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Appendix 1: Biographical Sketches of the Committee Members
Pages 33-41

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From page 33...
... His awards include the Newmark Medal, the Huber Prize of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) , and the Honor Alumnus and Achievement in Academia Awards from Colorado State University.
From page 34...
... Coyle has been awarded the Allan R Matthews Award, the highest honor given by the International Test and Evaluation Association, for his contributions to the management and technology of test and evaluation, and the Hollis Award from the National Defense Industrial Association for his lifelong achievement in defense test and evaluation.
From page 35...
... Prior to becoming deputy director, he was assistant laboratory director for the Office of Telecommunications and Data Acquisition, overseeing NASA's worldwide Deep Space Network of communications facilities. Previously, he served in various engineering and management positions in spacecraft development and flight operations and in terrestrial photovoltaic applications.
From page 36...
... As an independent consulting engineer since 1990, his assignments have spanned the business, managerial, and technical aspects related to the engineering-construction industry on worldwide projects in both private and governmental sectors. He has served with numerous committees and groups at the National Academies, including the Board on Infrastructure and the Constructed Environment; the Committee to Assess the Policies and Practices of the DOE to Design, Manage, and Procure Environmental Restoration, Waste Management, and Other Construction Projects; and as chair of the Committee on Long-Term Research Needs for Managing Transuranic and Mixed Wastes at DOE Sites.
From page 37...
... , director of the Research Directorate at the Air Force Special Weapons Center at Kirtland Air Force Base (1954-60) , and chief of the Radiation Branch of the Armed Forces Special Weapons Project (successor to the Manhattan District, 1950-54)
From page 38...
... assignment at the Center for High Technology Materials at the University New Mexico, sponsored by the Air Force Office of Scientific Research, is a leading expert on directed-energy weaponry, including lasers, microwaves, particle beams, and pulsed-power technology. His work in nuclear weapons simulation was concerned with the response of materials to adverse environments, including underground testing.
From page 39...
... Mr. McLaughlin also has served as an advisor to the DOD for more than 25 years, including service on Defense Science Board and Air Force Scientific Advisory Board studies, and he is a past member of the NRC's committees on Army Unmanned Ground Vehicle Technology, Future Technologies for Army Multimedia Communications, and Modernization of the Worldwide Military Command and Control System.
From page 40...
... In these positions, his responsibilities varied and included management of major company units; profit and loss responsibility for worldwide R&D, marketing, and manufacturing of a variety of HP products; manufacturing responsibility for thin and thick film microcircuits for all of HP; and responsibility for some company sites. In 1986-87, he took a 1-year leave of absence from HP to serve as White House fellow, special assistant to the secretary of the Navy, where he performed special projects, ranging from R&D program reviews to personnel programs, and he was awarded the Distinguished Civil Servant award.
From page 41...
... He also is a former member of the NRC's Army Research Laboratory Technical Assessment Board and is a director of the James Rouse Entrepreneurial Fund. He holds a Ph.D.


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