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Arizona.
Mr.Ed Chester, Centre Technologic per a la Industrial Aeronautical i de I'Espai.

 

 Ms. Rei Kawashima,University Space Research Consortium

She has been responsible for management of University Space Engineering Consortium (UNISEC) since 2002, and currently also serves AXELSPACE Corporation as chief marketing officer.

Mr. Jim Burke,NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory

After receiving his undergraduate and graduate aeronautical engineering degrees at Cal Tech, Burke joined the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in 1949. Since then he has participated in many important American and international mission to the moon and other planets. Dr. Burke's primary professional interest is in the development and colonization of the moon. Since Dr. Burke retired from JPL, he has been teaching at the summers sessions of the International Space University (ISU).


 Mr. Michael Simpson,International Space University

Simpson became Senior Program Officer of the Secure World Foundation in September 2011 following seven and a half years as President of the International Space University (ISU). Simpson holds a post as Professor of Space Policy and International Law at ISU.  He is a corresponding member of the International Academy of Astronautics. After 23 years of service, Simpson retired from the Naval Reserve in 1993 with the rank of Commander.