People
Leadership
Dr. Dinesh Verma
Executive Director, SERC and the Acquisition Innovation Research Center
Stevens Institute of Technology
Dr. Zoe Szajnfarber
SERC Chief Scientist and Research Council Chair; Professor and Director of Strategic Initiatives, GW Engineering
The George Washington University
Thomas A. McDermott Jr.
SERC CTO
Stevens Institute of Technology
Dr. Valerie Sitterle
SERC Deputy CTO
Stevens Institute of Technology
Kara Pepe
Director of Operations, SERC and the Acquisition Innovation Research Center
Stevens Institute of Technology
Staff
Syeda Anjum
Website Content Creator and Communications Data Analyst
Stevens Institute of Technology
Kunal Batra
SERC/SSE Network Systems Engineer
Stevens Institute of Technology
Kristy Gajowiak
Director of Financial Operations
Stevens Institute of Technology
Haley Gehris
Senior Finance Manager
Stevens Institute of Technology
Jieun Hong
Web Designer
Stevens Institute of Technology
Tara Kelly
AIRC Research Project Manager
Stevens Institute of Technology
Nancy Méndez-Booth
Associate Editor
Stevens Institute of Technology
Jessica Pascual
Executive Assistant
Stevens Institute of Technology
Christian Real
Junior Accountant
Stevens Institute of Technology
Dr. Hoong Yan See Tao
Research Project Manager
Stevens Institute of Technology
Alan Skontra
Manager of Digital Communication and Technology
Stevens Institute of Technology
Anthony Streppone
Account Analyst
Stevens Institute of Technology
Keishla Surillo
Junior Accountant
Stevens Institute of Technology
Todd Walker
Accountant
Stevens Institute of Technology
Research Council
Dr. Peter Beling
Professor and Director, Intelligent Systems Division, Virginia Tech National Security Institute
Virginia Tech
Dr. Mark Blackburn
Senior Research Scientist
Stevens Institute of Technology
Dr. Daniel A. DeLaurentis
Vice President for Research and Bruce Reese Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Purdue University
Dr. Laura Freeman
Research Associate Professor and Deputy Director, Virginia Tech National Security Institute
Virginia Tech
Dr. Amanda Girth
Associate Professor and Director of Washington Studies
The Ohio State University
Dr. Larry Head
Professor, Systems and Industrial Engineering
The University of Arizona
Dr. Azad Madni (Emeritus)
Northrop Grumman Foundation Fred O’Green Chair in Engineering and Professor of Astronautical Engineering
University of Southern California
Dr. Michael Orosz
Research Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Spatial Sciences
University of Southern California
Dr. Jitesh Panchal
Professor of Mechanical Engineering, School of Mechanical Engineering
Purdue University
Dr. Art Pyster (Emeritus)
Former SERC Deputy Executive Director and COO
George Mason University
Dr. William B. Rouse (Emeritus)
Former Senior Fellow, Office of the Senior Vice President for Research, Georgetown University
Georgetown University
Dr. Daniel Selva
Associate Professor, Aerospace Engineering
Texas A&M University
Christopher Yukins
Lynn David Research Professor in Government Procurement Law
The George Washington University
Advisory Board
Dr. Paul Kaminski
Chair of the SERC Advisory Board and Former Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Technology
Curtis M. Bedke
Major General, United States Air Force (Retired)
Dr. Ted F. Bowlds
Lieutenant General, United States Air Force (Retired)
Dr. Charles Clancy
Senior Vice President and CTO, MITRE and General Manager, MITRE Labs
Dr. Stephen E. Cross
Former Executive Vice President for Research, Georgia Institute of Technology
Georgia Institute of Technology
Dr. Ruth David
Former President and CEO of ANSER
Nick Justice
Major General, United States Army (Retired) and Executive Director, PowerAmerica
David Long
Director, Strategic Integration, INCOSE
Dr. Arun Seraphin
Executive Director, Emerging Technologies Institute, National Defense Industrial Association
National Defense Industrial Association
William M. Shepherd
Captain, United States Navy (Retired) and Former Commander, International Space Station
Stevens Institute of Technology
Michael Wynne
Former Secretary of the Air Force