Mon, Nov 18, 2019
Company's Fellows Play Integral Role In Redefining Aerospace With More Intelligent, More Connected And More Electric Solutions For Customers
A new class of 26 Fellows has been inducted at Collins Aerospace Systems. Through their industry-leading expertise, Fellows play an integral role in helping the company redefine aerospace with more intelligent, more connected and more electric solutions for its customers.
With exceptional technical knowledge in fields ranging from microelectronics packaging to predictive health maintenance, Collins Aerospace's Fellows are on the frontlines of the future, working to advance key company initiatives such as autonomous flight, hybrid-electric propulsion, connectivity and advanced manufacturing. The Collins Aerospace Fellows community of 147 members collectively holds more than 300 advanced degrees and nearly 2,000 awarded patents.
"We look to our Fellows to drive technical excellence and innovation in everything we do, and to champion breakthroughs, collaboration and mentoring across the company," said Dr. Mauro Atalla, senior vice president of Engineering & Technology at Collins Aerospace. "It's my pleasure to welcome our new class of Fellows, and I look forward to working with them as we continue to explore the art of the possible in our quest to redefine aerospace."
Being chosen as a Collins Aerospace Fellow represents a hallmark achievement in one's career, as a recognition of an employee's expertise, leadership and cumulative contributions to the company and aerospace industry at large. The selections are the result of a rigorous and competitive internal evaluation process.
The 2019 Collins Aerospace Fellows include:
Senior Fellows
- Dan Burbank, Mission Systems Engineering
- Matthew J. Carrico, Avionics Systems Engineering
- Matthew P. Corbett, System on Chip, ASIC & FPGA
- Ashraf Sherif, Ph.D., Interiors & Lighting
- Steve Ward, Composite Materials
Fellows
- Eric N. Anderson, Cockpit Displays
- Kimera H. Cho, Microelectronics Packaging
- Trevor A. Craney, Data, Information Theory, Statistics
- David H. Crowne, Fuel Systems
- Charlene Hu, Ph.D., Aerodynamics & Fluid Mechanics
- Eric Johannessen, Lighting Electronics
- Glenn Allen Johnson, Industrial Design
- Michael J. Krenz, Electrical Generation / Distribution
- Dave Larsen, Predictive Health Management Systems
- Qiao Lu, Ph.D., P.E., Fluid Heat Transfer & Thermodynamics
- James A. Marek, Cybersecurity, Information Assurance
- Elizabeth Maxey Ray, QMS Management & Compliance
- Scott E. Nagel, Software Process
- Jason E. Nipper, Electronics Manufacturing & Electronics Producibility
- Debabrata Pal, Ph.D., Electronics Cooling
- Carol M. Parendo, Statistical Methods
- James Randy Penley, Transient Dynamics
- Kanwal Reen, Cybersecurity
- Angelo J. Ruggeri, Communication / Navigation & Networks
- Frédéric Trincal, Connected Aircraft Ecosystem
- Paul Vanderpol, Fatigue & Fracture
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