ASEB Staff and Contact Information
ASEB Staff
Marcia S. Smith became the director of the Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board on January 15, 2007. She is also the director of the NRC's Space Studies Board. Prior to joining the SSB in March 2006, Ms. Smith was a senior level specialist in aerospace and telecommunications policy for the Resources, Science, and Industry Division of the Congressional Research Service (CRS) at the Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. She had been with CRS since 1975, serving as a policy analyst for the members and committees of the U.S. Congress on matters concerning U.S. and foreign military and civilian space activities, and on telecommunications issues including the Internet (and formerly on nuclear energy). From 1985-1986, Ms. Smith took a leave of absence to serve as executive director of the U.S. National Commission on Space.
Ms. Smith is the North American editor for the quarterly journal Space Policy. She is a fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA). She is a member of AIAA’s International Activities Committee, and its Honors and Awards Committee; served on its Ethical Conduct Panel (1997-1999, chair in 1999); was a member of its International Space Year Committee (1989-1992), Public Policy Committee (1982-1989) and Space Systems Technical Committee (1986-1989); was an AIAA Distinguished Lecturer (1983-1988); and was a member of the Council of AIAA's National Capital Section (1994-1996). She is a fellow of the American Astronautical Society (AAS), and co-chaired its Fellows Committee (2004). She was AAS’ president (1985-1986), on its board of directors (1982-1985), and executive committee (1982-1987, 1988-1989), and was the recipient of the 2006 AAS John K. Kennedy Astronautics Award. She is an emeritus member of Women in Aerospace (WIA). She was a founder of WIA, its president (1987), a member of its board of directors (1984-1990), and was awarded its Lifetime Achievement Award in 2003. She is a fellow of the British Interplanetary Society. She is a member of the International Institute of Space Law (vice president, 2003-2006; board of directors, 1996-2003). She is a member of the International Academy of Astronautics, was a trustee (1995-2001), and was co-chair of its Space Activities and Society Committee (1991-1997). She is a life member of the New York Academy of Sciences and of the Washington Academy of Sciences (board of directors, 1988-1989). She is a member of Sigma Xi. She was a member of the board of directors of the Challenger Center for Space Science Education (2000-2003). She was a member of the NRC Committee on Human Exploration (1992-1993 and 1996-1997).
A graduate of Syracuse University, Ms. Smith is the author or co-author of more than 220 reports and articles on space, nuclear energy, and telecommunications and Internet issues.
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Alan Angleman has been a senior program officer for the Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board since 1993, directing studies on the modernization of the U.S. air transportation system, system engineering and design systems, aviation weather systems, aircraft certification standards and procedures, commercial supersonic aircraft, the safety of space launch systems, and other aspects of aeronautics and space research and technology. Previously, Dr. Angleman worked for consulting firms in the Washington area providing engineering support services to the Department of Defense and NASA Headquarters. His professional career began with the U.S. Navy, where he served for nine years as a nuclear-trained submarine officer. He has a B.S. in engineering physics from the U.S. Naval Academy and an M.S. in applied physics from the Johns Hopkins University. Dr. Angleman is also the pastor of Dickerson United Methodist Church and Forest Grove United Methodist Church in Dickerson, Maryland.
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Sarah Capote is a Program Associate for the Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board of the National Academies. She joined the National Academies in 2002 and previously, was a senior program assistant with the Ocean Studies Board. Sarah gained her B.A. in history from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the winter of 2001. Over the course of attaining her degree, she worked as an intern for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. During her tenure with the National Academies, Ms. Capote has assisted with the completion of a number of studies, including: Managing Space Radiation Risk in the New Era of Space Exploration (2008); Review of NASA's Exploration Technology Development Program: An Interim Report (2008); Wake Turbulence - An Obstacle to Increased Air Traffic Capacity (2008); NASA Aeronautics Research: An Assessment (2008); Assessing the Research and Development Plan for the Next Generation Air Transportation System: A Workshop (2008).
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Brian Dewhurst joined the National Research Council in 2001 and is a program officer with the Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board (ASEB). Before joining ASEB, he served as a senior program associate with the Board on Physics and Astronomy. Previously, he worked with the Space Studies Board staff as a research assistant. He is the staff officer and study director for a variety of NRC activities, including the Committee to Review NASA's Exploration Technology Development Program, the Committee to Evaluate Radiation Shielding for Space Exploration, and other engineering and astronomy-oriented tasks. He received a B.A. in astronomy and history from the University of Virginia in 2000 and an M.A. in science, technology, and public policy from George Washington University in 2002.
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Paul Jackson is an associate program officer for the Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board of the National Academies. He joined the Academies in 2006 and was previously the DEPS media relations contact for the Office of News and Public Information. He is the study director for a number of ASEB’s current projects, including the Committee to Assess NASA’s NAOMS Project and proposal review projects sponsored by the Ohio Department of Development. Paul earned a B.A. in philosophy from Michigan State University in December 2002 and an M.P.A in policy analysis, economic development, and comparative international affairs from Indiana University in 2006.
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Maureen Mellody has been a program officer with the Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board since 2002, where she has worked on studies related to NASA’s aeronautics research and development program, servicing options for the Hubble Space Telescope, and other projects in space and aeronautics. Previously, she served as the 2001-2002 AIP Congressional Science Fellow in the office of Congressman Howard L. Berman (D-CA), focusing on intellectual property and technology transfer. Maureen also worked as a post-doctoral research scientist at the University of Michigan in 2001. Maureen received a Ph.D. in applied physics from the University of Michigan in 2000, an M.S. in applied physics from the University of Michigan in 1997, and a B.S. in physics in 1995 from Virginia Tech. Her research specialties include acoustics and audio signal processing.
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Robert Riemer joined the National Research Council in 1985. He is a staff member for the Board on Physics and Astronomy who is shared with SSB and ASEB. He served as senior program officer for the two most recent decadal surveys of astronomy and astrophysics and has worked on studies in many areas of physics and astronomy for the Board on Physics and Astronomy (where he served as associate director from 1988-2000). Prior to joining the NRC, Dr. Riemer was a senior project geophysicist with Chevron Corporation. He received his Ph.D. in experimental high-energy physics from the University of Kansas-Lawrence and his Bachelor of Science in physics and astrophysics from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
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Christina Shipman is the financial officer for the Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board and Space Studies Board. She came to work at the SSB on a fulltime basis in January 2005, having worked with both the SSB and the NRC Executive Office immediately prior to that. She was also the financial officer for the Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Applications for many years. She attended Mercer University and majored in sociology.
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John Wendt joined the ASEB / NRC as a part-time, off-site senior program officer in 2002. His main activities have involved proposal evaluations for the Air Force Office of Scientific Research and the State of Ohio.
He retired in 1999 as director of the von Karman Institute (VKI) for Fluid Dynamics. The VKI is a NATO-affiliated international postgraduate and research establishment located in a suburb of Brussels, Belgium. Three departments constitute the core of the VKI's activities: Aeronautics/Aerospace, Industrial and Environmental Fluid Dynamics, and Turbomachinery and Propulsion. The hallmarks of the VKI are the ability to combine numerical and experimental methods, close contacts with industry, training in the methodology of problem resolution, and an international atmosphere in which "training in research through research" can take place. As director, Dr. Wendt’s main responsibility was to ensure the continued excellence of the Institute's teaching and research programs by providing effective leadership and administrative and financial management.
Dr. Wendt’s career at the VKI began as a post-doctoral researcher in 1964. He served as head of the Aeronautics/Aerospace Department and dean of the faculty prior to becoming director in 1990. His research interests were rarefied gas dynamics, transonics, high angle of attack aerodynamics and hypersonic reentry including major inputs to the European Hermes space shuttle program in the 1980’s. Dr. Wendt has served as a consultant to the US Air Force, NATO, and the European Space Agency. He is a fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Aerospace.
Dr. Wendt received a BS degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Wisconsin, and M.S.and Ph.D. degrees in Mechanical Engineering and Astronautical Sciences from Northwestern University
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