DIRECTED ENERGY PROFESSIONAL SOCIETY


Directed Energy Systems Symposium
25 - 29 October 2021 Washington, D.C.





 

Overview

Symposium Contacts

Final Agenda

Short Courses

 

Professional Development Short Courses

These short courses will be offered on Monday 25 October 2021 in conjunction with the 2021 Directed Energy Systems Symposium. Continuing Education Unit (CEU) credits will be awarded for completion of the short courses but not the workshop.

See also Course Registration & Fees at the end of this page.


    Morning Courses

  1. HEL Modeling

  2. DE Warfighter 101

  3. Combat Systems Engineering

  4. Introduction to Counter DEW CANCELLED

    Afternoon Courses

  1. Directed Energy Bio-effects

  2. Systems Engineering & Modular Open Systems Approach (MOSA)

  3. HPM DE Weapons and Their Effects

  4. Atmospheric Laser Propagation

Course 1. HEL Modeling

Classification: Unclassified, Limited Distribution C

Instructor: Linda Lamberson, LinMar Analytics, LLC.

Duration: Half-day course, runs 0800-1200

CEUs awarded: 0.35

Course Description: This course will provide a survey of modeling and simulation tools used in HEL system analysis and how they can be used together at every level of the modeling and simulation (M&S) pyramid. The course will include a description of HEL modeling tools in three levels of M&S to include: 1) Engineering/Physics, 2) Engagement, and 3) Mission. Each of these areas will be covered during the half-day course with an emphasis on end-to-end system modeling, model fidelity/complexity trade-offs, examples of specific types of analysis applications, and operational considerations necessary to represent HEL capabilities accurately in engagement and mission-level environments. At the end of the course, the student should expect to gain a familiarity with the broad scope of HEL modeling, many of the existing tools, and examples of how to use them together for various types of analytical applications.

Topics to be covered include:

  • Survey of many existing HEL modeling tools
  • Methods to use the tools together to perform end-to-end system modeling
  • Overview of the levels of the M&S pyramid and how to use them for different analysis objectives
  • Operational considerations necessary to accurately represent HEL capabilities in engagement and mission-level environments

Intended Audience: US Government personnel and their contractors who are interested in methods and tools to assess realistic end-to-end HEL system performance through available modeling and simulation tools. The course is designed for systems engineers, operations research analysts, program managers or technologists who are interested in learning the applications of modeling and simulation techniques to evaluate HEL system performance and operational effectiveness. Technical managers or professionals with experience in HEL systems or individuals who are beginning to work in the field would benefit from the class.

Instructor Biography:Ms. Linda Lamberson is a career Military Operations Research Analyst with over 35 years of experience in system effectiveness assessment, simulation and modeling, system capability and utility analysis, systems engineering, and development planning for acquisition programs of record. After completing 34 years of service as an Air Force civilian, Ms. Lamberson currently works as an independent consultant in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Ms. Lamberson graduated from the University of West Florida with a BA in applied mathematics and received her MS in Management Science from Troy University. She served as a senior operations research analyst in the Directed Energy Directorate of the Air Force Research Laboratory, Kirtland AFB, New Mexico from 2004 to 2017. Prior to coming to the Directed Energy Directorate, Ms. Lamberson spent more than 20 years working in systems engineering and acquisition support for the Air Armament Center, Eglin AFB, Florida.


Course 2.  DE Warfighter 101

Classification: Unclassified, Distribution Limitation A

Instructors:
    -  Dan A. Isbell, USAF, Retired
    -  Robert M. Newton, USAF, Retired

Duration: Half-day course, runs 0800-1200

CEUs awarded: 0.35

Course Description: This course is an introductory course on Directed Energy Weapons, including High Energy Laser (HEL) Weapons and High-Power Microwave (HPM) Weapons. The course does not teach the scientific equations or “how to build” a Directed Energy Weapon, nor does it assume the student has any technical background or experience. This course provides basic principles of understanding that most people from any type of educational background can grasp and understand.

Since Directed Energy Weapon Systems are nearing operational use, the emphasis is on the operationally distinguishing characteristics of HEL/HPM systems nearing deployment. Consequently, this course was designed for warfighters, so it also places Directed Energy Weapons into the context of military operations and applications. As HEL and HPM weapon systems are rapidly maturing and now entering warfighter field trials in operational conditions, it is also important that program managers, logisticians, politicians, and other non-scientific background Department of Defense and/or defense contractor personnel better understand Directed Energy Weapons in a more practical way. Therefore, this HEL/HPM course transforms the complex science involved into more simplified and easier to understand terms and examples. This is to help people without a technical education be able to better grasp what the Directed Energy Weapons are (and what they are not, i.e., "Myth Busting"), and how they might be employed to complement the current arsenal of Kinetic Energy Weapons (i.e., missiles, rockets, bombs, bullets, etc.). This course may also be helpful to scientists and engineers who already have a background in one type of Directed Energy Weapon System (e.g., HEL), but now are interested in learning the basics of another type of Directed Energy Weapon System (e.g., HPM) due to a change in assignment or just because they simply want to broaden their knowledge background. The course also provides some real-world examples from past HEL and HPM weapon systems programs, including pictures and videos.

Intended Audience: This course is intended for students without a technical background and serves as a basic introduction to the operational characteristics of HEL and HPM weapon systems.

Instructor Biographies: Dan Isbell brings a broad range of expertise and experience to the defense and technology industry with his 27 years of service in the US Air Force. His insight comes from an educational background that includes a Master's degree in National Resource Strategy from the National Defense University, a Master's degree in Human Resource Management from Troy State University and a Bachelor of Science degree in Aerospace Engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology. During his Air Force career he also completed flight school, test pilot school, Senior Acquisition Manager's course, Industrial College of the Armed Forces and the professional military service schools.

Dan's formal education and training founded his broad experience in aircraft and weapons airworthiness certification and program management, business development and integration, technology and engineering, fighter aircraft and special operations. His positions include Chief, F-16 Systems Program Office, Commander of 514th Flight Test Squadron, Operations Research Systems Analyst for Assistant Secretary of Defense for Program Analysis & Evaluation, Air Vehicle Program Manager for F/A-22 Systems Program Office, Chief of Weapon System Sector and Technology Integration Lead for Battlefield Air Operations Kit National Team.

Bob Newton is an advanced systems developer with nearly 20-year DE experience. Currently he leads a defense technology company in applying his over 35-years of US Air Force and commercial industry experience. Beginning with a technical education in Aerospace Engineering from The Ohio State University and the Georgia Institute of Technology, his mission perspective comes from F-16 fighter and special operations. He is an acquisition professional and test pilot with over 4500 hours in over 60 types of aircraft. His specific acquisition related responsibilities involved F-16 performance / flying qualities / avionics / sensors / weapons flight test and airworthiness certification, F-22 program management, Air Force Material Command headquarters, Pentagon Air Staff, and industry. He has commanded flying units and is a veteran of Operations ENDURING FREEDOM and IRAQI FREEDOM.


Course 3.  Combat Systems Engineering of DEWs T&E

Classification: Unclassified, Limited Distribution D

Instructors:
    -  Doug Nelson, Teknicare, Inc.
    -  Mark Stevens, Naval Postgraduate School

Duration: Half-day course, runs 0800-1200

CEUs awarded: 0.35

Course Description: An introduction to the combat systems engineering process for design, development, and realization of directed energy weapons. The fundamentals of the combat systems engineering approach will be introduced to provide context and comparison to systems engineering models commonly in use. The steps/activities of this combat systems engineering process as tailored to directed energy systems will be examined.

Intended Audience: US Government personnel and their contractors who are interested in the fundamental skills required to achieve efficient definition, analysis, synthesis, evaluation and realization of directed energy systems. The course is designed for decision makers, systems engineers, operations research analysts, program managers and domain experts who are interested in learning proven combat system engineering methods to design, develop and realize directed energy systems. Technical managers or professionals with experience in Directed Energy systems or individuals who are beginning to work in the field would benefit from the class.

Instructor Biography: Doug Nelson received his Bachelor of Science in 1980 from the United States Military Academy (USMA), West Point, NY where he concentrated in physics with a specialty in weapons systems engineering. After graduation, Doug finished the Armor Officer Basic Course at Fort Knox, KY. He then completed a series of operational tours in Korea and CONUS serving as a tank platoon leader, tank company executive officer, tank company commander as well as various brigade & battalion staff positions. Doug then graduated from the Armor Officer Advanced Course at Fort Knox in 1986 subsequently earning Master or Science. in physics from the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS), Monterey, CA, in 1988. While at NPS, he conducted research in the analysis of selected atmospheric optical turbulence effects on the Relay Mirror Experiment. Upon graduation from NPS, he was an instructor and assistant professor of physics at USMA concurrently graduating from the Command & General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, KS. In 1991, Doug then redeployed to Korea for tours as a tank battalion operations officer and brigade logistics officer. Beginning in 1993, Doug served as a Military Research Associate and upon retirement from the Army in 1997, a Staff Research Assistant, at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) conducting research in CO2 DIAL. While at LANL, Doug earned his PhD in Optical Science from the University of New Mexico in 1999.

In 2000, Doug transitioned to industry, first with Raytheon Missile Systems in Tucson, AZ where he conducted test planning and analysis on AIM-9X Sidewinder. In mid 2001, he transferred to The Boeing Company where he managed and contributed technically to various programs including several in directed energy (DE). Among these were: Relay System Internal Research & Development, Aerospace Relay Mirror System, Airborne Laser, Advanced Tactical Laser, High Energy Laser Technology Demonstrator, Active Track of satellite targets, Exo-atmospheric Kill Vehicle, SBInet, Ground Combat Vehicle as well as several proprietary programs.

In 2011, Doug joined the Systems Engineering Department at the Naval Postgraduate School as an Associate Professor. There he taught the Directed Energy Systems track as well as the Combat Systems Engineering track and other systems engineering & project management courses. He also conducted research into mission engineering, atmospheric optical turbulence effects, combat force protection & survivability as well as high energy laser system and subsystem integration.

He transitioned to the US Army Space and Missile Defense Command in 2016. There his duties included serving as the Army Representative to the High Energy Laser Joint Technology Office (HEL JTO) Atmospheric Propagation Technical Area Working Group (AP TAWG) and the Modeling & Simulation (M&S) TAWG.

Doug is now the Senior Combat Systems Engineer with Teknicare, Inc. supporting several government programs. Areas of expert support include beam control, combat systems engineering and DE test & evaluation.

Mark R. Stevens is a Senior Lecturer in the Systems Engineering Department at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, CA. He earned a BS in Nuclear Engineering and Physics from the United States Military Academy (USMA) at West Point, an M.S. in Physics from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, NY, and is a licensed Professional Engineer in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As an Assistant Professor of Physics at USMA he taught courses in Mechanics, Electromagnetism, Quantum Mechanics and Nuclear Reactor Theory. He completed his Army career as the Professor of Military Science at the University of California, Berkeley.

Over the last 17 years at NPS he has taught courses in Systems Engineering Fundamentals, Project Management, System Suitability, Capability Engineering, and a majority of the NPS Combat Systems Engineering course sequence covering Sensor Fundamentals and Systems, and both Conventional and Unconventional (CBNRE) Weapon Systems. Additionally, he has advised or co-advised multiple student theses. His research and work interests include systems engineering theory and practice, maritime security, and combat systems design, engineering, integration, and performance.

His Academic awards include three awards of the Northrop Grumman Award for Excellence in Systems Engineering, the NPS Graduate School of Engineering and Applied Science Merit Award for Teaching; two awards of the Wayne E. Meyer Award for Teaching Excellence; and he was a four time finalist (top 5% of candidates) for the NPS Schieffelin Award for Teaching Excellence. He also received the Sewell Tappan Tyng award for Excellence in Nuclear Engineering from USMA, the Bronze DeFleury medal from the Army Engineer Association, the Association of the United States Army (AUSA) Leadership Award as the Honor Graduate from U.S. Army Ranger school, and the U.S. Army Legion of Merit. He is a charter member of Phi Kappa Phi Honors Society, USMA Post, a member of Sigma Pi Sigma Physics Honors Society, a life member of the Society of American Military Engineers and a member of the International Council on Systems Engineering (INCOSE) and an INCOSE Associate Systems Engineering Professional (ASEP). He is a retired Army officer and veteran of service in Korea, Germany, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, and Kuwait.


Course 4. Introduction to Counter DEW CANCELLED

Classification: Unclassified, Limited Distribution D

Instructors: TBD

Duration:Half-day course, runs 0800-1200

CEUs awarded: 0.35

Course Description: This course provides an introduction to the field of counter-DEW; specifically this course will discuss the basic scientific aspects of protecting systems from DEW and review technologies available to counter the effects of DEW on various types of systems. Future research directions in counter-DEW technology will also be discussed. This course is intended to be an introduction to the subject and is intended to provide the attendee with a basic understanding of the technologies, issues and solutions surrounding efforts to counter directed energy weapon systems. At the end of the course you should have an understanding of (1) the basic operation & effects of directed energy weapons, (2) material hardening approaches, (3) atmospheric propagation effects & use in countering DEW, (4) operational techniques for counter-DEW, and (5) research directions for counter-DEW.

Topics include:

  • Review of DEW
  • Sensor Hardening
  • Propagation Effects
  • Operational Techniques
  • Directions in C-DEW

Intended Audience: This course is intended for for engineers, scientists, system analysts, program managers, and military planners. Familiarity with basic optics and physics, such as that found in a two semester university level introductory physics course is beneficial.

Instructor Biography: Will be released soon.


Course 5.  Directed Energy Bio-Effects

Classification: Unclassified, Limited Distribution D

Instructors:
    -  Mr. William Voorhees, AFRL
    -  Mr. Jason Payne, AFRL
    -  Dr. Robert Thomas, AFRL

Duration: Half-day course, runs 1300-1700

CEUs awarded: 0.35

Course Description: This course will present and discuss the effects of optical and radio frequency energy upon biological systems. With the proliferation of directed energy (DE) sources in the military environment there is increasing need for understanding DE bioeffects to protecting our troops from incidental or intentional exposure. We will present the mechanisms through which biology may be affected by DE and the power levels required to produce effects. This information will be set within a safety, legal, and policy context to illuminate the challenges faced by DE systems as they navigate the acquisition environment. Topics include:

  • Why is the Department of Defense Interested in Directed Energy Bioeffects?
  • Laser Bioeffects
  • Applications and Considerations
  • Modeling Hazards and Assessing Effectiveness
  • Mechanisms of Damage for tissues
  • Eye Vs. Skin
    • Long Exposures
    • Moderate Length Exposures
    • Short Pulse Exposures
  • Special Considerations
  • Laser Summary
  • RF Bioeffects
  • Damage Mechanisms and Modeling
    • whole body
    • skin
    • eyes
  • Dosimetry
  • RF Case Studies

Intended Audience: This course is intended for anyone interested in the biological effects of laser and radio frequency energy. Rigorous scientific directed energy bioeffects information will be presented in a context of safety, legal, and systems development

Instructor Biographies:

Mr. William Voorhees is a research mathematical statistician for the Bioeffects Division within the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL). Mr. Voorhees is currently the principal investigator on two significant areas of Radio Frequency (RF) research examining the potential of microwave energy as a mechanism for injury. Mr. Voorhees works with a team of scientists and engineers to establish dose-response relationships, varying multiple RF parameters over a series of experiments. Data from these experiments are being used to validate computational modeling algorithms. As a statistician with ten years of experience, he applies knowledge of current statistical theory to design and analyze experiments. He additionally acts as the organization’s statistical reviewer for animal and human use protocols and provides consultation on experimental design.

Mr. Jason Payne is the Core Research Area (CRA) lead for Directed Energy Bioeffects Modeling, Simulation, and Analysis for the Bioeffects Division within the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL). His research is focused on computational modeling and simulation (M&S) of directed energy-tissue interaction, with a specific interest in dosimetry and thermal models for high power microwave and millimeter wave exposures. As part of this research, his M&S team has developed high-fidelity anatomical body models that can be coupled to physics-level simulation tools to predict the patterns of electromagnetic (EM) energy absorption within the body. Mr. Payne leads a team of scientists and engineers who research and develop theories and approaches to couple these EM calculations to biological effects algorithms. The data derived from these physics-level simulations are actively being collated for use in Air Force and DoD level software frameworks for mission and engagement level simulations.

Dr. Robert Thomas is a Principal Research Physicist and the Technical Advisor for the Bioeffects Division within the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL). He has been a scientist in the organization for more than 25 years, conducting research in the areas of biomedical optics, laser-tissue interaction, and related physics-level modeling and simulation. Most recently he worked to integrate knowledge of directed energy bioeffects in engagement- and mission-level modeling, simulation, and analysis capabilities. His professional activities have included a ten-year tenure as the Chair for the Accredited Standards Committee for the Safe Use of Lasers, managing the creation of the ANSI Z136 series of laser safety standards that are adopted by the Department of Defense. Dr. Thomas is a long-time member of DEPS, and a Fellow of AFRL, SPIE, and the Laser Institute of America.


Course 6.  Systems Engineering & Modular Open Systems Approach (MOSA)

Classification: Unclassified, Distribution Limitation A

Instructor: Bill Decker

Duration: Half-day course, runs 1300-1700

CEUs awarded: 0.35

Course Description: We will discuss a brief overview of Systems Engineering from a DE perspective.

Systems engineering is a challenge in the directed energy world. This is compounded by recent changes in policy that eliminated some of the standardization within the DoD. This short course will include:

  • Update to current acquisition, including a discussion of Other Transactions and non-FAR/DFARS based contracting.
  • Systems engineering challenges unique to the DE world.
  • Examples of some of the challenges
  • Opportunities for participants to share their experiences.

Most of all, systems engineering is a balancing act, with the technical challenges in each area being addressed simultaneously.

The Modular Open Systems Approach (MOSA) will describe:

  • The objectives of MOSA
    • What this means to the program manager and lead engineer
  • How do you implement MOSA on a DE program?
    • Define modules
    • Define and standardize interfaces
    • Develop test plan to ensure interoperability

  • Examples of service specific reference architectures
    • Army, Navy, Air Force

  • Recent policy changes and their impact.

Intended Audience: US Government personnel and their contractors who are interested in the fundamental skills required to achieve efficient definition, analysis, synthesis, evaluation and realization of directed energy systems. The course is designed for decision makers, systems engineers, operations research analysts, program managers and domain experts who are interested in learning how implementation of Modular Open Systems Architecture policies and procedures affect systems engineering efforts for DE systems.

Instructor Biography: Mr. Decker served twenty years in the US Army, including assignments as a Physics Instructor at the US Military Academy and as Research and Development Coordinator at the Army's Night Vision and Electro-Optics Laboratory. Since his retirement, he has held management positions at ITT Night Vision, the University of Texas Applied Research Laboratory and at L-3 Brashear. He recently retired as the Director, Technology Transition Center of Excellence at the Defense Acquisition University, where he also taught engineering and science and technology management courses. Mr. Decker is a graduate of Cornell University and the Naval Postgraduate School.


Course 7. High Power Microwave Directed Energy Weapons and Their Effects

Classification: Unclassified, Limited Distribution C

Instructor: John Tatum, SURVICE Engineering Company

Day/Time: Half-day course, runs 1300-1700

CEUs awarded: 0.35

Course Description: This course is an introductory course to High Power Radio Frequency/Microwave (HPM) Directed Energy Weapons (DEW) and their effects. The course will cover what HPM weapons are, types of weapons - Narrowband and Wideband, how HPM weapons are similar, but different from traditional Electronic Warfare (EW) Jammers and Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP), how HPM energy couples in to a target's electronics and the potential effects. The course will also cover some of the basic modeling and simulation (M&S) tools for computing/estimating the probability of target failure as a function of weapon power density and range. Finally, we will talk about how to protect electronic systems against HPM weapons and show an example of how to determine hardening requirements for a notional helicopter system.

Topics include:

  • What are HPM DEW weapons?
  • Why Does the Warfighter Care About HPM DEWs?
  • What are the Types of HPM DEWs?
  • How are HPM DEWs similar to EW and EMP, but different?
  • How Does HPM DEW energy couple into a target?
  • What are the Effects of HPM DEW?
  • How can we Compute/Estimate the HPM DEW Level Required to Produce System Failure?
  • How can we Protect our Systems Against HPM DEW Environments?

Intended Audience: This course is intended for those individuals that are looking for an introduction to High Power Microwave Directed Energy Weapons and their effects on target systems. The course assumes that the student has some science/engineering background and understands some Radio Frequency/Microwave theory and techniques.

Instructor Biography: John T. Tatum is an electronic system's engineer with over 45 years of experience in Radar, Electronic Warfare (EW), Electromagnetic (EM) Effects and Directed Energy Weapons (DEWs) and their effects. Mr. Tatum now works for the SURVICE Engineering Company as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) EW and Radio Frequency Directed Energy Weapons (RF DEWs) and their effects. He also acts as a SME for the Defense Systems Information Analysis Center (DSIAC) and provides information on RF DEW technology and effects.

Before SURVICE, he worked for the US Army Research Laboratory (ARL) in Adelphi, Md. {formerly Harry Diamond Laboratories (HDL)} in ARL's RF Electronics Division for almost 37 years, where he directed and participated in High Power RF/Microwave (HPM) effects investigations on military systems and supporting infrastructure. Mr. Tatum also investigated the feasibility and effectiveness of RF DEW concepts for various Army applications. Mr. Tatum was the Army chairman of the RF DE Joint Munitions Effectiveness Manual (JMEM) Working Group and chaired RF Effects Panel for the OSD Technology Panel on DEW. He is a fellow of the Directed Energy Professional Society (DEPS) and has published several papers on RF susceptibility assessments, system effects investigations and effects data bases in both DoD and IEEE conferences. In his spare time, Mr. Tatum volunteer teacher for Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) to elementary, middle and high school students.


Course 8.   Atmospheric Laser Propagation

Classification: Unclassified, Limited Distribution C

Instructors:
    -  Steven Fiorino, AFIT
    -  Jaclyn Schmidt, AFIT

Duration: Half-day course, runs 1300-1700

CEUs awarded: 0.35

Course Description: This course addresses how to characterize and quantify the major effects of the atmosphere on directed energy weapons propagation. A first principles atmospheric propagation and characterization code called the Laser Environmental Effects Definition and Reference (LEEDR) is described and demonstrated. LEEDR enables the creation of climatologically- or numerical weather prediction (NWP)-derived vertical profiles of temperature, pressure, water vapor content, optical turbulence, and atmospheric particulates and hydrometeors as they relate to line-by-line or band-averaged layer extinction coefficient magnitude at any wavelength from 200 nm to 8.6 m. Applying those atmospheric effects to High Energy Lasers (HELs) is addresses by introducing and demonstrating a high-fidelity scaling-law HEL propagation coded called the High Energy Laser End-to-End Operational Simulation HELEEOS. The course outline is as follows:

  • Intro to atmospheric structure and constituents
    • Atmospheric boundary layer
    • Aerosol / fog / clouds
  • Atmospheric radiative / propagation effects
    • Extinction, refraction
    • Optical turbulence, scintillation
    • Laser Environmental Effects Definition and Reference (LEEDR)
  • HEL thermal blooming effects in the atmosphere
  • Optics, beam control: turbulence / thermal blooming compensation
  • Coherent beam combining
  • High Energy Laser End to End Operational Simulation (HELEEOS)

Intended Audience: US Government personnel and their direct contractors who have program requirements for or are interested in methods and tools to assess realistic environments and environmental effects for HEL modeling and simulation, HEL mission planning, and/or military systems operations. The course assumes the students have some technical background in radiative transfer through the atmosphere--either via an undergraduate degree or career experience.

Instructor Biographies: Steven T. Fiorino received his BS degrees in geography and meteorology from Ohio State (1987) and Florida State (1989) universities. He additionally holds an MS in atmospheric dynamics from Ohio State (1993) and a PhD in physical meteorology from Florida State (2002). He is a retired USAF Lt Col who is currently a Professor of Atmospheric Physics within the Engineering Physics Department at AFIT and is the Director of the AFIT Center for Directed Energy. His research interests include microwave remote sensing, development of weather signal processing algorithms, and atmospheric effects on military systems such as high-energy lasers and weapons of mass destruction. Dr. Fiorino is a member of SPIE, AMS, AIAA, OSA, and DEPS.

Jaclyn E. Schmidt received her BS degree in meteorology (2010) from the University of South Alabama, and her professional career is rooted in atmospheric and oceanographic data analysis for DoD and military service support, including NOAA's National Data Buoy Center and the Naval Oceanographic Office. She is currently the Laser Environmental Effects Definition and Reference (LEEDR) POC for the Center for Directed Energy (CDE) at the Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT). Her research interests include numerical weather modeling, aerosol effects on radiative transfer, and enhancements to modeling and simulations tools as they relate to the directed energy and intelligence communities. She is a member of DEPS and AMS.


Course Fees

 

  Single Half-day Course Two Half-day Courses
   Flat rate $300 $550


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