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Chairman: Dr. Mark J. Lewis Ph.D., Chief National Security Officer at Purdue Research Foundation (PRF)

Chairman: Dr. Mark J. Lewis Ph.D.

Chief National Security Officer
Purdue Research Foundation (PRF)

Lieutenant General John Rafferty, Commanding General at U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command (USASMDC)

Lieutenant General John Rafferty

Commanding General
U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command (USASMDC)

Jimmy Allen SES, Deputy Assistant Secretary of War S&T Futures at Office of the Under Secretary of War For Research and Engineering (OUSW (R&E))

Jimmy Allen SES

Deputy Assistant Secretary of War S&T Futures
Office of the Under Secretary of War For Research and Engineering (OUSW (R&E))

Dr. James Weber Ph.D., Senior Official, Scaled Hypersonics at Office of the Under Secretary of War for Research and Engineering (OUSW (R&E))

Dr. James Weber Ph.D.

Senior Official, Scaled Hypersonics
Office of the Under Secretary of War for Research and Engineering (OUSW (R&E))

Rear Admiral Michael S. Richman, Deputy PAE Strategic Systems Programs, Regional Deterrence at U.S. Navy

Rear Admiral Michael S. Richman

Deputy PAE Strategic Systems Programs, Regional Deterrence
U.S. Navy

Brigadier General Robert J. Mikesh Jr., Portfolio Management Executive, Offensive Fires, PAE Fires at U.S. Army

Brigadier General Robert J. Mikesh Jr.

Portfolio Management Executive, Offensive Fires, PAE Fires
U.S. Army

Brigadier General Rory Crooks, Director, Capability Directorate, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff, G-8 at U.S. Army

Brigadier General Rory Crooks

Director, Capability Directorate, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff, G-8
U.S. Army

Dr. Mark Benedict Ph.D., Senior Scientist, Advanced Manufacturing, Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) at U.S. Air Force

Dr. Mark Benedict Ph.D.

Senior Scientist, Advanced Manufacturing, Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL)
U.S. Air Force

Dr. Sanjay Parthasarathy, Chief Capability Officer at Space Development Agency (SDA)

Dr. Sanjay Parthasarathy

Chief Capability Officer
Space Development Agency (SDA)

Joseph Gilpin, Chief Engineer, Aegis Guided Missile, Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense at Missile Defense Agency (MDA)

Joseph Gilpin

Chief Engineer, Aegis Guided Missile, Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense
Missile Defense Agency (MDA)

Colonel John Nelson, Commander, White Sands Missile Range at U.S. Army

Colonel John Nelson

Commander, White Sands Missile Range
U.S. Army

James Shanahan, Senior Managing Director at Office of Strategic Capital (OSC)

James Shanahan

Senior Managing Director
Office of Strategic Capital (OSC)

Dr. Sarah Armstrong, Distinguished Engineer, Advanced Hypersonics at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division, Naval Sea Systems Command

Dr. Sarah Armstrong

Distinguished Engineer, Advanced Hypersonics
Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division, Naval Sea Systems Command

Christopher Jais, Project Manager Positioning, Navigation and Timing (PM PNT), CPE ISW at U.S. Army

Christopher Jais

Project Manager Positioning, Navigation and Timing (PM PNT), CPE ISW
U.S. Army

Robert Perez-Alemany, Program Manager, Space Development Agency Liaison at Defense Innovation Unit (DIU)

Robert Perez-Alemany

Program Manager, Space Development Agency Liaison
Defense Innovation Unit (DIU)

Laura McGill, Director at Sandia National Laboratories

Laura McGill

Director
Sandia National Laboratories

Dr. Rodney Bowersox, Senior Associate Dean for Research at Texas A&M University

Dr. Rodney Bowersox

Senior Associate Dean for Research
Texas A&M University

Dr. Venkat Raman, Director, AI‑Enabled Computational Center for Hypersonic Flight at University of Michigan

Dr. Venkat Raman

Director, AI‑Enabled Computational Center for Hypersonic Flight
University of Michigan

Dr. Greg Scofield Ph.D., Hypersonics Laboratory Director at Purdue Applied Research Institute

Dr. Greg Scofield Ph.D.

Hypersonics Laboratory Director
Purdue Applied Research Institute

Dr. Erica Corral, Professor, Materials Science and Engineering at University of Arizona

Dr. Erica Corral

Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
University of Arizona

Dr. Thomas Juliano, Associate Professor at University of Notre Dame

Dr. Thomas Juliano

Associate Professor
University of Notre Dame

Dr. Francesco Panerai, Assistant Professor, Aerospace Engineering, CHESS at University of Illinois Urbana‑Champaign

Dr. Francesco Panerai

Assistant Professor, Aerospace Engineering, CHESS
University of Illinois Urbana‑Champaign

Dr. Jesse Little, Director, Aerospace Research Center at The Ohio State University

Dr. Jesse Little

Director, Aerospace Research Center
The Ohio State University

Tyler Neale, Program Manager, T&E/S&T at Test Resource Management Center (TRMC)

Tyler Neale

Program Manager, T&E/S&T
Test Resource Management Center (TRMC)

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