Faculty Summary

The Space Systems Academic Group (SSAG) at The ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø is an interdisciplinary association of faculty and academic chair professors representing a number of separate academic disciplines at NPS (MAE, PH, IS, DDM, ECE, and NSA). 

Click the faculty's name for their Faculty Vitae.

Newman
James H. Newman
Acting Provost
Space Systems Academic Group
Ph.D, Rice University, 1984
jhnewman@nps.edu
Lan
Wenschel Lan
Acting Chair
Space Systems Academic Group
Ph.D, ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø, 2015
wdlan@nps.edu
Brij Agrawal
Brij Agrawal*
Distinguished Professor
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Ph.D, Syracuse University, 1970
agrawal@nps.edu
Fabio Alves
Fabio Alves*
Associate Professor
Physics
Ph.D, Instituto Tecnologico de Aeronautica, 2008
fdalves@nps.edu
Bordetsky
Alex Bordetsky*
Professor
Information Sciences
PhD, Chelyabinsk St Tec University, 1982
abordets@nps.edu
Brophy
Christopher Brophy*
Associate Professor
Mechanical and Aerospace Enginerring
Ph.D, The University of Alabama in Huntsville, 1997
cmbrophy@nps.edu
Matt Crook
Matt Crook
Lecturer
Space Systems Academic Group
MS, ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø, 2009
matthew.r.crook@nps.edu
Ibrahim Gunduz
Ibrahim (Emre) Gunduz*
Associate Professor
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Ph.D, Northeastern University, 2006
emre.gunduz@nps.edu
Horning
James Horning
Faculty Associate Research
Space Systems Academic Group
MS, ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø, 1997
jahornin@nps.edu
Jennifer Hudson
Jennifer Hudson*
Research Associate Professor
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Ph.D, University of Michigan
jennifer.hudson@nps.edu
Mark Karpenko
Mark Karpenko*
Research Professor
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Ph.D, University of Manitoba, 2009
mkarpenk@nps.edu
Jae Jun Kim
Jae Jun Kim*
Research Associate Professor
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Seoul National University, 2004
jk1@nps.edu
Mathias Kolsch
Mathias Kolsch*
Associate Professor
Computer Science
Ph.D, University of California at Santa Barbara, 2007
kolsch@nps.edu
Young Kwon
Young Kwon*
Distinguished Professor
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Ph.D, Rice University, 1985
ywkwon@nps.edu
Loomis
Herschel H. Loomis
Distinguished Professor
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Ph.D, MIT, 1963
hloomis@nps.edu
Neal MacDonald
Neal MacDonald
Assistant Professor
Space Systems Academic Group
neal.macdonald@nps.edu
Ian McNab
Ian McNab*
Research Professor
Physics
Ph.D, Reading University, 1974
ian.mcnab@nps.edu
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Michael
Sherif Michael*
Professor
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Ph.D, West Virginia University, 1983
michael@nps.edu
Gio Minelli
Giovanni Minelli
Research Associate Professor
Space Systems Academic Group
Ph.D, ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø, 2018
gminelli@nps.edu
Moltz
James Clay Moltz*
Professor
National Security Affairs
Ph.D, University of California, Berkeley, 1989
jcmoltz@nps.edu
Michael Moran
Michael Moran, CDR
Program Officer
Space Systems Academic Group
MS, ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø, 2010
michael.g.moran@nps.edu
Mara Orescanin
Mara Orescanin*
Associate Professor
Oceanography
Ph.D, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2015
msoresca@nps.edu
Howard Pace
Howard Pace*
Professor of Practice
Department of Defense Management
Master of Science, ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø, 1998
howard.pace@nps.edu
Panholzer
Rudy Panholzer
Professor Emeritus
Space Systems Academic Group
Ph.D, Technical University, GRAZ, Austria, 1961
rpanholzer@nps.edu
Ronald Proulx
Ronald Proulx
Professor
Space Systems Academic Group
Ph.D, Columbia University, 1976
rjproulx@nps.edu
Racoosin
Charles M. Racoosin
Volunteer Faculty
Space Systems Academic Group
MS, ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø, 1989
cmracoos@nps.edu
Michael Ross
Michael Ross*
Professor
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Ph.D, Pennsylvania State University, 1991
imross@nps.edu
Alex Savattone
Alex Savattone
Faculty Associate - Research
Space Systems Academic Group
jasavatt@nps.edu
Chris Smithtro
Chris Smithtro*
Senior Lecturer
Physics
Ph.D, Utah State University, 2004
cgsmitht@nps.edu
Tackett
Stephen Tackett
Instructor
Space Systems
MS, ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø, 1995
shtacket@nps.edu
Grinch
Gary "Grinch" Thomason
Lecturer
Chair, Naval Space Systems Engineering and Acquisition
SSAG
MS, ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø, 2003
gary.thomason@nps.edu
Todd Weatherford
Todd Weatherford*
Professor
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Ph.D, North Carolina State University, 1983
trweathe@nps.edu
Noah Weitz
Noah Weitz
Faculty Associate - Research
Space Systems Academic Group
MS, California Polytechnic State University, 2018
noah.weitz@nps.edu
Joint appointment

* Indicates faculty member has a joint appointment to another department at NPS