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Appendix A: Biographical Sketches of Committee Members
Pages 143-151

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From page 145...
... He is a member of the National Research Council's Board on Army Science and Technology, as well as a member of a congressionally chartered committee at the National Defense University to study the potential effectiveness of the DoD laboratories in the transformed military of the future.
From page 146...
... In this position, he directed research in the simulation of plasma instabilities, the development of multidimensional fluid and magnetohydrodynamic codes, and the development of computer codes for treating chemically reactive flows. In 1975, he was named superintendent, Plasma Physics Division; he was appointed associate director of research for General Science and Technology on January 1, 1980.
From page 147...
... Fahrney Medal and received the Department of Defense Distinguished Civilian Service Award. On March 14, 1996, he was awarded the Senior Executives Association Professional Development League's 1995 Executive Excellence Award for Distinguished Executive Service.
From page 148...
... Frostic is currently a principal with Booz Allen Hamilton. Prior to joining Booz Allen, he served as Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Requirements and Plans, where he was responsible for preparing the Defense Planning Guidance, supervised the Defense Department's response to the congressionally mandated Commission on Roles and Missions, and conducted crisis planning, plans reviews, and force structure analysis.
From page 149...
... He has an extensive background in sensors, having served in many DoD sensor development and acquisition assignments such as deputy division director of the Laser Division at the Night Vision and Electronic Sensors Directorate; as product manager for the Army's second generation FLIR (thermal imager) for the Abrams Tank and the Bradley Fighting Vehicle; and as the Director of Special Programs on the staff of the Army Acquisition Executive.
From page 150...
... Army colonel, is a business executive with an extensive background in special operations, crisis response, consequence management, force protection, and critical infrastructure protection. He serves in a strategic consultative role as a member of the Business Advisory Council of the Lexington Institute in Arlington, Virginia, and the Gray Hawk corporate board of directors.
From page 151...
... Her work has emphasized information analysis, advanced systems for mission rehearsal and training, human performance enhancements, and technology transition to field operational environments. She has 11 years of military command experience, including combat and chemical-biological warfare medical response unit commands.


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