Meet the Speakers

2024 Conference Chair


Dr. Mark J. Lewis PhD
Dr. Mark J. Lewis PhD
CEO
Purdue Applied Research Institute

2024 Conference Co-Chair


Dr. Iain Boyd PhD
Dr. Iain Boyd PhD
Director of the Center for National Security Initiatives and the H.T. Sears Memorial Professor of Aerospace Engineering Sciences
University of Colorado, Boulder

2024 Speakers


Dr. James Weber
Dr. James Weber
Principal Director, Hypersonics
Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering (OUSD(R&E))
Dr. Eric Marineau PhD, SES
Dr. Eric Marineau PhD, SES
Program Officer, Hypersonics, Office of Naval Research (ONR)
US Navy
Matthew Daugherty
Matthew Daugherty
Deputy Major Program Manager, Conventional Prompt Strike, Strike Program in Strategic Systems Programs
US Navy
Kegan Miller
Kegan Miller
MACH TB Director of Strategic Planning, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division (NSWC Crane)
US Navy
Jeffrey Boulware
Jeffrey Boulware
Technical Director and Deputy Division Chief, Joint Integrated Air and Missile Defense Organization (JIAMDO)
Joint Staff J8
Phil Hansen
Phil Hansen
Project Manager, Hypersonic and Ballistic Tracking Space Sensor (HBTSS)
Missile Defense Agency (MDA)
Colonel Alexander Rasmussen
Colonel Alexander Rasmussen
Chief, Tracking Layer, Space Development Agency
US Space Force
Dr. Robert Baurle
Dr. Robert Baurle
Senior Scientist for Hypersonics, Aerospace Systems Directorate, Air Force Research Laboratory
US Air Force
Dr. Jesse Maxwell
Dr. Jesse Maxwell
Head, Hypersonic Aerodynamics and Propulsion, Spacecraft Engineering Division, Naval Research Laboratory (NRL)
US Navy
Dr. Mark Benedict PhD
Dr. Mark Benedict PhD
Senior Scientist, Advanced Manufacturing, Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL)
US Air Force
Lieutenant Colonel Jeffrey Komives
Lieutenant Colonel Jeffrey Komives
Hypersonics Program Element Monitor
US Air Force
Lieutenant Colonel Jared Thompson
Lieutenant Colonel Jared Thompson
Chief, Global Strike Advanced Capabilities Integration
USSTRATCOM
Alan Rader
Alan Rader
Conventional Prompt Strike Chief Engineer
Northrop Grumman
Tim Franklin
Tim Franklin
Chief Engineer, Hypersonic Weapons Phantom Works Advanced Weapons
Boeing Defense, Space & Security
Brandon Ribic PhD
Brandon Ribic PhD
Technology Director, America Makes National Center for Defense Manufacturing and Machining
Office of the Secretary of Defense for Manufacturing Technology (DoD ManTech)
Daniel Marren
Daniel Marren
Hypersonic Advisor, Test Resource Management Center (TRMC)
Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering (OUSD (R&E))
Dr. David Glass
Dr. David Glass
Senior Researcher for Advanced Structural/Thermal Systems Research Directorate
NASA Langley Research Center
Dr. Sarah Armstrong
Dr. Sarah Armstrong
Director, Joint Hypersonics Transition Office Systems Engineering Field Activity
Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division
Dr. Greg Scofield
Dr. Greg Scofield
Senior Research Engineer
Purdue Applied Research Institute
Dr. Carmen Carney
Dr. Carmen Carney
Hypersonics Key Initiative Lead, Materials and Manufacturing Directorate, Air Force Research Laboratory, Wright Patterson Air Force Base
US Air Force