Dr. David Glass received his undergraduate degree from Wake Forest University and his PhD in mechanical engineering from North Carolina State University. He works in the area of high-temperature structures and materials at NASA’s Langley Research Center in Virginia. Dr. Glass previously led the Airframe technology development in NASA’s 3rd Gen and Next Generation Launch Technology programs. He also led the government team overseeing the development of the Hyper-X Mach 10 leading edges that successfully flew in November 2004.