Expert Witnesses

Dr. Melvin R. Baer
Senior Scientist
Sandia National Laboratories

Experience
Dr. Baer is a Senior Scientist at the Engineering Sciences Center of Sandia National Laboratories in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He joined Sandia National Laboratories in 1976 as a Member of Technical Staff and was promoted to Distinguished Member of Technical Staff in 1989. This year he was promoted to the highest staff level position as Senior Scientist. During his career at Sandia he has conducted extensive scientific research in the field of energetic materials and explosives and has served as a participant on numerous hazard evaluation programs for the Department of Energy and the Department of Defense.

Education
B.S. (1970), M.S. (1972), Ph.D. (1976) in Mechanical Engineering from Colorado State University.

Dr. Robert E. Ball
Distinguished Professor, Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, California

Experience
Professor Ball joined the Faculty of the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) in 1967; he was awarded the honorary title of Distinguished Professor in 1994. In 1976 he began development of an educational program in aircraft combat survivability, and over 3000 people from the military and US aircraft industry have attended his graduate and short courses since that time. He has conducted survivability courses for NATO and the governments of Canada and Greece, and has developed similar graduate level courses in Air Defense Lethality and Surface Ship Combat Survivability. His textbook "The Fundamentals of Aircraft Combat Survivability Analysis and Design" was published in 1985 by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA). In 1989, he established the AIAA Technical Committee on Survivability. In 1992, he was the Chairman of the National Research Council Committee on Weapons Effects on Airborne Systems. In 1996, he was awarded the AIAA Survivability Award. Dr. Ball is a member of the Association of Old Crows, the AAAA, the NDIA, and a Fellow of AIAA.

Education
Northwestern University: Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering (1958), Master's degree in Civil Engineering (1959), Doctorate in Structural Mechanics (1962).

Richard Bott
Naval Air Warfare Center

Experience
Since 1989, Mr. Bott has worked at the Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division at China Lake, California, where he performs survivability research, analysis, and testing on Navy aircraft. He has conducted live fire ballistic testing of numerous Navy aircraft and has performed hundreds of tests against operational flight control systems, wings, fuselages, fuel cells, crewstations, on-board ammunition, and full-up aircraft. He previously worked for the Naval Aviation Depot at North Island, California where he led aircraft battle damage repair programs and performed aircraft accident investigations on the F/A-18 aircraft.

Education
B.S. in Aerospace Engineering from San Diego State University (1986).

J. David Canoles
Manager, Air Traffic Evaluation and Investigations Staff
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

Experience
Mr. Canoles has been employed by the FAA since 1971. His other previous positions include Managing the Eastern Region Air Traffic Division, the Air Traffic Procedures Division, and Directing Air Traffic System Effectiveness. Mr. Canoles has also been Air Traffic Control Specialist in Lynchburg, Virginia, Charleston, West Virginia, and Norfolk, Virginia. He has also been Air Traffic Manager at the Control Towers in Newark, New Jersey and Erie, Pennsylvania.

William A. Cassidy
Professor of Geology and Planetary Science
University of Pittsburgh

Experience
Mr. Cassidy has been a professor at the University of Pittsburgh since 1968 and in his present position since 1981. His former employment included a position as research scientist at the Lamont-Doherty Geological Observatory of Columbia University. His expertise is in the origin and evolution of planetary and subplanetary bodies in the solar system and the origin of cosmic dust. His research activities include study of dust condensation in stellar atmospheres, field recovery of meteorites, and field studies of Antarctic meteorite stranding surfaces. He has led Antarctic expeditions 15 times since 1976 and is a member of the American Geophysical Union and The Meteoritical Society. Dr. Cassidy has been awarded the Antarctic Service Medal of the United States and the Barringer Medal of the Meteoritical Society, and has been honored with the mineral name Cassidyite and the Antarctic Cassidy Glacier.

Education
B.S. in Geology from the University of New Mexico; Ph.D. in Geochemistry from The Pennsylvania State University (1961).

Daniel I. Cheney
Manager, FAA Seattle
Aircraft Certification Office (SACO), Propulsion Branch

Experience
Mr. Cheney has been employed with the FAA since 1973. From 1993, Mr. Cheney has managed the propulsion system certification and in-service safety oversight for civil aviation products manufactured within the geographic area of the Pacific Northwest, including all Boeing commercial airplanes. In his previous positions with the FAA, his work focused on Boeing Models 707, 737, 767, and 777, Garrett/Airesearch turbofan engines and auxiliary power units (APU). Prior to joining the FAA, Mr. Cheney was an aerospace engineer for the US Navy at the Naval Aerospace Recovery Facility at El Centro Naval Air Station, where he worked with the advanced design group section of the parachute testing and evaluation center.

Education
B.S. degree in Aerospace Engineering from California State Polytechnic University at Pomona, California (1972)

G. Michael Collins
Aerospace Engineer
Federal Aviation Administration

Experience
Mr. Collins has worked in the FAA's Seattle Aircraft Certification since 1989, where he is responsible for the certification and continuing operational safety issues for the propulsion systems on transport category airplanes, including the model 747. He was previously an aerospace engineer for Boeing Commercial Airplane Group, where he evaluated design changes on model 757. Mr. Collins holds a Professional Engineer License from the State of Washington, and is a member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.

Education
B.S. Mechanical Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, 1977

Kenneth S. Craycraft
Maintenance Engineer
Trans World Airlines, Inc.

Experience
Mr. Craycraft provides technical support to the maintenance department for correcting difficult and/or repetitive malfunctions in the electrical systems on TWA aircraft. He provides analysis of causes for mechanical delays and recommends methods for improving the reliability of company aircraft. He is a designated TWA representative at government and industry meetings regarding subjects affecting TWA Aircraft. Mr. Craycraft is trained on Boeing 727, 747, and 767 models; Douglas DC9-10 and MD-80; and Lockheed L-1011.

Education
A.S. degree from Central Technical Institute (1956)

William Grant Crow
FAA Supervisory Principal Maintenance Inspector
American Airlines, Inc.

Experience
Mr. Crow has 40 years aviation maintenance experience, including positions as Supervisory Principal Maintenance Inspector, Certificate Manager / Unit Supervisor, Regional FAA Flight Standards Service Specialist, and Supervisory Aviation Safety Inspector. He was Director of Aerospace Maintenance, Flight Engineer Instructor, Flight Examiner, and Aircraft and Propulsion Quality Assurance Technician with the U.S. Air Force. Mr. Crow holds a Pilot Certificate with Instrument Rating, and a Certificate as Airframe and Powerplant Mechanic.

Dr. Gregory L. Dunn
Federal Aviation Administration

Experience
Dr. Dunn has over 25 years of experience in the aerospace industry. Currently he is a member of the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) Transports Standards Staff, Transport Directorate, in Seattle, Washington. Since April, 1997 he has been assigned project management duties for the FAA's Non-Structural Aging Systems Project which will addressing White House Commission on Aviation Safety and Security recommendations regarding aging aircraft systems. He has worked in the area of Transport Category airplane certification since joining the FAA in 1990. Prior to joining the FAA, he worked at Lockheed, Boeing, and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. He has a private pilot's license with an instrument endorsement.

Education
Master's and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical Engineering from the University of California, Los Angeles.

Dr. Francis T. Fox
Research Chemist
Federal Aviation Administration

Experience
Dr. Fox has been with the FAA since 1993 and is currently on detail to act as COTR for acquisition and nationwide deployment of trace explosives detection equipment. Dr. Fox developed a method for accurate trace standards for plastic explosives retaining original explosives characteristics. This standard is used by the FAA and manufacturers to verify field operation of trace explosives detection instruments. Prior to joining the FAA, he worked as an analytical chemist with the Public Health Service, Director of Clinical Chemistry and Toxicology at the VA Hospital in New Orleans, Assistant Professor of Clinical Chemistry and Toxicology at LSU Medical Center, and Adjunct Professor of Electrical Engineering at Tulane University. Additionally, he has served as Director of Toxicology at 2 different laboratories. He is the recipient of numerous awards and the author of approximately 35 papers. Dr. Fox is board certified in Clinical Chemistry and Toxicological Chemistry and is a member of the American Chemical Society, American Academy of Forensic Sciences (Toxicology), and American Association for Clinical Chemistry.

Education
Xavier University: B.S. in Chemistry, M.S. in Analytical Chemistry. M.A. in Organic Chemistry from the University of Southern California, Los Angeles; Ph.D. in Physical Organic Chemistry from the University of California, Santa Barbara. Post-Doctoral, Clinical and Toxicological Chemistry, Los Angeles County/ USC Medical Center

Steve Gerken
Wright Patterson Research Laboratory

Steve Green
Pilot
Trans World Airlines

Experience
Steve Green is a pilot with Trans World Airlines, flying the Boeing 767. He is a member of ALPA's Accident Investigation Board (AIB), Aircraft Performance and Evaluation Committee (APEC), and IFALPA's Aircraft Design and Operation Committee (ADO). He is currently the team leader for ALPA's Inflight Icing Certification Project. Mr. Green is a member of AIAA.

Education
B.S. in Aviation

Chris Hartonas
Aerospace Engineer
Federal Aviation Administration

Experience
Mr. Hartonas has 16 years of combined experience in design and certification of electrical systems and equipment for civil and military aircraft.

Education
Bachelor's degree in Engineering from Ohio Northern University (1981).

Ronald J. Hinderberger
Director of Production Programs Engineering
Douglas Products Division, The Boeing Company

Experience
Mr. Hinderberger is a Designated Engineering Representative for the Federal Aviation Administration in fuel systems. He is a member of the Society of Automotive Engineers' Commercial Transport and Propulsion Committee, and a past member of the SAE AE5 fuel systems working group. Prior to the merger with Boeing, Mr. Hinderberger worked 19 years with the McDonnell Douglas Corporation.

Education
B.S. in Engineering from Parks College of St. Louis University (1978).

Jerome R. Hulm
Manager of Electrical Systems
Boeing Commercial Airplane Group

Experience
Mr. Hulm has been employed at The Boeing Company for the past 16 years, where he has been involved in designing wiring installations for the United States Air Force AWACS and KE-3A tanker, and the United States Navy E-6 aircraft. For the last 13 years he has participated in the design, analysis, test and certification of the fuel quantity indicating systems for the Boeing 737, 757, 767 and 777. Mr. Hulm has been a Federal Aviation Administration Designated Engineering Representative for the past ten years. He served in the Air National Guard for eight years.

Education
B.S. Electrical and Electronic Engineering from North Dakota State University (1981).

Edward C. Kittel
Special Agent
Federal Aviation Administration

Experience
Special Agent Ed Kittel joined the FAA in 1992 following a twenty-year career in the U.S. Navy where he served as an Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) officer. He was the Program Manager for Joint Service EOD Intelligence and Technical Counterterrorism at Defense Intelligence Agency from 1988 to 1992 and during that assignment he received the Bronze Star Medal for explosives and weapons related operations conducted during the Persian Gulf War in Israel, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Kuwait, and Iraq. Since joining the FAA he has investigated aircraft accidents and bombings throughout the world including Panama, Romania, Colombia, the USAir crash near Pittsburgh, PA, the ValueJet accident in Miami, FL and most recently the TWA-800 investigation off the coast of Long Island, NY. He has assisted Pilots-In-Command of commercial aircraft with suspected explosive devices on-board, and he directed numerous Aviation Explosives Security projects including the completion of 77 airport explosives security surveys, research and development projects involving explosives detection systems, and he was one of the principal designers of the new family of FAA training and testing objects, the Modular Bomb Set. Mr. Kittel is a 21-year member of the International Association of Bomb Technicians and Investigators.

Education
B.S. in Biological Sciences from Miami University; M.A. in International Relations from Salve Regina University; M.A. in National and Strategic Studies from the U.S. Naval War College. Post-blast investigation training from both the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (ATF/IABTI).

David H. Johnson
Wright Laboratory

Experience
Employed at Wright Laboratory since 1993, Mr. Johnson performs failure analysis on complex avionics and aircraft electrical system equipment; he provides engineering support for review of avionics and electrical systems design, manufacturing problems, field failures, component and manufacturing process obsolescence, pollution reduction, conversion to commercial best practices, and single process initiatives. During the NTSB investigation, he had responsibility for inspecting fuel probes/compensator and associated wiring from the mishap aircraft and another TWA B-747 for anomalies that might contribute to ignition of fuel. Mr. Johnson's previous experience includes Naval Flight Officer, Air Force Systems Command, and Defense Logistics Agency.

Education
Bachelor's degree in Electronics Engineering from the University of Dayton (1986); Bachelor's degree in Business Management from Kent State University (1972); Masters Degree in Industrial Education from Miami University (1978)

Ralph W. Lauzze II
Director, Live Fire Test and Evaluation (LFT&E)
Air Force Research Laboratory

Experience
Mr. Lauzze directs testing and evaluation for Air Force aircraft in development, including the C-17, B-1, F-22, and C-130. He is also the Joint Test Director of the OSD sponsored Joint Live Fire (JLF) Program. As JLF Joint Test Director, he oversees the vulnerability live fire evaluations of current front line fielded aircraft including the F-15, F-16, F/A-18, AV-8, UH-60, and AH-64, as well as two foreign aircraft. Mr. Lauzze is the Air Force Principal Member to the tri-service Joint Technical Coordinating Group on Aircraft Survivability, and is currently its chairman. Mr. Lauzze began his career in the Air Force as the structural loads engineer for the F-15, and entered the civilian work force as a survivability engineer with the Air Force Flight Dynamics Laboratory in 1972. He is past manager of the Air Force's Aircraft Survivability Research Facility and directed research and development efforts in fire and explosion prevention, advanced materials and structures, as well as developmental efforts for A-7, A-10, C-130, and F-15.

Education
B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Purdue University (1967); M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Dayton (1982).

CAPTAIN Raymond Scott "Chip" McCord
Director of Ocean Engineering, Supervisor of Salvage and Diving
United States Navy

Experience
Captain McCord was assigned to the staff of the Commander in Chief, U. S. Atlantic Fleet as the Fleet Intermediate Maintenance Coordinator and the Fleet Diving and Salvage Officer from 1990 to 1994. He has served as the Assistant Fleet Maintenance Officer and Sixth Fleet Salvage Officer for the Commander Service Force Sixth Fleet, and Diving and Salvage Officer, Docking Officer, Assistant Repair Officer, and Ship Superintendent at the Philadelphia Naval Ship Yard. Captain McCord has been awarded the American Society of Naval Engineers (ASNE) Claud A. Jones Award, ASNE Brand Award for Academic Excellence from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Legion of Merit, Meritorious Service Medal (two awards), Navy Commendation Medal (three awards), Navy Achievement Medal, the Department of Defense Humanitarian Service Medal for his work during the 1989 San Francisco earthquake, and various unit and campaign medals.

Education
B.S. in Engineering from Purdue University in Engineering; degree of Ocean Engineering from Massachusetts Institute of Technology; M.S. in Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering from Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Thomas E. McSweeny
Director, Aircraft Certification Service
Federal Aviation Administration

Experience
Mr. McSweeny previously served as the Deputy Director of Aircraft Certification Service and has held managerial positions at the FAA in several areas, including the Office of Airworthiness and Office of Aviation Standards. His many awards have included the Presidential Distinguished Rank Award, Aviation Week Laurels Award, and EEO Special Achievement Award. He is a member of the Society of Automotive Engineers.

Education
Bachelor's degree from Northrop University in Aeronautical Engineering (1965); Master's degree California Institute of Technology in Aeronautical Engineering (1966); FAA Executive School (1983); Federal Executive Institute (1987).

Beatriz C. Rodriguez
Fuel System Technical Specialist
Wright Patterson Air Force Base

Experience
Ms. Rodriguez is currently the technical specialist in the areas of air vehicle fuel systems, fuel containment, and fuel tank explosion suppressant materials in the Flight Systems Engineering Division, and has worked with the Wright Patterson Air Force Base since 1984. She provides tecchnical advice for the design requirements and verification procedures for Air Force aircraft in the areas of Fuel System and Fire Protection before first flight. Ms. Rodriguez received the Aeronautical System Division Air Force Systems Command Award, and has been a finalist for the Aeronautical Systems Divisions Engineering Award. She is a member of the Engineering Society for Advancing Mobility Land and Sea and Space (SAE) Committee, and a technical member of two Committees: AE-5 Aerospace Fuel, Oil and Oxidizer Systems, and G-9 Aerospace Materials.

Education
B.S. in Systems Engineering from Wright State University (1984); M.S. Mechanical Engineering from the University of Dayton (1988).

Dr. John C. Sagebiel
Assistant Research Professor
Energy and Environmental Engineering Center
Desert Research Institute, University of Nevada

Experience
Dr. Sagebiel has been at the Desert Research Institute (DRI) since 1992, and was previously a research associate at the University of California. Dr. Sagebiel's recent work at DRI has focused on urban air pollution and its sources, centering on sampling and measuring hydrocarbon species in ambient air and source samples. Dr. Sagebiel has worked on the development of numerous analytical methods and has worked on performance evaluations of air sampling systems for both ambient air and sources such as automobile/truck exhaust and stationary combustion sources. Dr. Sagebiel has been a participant in many recent major air quality studies, including the 1995-97 Reformulated Gasoline Effects Studies in California, the 1997 Southern California Ozone Study, and the 1996-97 Northern Front Range Air Quality Studies. The procedures he has developed, with slight modifications, were used to collect samples for the NTSB and analyze these samples for the vapor phase hydrocarbon components.

Education
University of California, Davis: B.S. Environmental Toxicology (1987), Ph.D. Environmental Chemistry (1992)

Dr. Barrie S. Shabel
Consultant in Materials Science and Metallurgy

Experience
Dr. Shabel's primary experience is in mechanical and physical metallurgy, and materials characterization. He has worked on a wide range of materials problems including grain refining, sheet metal forming, and alloy and process development. Dr. Shabel holds seven patents in alloy development and hardness testing. He previously worked as Senior Scientific Associate at Alcoa Laboratories, and Materials Engineer at General Electric's Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory.

Education
B.S. in Metallurgy from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1959); Master of Metallurgical Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (1961); Ph.D. in Solid State Science from Syracuse University (1967)

Dr. Dennis F. Shanahan
ARCCA

Experience
Dr. Shanahan currently specializes in the analysis of injuries sustained in crashes in order to determine sources and mechanisms of injury and recommend prevention strategies. He was previously the director of the U.S. Army Aeromedical Research Laboratory, and has been extensively involved in injury investigation and prevention for the U.S. Army. Dr. Shanahan has been certified as a Flight Surgeon for the Army, Navy, and Air Force; he is certified in Aerospace Medicine, and is a licensed as a physician and surgeon by the state of Alabama. Dr. Shanahan has published many articles on his research.

Education
B.A. Chemistry from Middlebury College (1971); M.D. from Washington University School of Medicine (1976); Internship and Residency at Tripler U.S. Army Medical Center; M.P.H. from Johns Hopkins University School of Hygiene and Public Health (1987); Residency in Aerospace Medicine at the U.S. Air Force School of Aviation Medicine.

George A. Slenski
Lead Engineer, Electronic Materials Evaluation Group
Wright Laboratory

Experience
Mr. Slenski has worked with the Wright Laboratory since 1980 and is presently the lead engineer in the electronic materials evaluation group, responsible for planning, organizing, and conducting electronic failure analysis on fielded and new systems. Using failure analysis insight, he develops and manages programs that improve and enhance aerospace systems. Mr. Slenski additionally is responsible for evaluating state-of-the-art electronic assemblies and performing field investigations, mishap investigations, corrosion surveys, and assessing the materials and manufacturing process capabilities of DOD contractor facilities. He is the program manager for developing a new aerospace wire insulation, handbook for conducting electrically related mishap investigations, and a life prediction system for aging wiring systems. Mr. Slenski has published several technical papers and is holds a private pilot license.

Education
B.S. in Electrical Engineering, from the University of Florida (1980)
M.S. Materials Engineering from the University of Dayton (1994)

Joseph E. Shepherd
Associate Professor of Aeronautics
California Institute of Technology

Experience
Professor Shepherd heads the Explosion Dynamics Laboratory at Caltech in Pasadena, where he directs experimental and computational studies on combustion, explosion, and shock waves. This laboratory specializes in studies related to safety and explosion hazards in industrial processes, transportation systems and nuclear facilities. Prof. Shepherd has 17 years of experience in experiments, analysis, and computation of explosion phenomena. In addition to the current activities for the NTSB, projects are being carried out on explosion hazards in nuclear power plants, nuclear storage facilities, and advanced computational methods for simulation of high explosion detonation. He has been a consultant and investigator on numerous projects for the Department of Energy, US Nuclear Regulatory Commission, NASA, various national laboratories, and private industry. Prof. Shepherd is the author of many articles on explosions and is internationally recognized for his expertise in the application of chemistry and thermodynamics to furthering the understanding of explosion hazards.

Education
B.S. in Physics from the University of South Florida (1976); Ph.D. in Applied Physics from California Institute of Technology (1980).

Alex M Taylor
Engineer, Associate Technical Fellow
The Boeing Company

Experience
Mr. Taylor has been employed with the Boeing Commercial Airplane Group as an engineer and engineering manager since 1960. Since 1974, he has worked in the Electrical Systems Standards organization with responsibility for research and development of new materials and construction for aircraft wire and cable, and creation and maintenance of Boeing Standards for electrical parts, materials and processes. He has served as a member of a US Air Force Division Advisory Group at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, investigating the potential effects of Kapton insulated wire on the performance of the Air Force airplanes.

Education
B.S. Applied Physics from the Royal Technical College in Glasgow, Scotland (1953)

Lou Taylor
Principle Engineer, Commercial Aviation Systems-Sensor Products Operation
Honeywell

Experience
Mr. Taylor is a Principle Engineer for In-Service Reliability and Safety at Honeywell's Minneapolis-based Commercial Aviation Systems-Sensor Products Operation which provides sophisticated sensor products and inertial navigation systems for use on the world's leading business, regional and air transport aircraft. Mr. Taylor joined Honeywell in 1981. During this time he has held various technical positions in Production Engineering, Customer Support Engineering and Reliability Engineering. He is a former Naval Aviator.

Education
B.S. in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Minnesota; M.B.A. from the University of Minnesota. Aircraft Accident Investigation School, U.S. Department of Transportation's Transportation Safety Institute.

Dr. Paul Thibault
Combustion Dynamics Ltd.

Dr. Thibault founded Combustion Dynamics Ltd (CDL) which provides scientific software and analysis services in the areas of explosions, shock waves, supersonic combustion and propulsion. CDL has developed strong capabilities in Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) and Computational Solid Mechanics (CSM). CDL operates a laboratory facility for combustion experiments and a large-scale heated detonation tube facility. CDL has offices in Medicine Hat and Halifax, Canada and provides software and services to the defense, nuclear and petrochemical industries in North America, Europe and Australia. He previously worked at the Pat Bay Ocean Science Institute and at the Defence Research Establishment Suffield, and worked on detonations, flames, and gaseous explosions at McGill University.

Education
McGill University: Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering (1972), Ph.D. (1978)

Ivor Thomas
Chief Engineer of Fuel Systems and Auxiliary Power Units
Boeing Commercial Airplane Group

Experience
Mr. Thomas has forty years in the airplane industry, and has been employed at Boeing since 1966, working on all Boeing commercial airplanes, including military derivatives of the 707, 737 and 767. He was appointed as a Designated Engineering Representative (DER) of the FAA in 1974, and is currently the manager of all DER's in the Propulsion discipline at the Boeing Commercial Airplanes Group. Mr. Thomas is an expert in Fuel Systems and Fire Safety and is the chairman of the joint US/European effort to harmonize the propulsion certification requirements for commercial airplanes. He has been the manager of NASA contracts on alternate fuels and has also been involved in most of the Boeing studies on applying concepts such as inerting and anti-misting fuels to commercial airplane fuel systems. He previously worked as a designer on the Concorde fuel system. Mr. Thomas is a licensed private pilot.

Education
B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Bristol College of Science & Technology in Bristol, England.

J. Hardy Tyson
Mechanical Engineer
Naval Air Warfare Center

Mr. Tyson has worked for the Naval Air Warfare Center in China Lake, California for the past 14 years, and is an expert in Aircraft Combat Survivability. His focus has been in the area of fuel system protection for Navy and Marine Corps. front line fighter and attack aircraft, entailing ballistic testing of aircraft and their components with threats likely to be encountered in combat for the purpose of determining their design vulnerabilities and identifying protection requirements. He is also actively involved in research and development for vulnerability reduction concepts. Mr. Tyson has been the chairman of the Fuels Committee for the Tri-Service Joint Technical Coordinating Group on Aircraft Survivability and is currently the Navy's lead Live Fire Test engineer for the F/A-18 E/F program.

Robert D. Vannoy
Chief, 747 Fleet Support
The Boeing Company

Experience
Mr. Vannoy has worked with Boeing for 32 years, for the last 16 years supporting the 747 fleet through the Customer Services Division. He has been involved in developing programs to analyze and maintain the structural integrity of older 747's, and previously performed structural analysis on models 737, 747, and 767. Mr. Vannoy is active in a variety of industry activities related to aging aircraft structure, including the Air Transport Association's Airworthiness Concern Process.

Education
B.S. Engineering

Dr. Kees van Wingerden
Manager, Department of Process and Safety
Christian Michelsen Research (CMR)

Experience
Employed at the CMR since 1991, Dr. van Wingerden is responsible for research into gas and dust explosions. Previously, he was head of the Gas and Dust Explosions section of the TNO Prins Maurits Laboratory. Dr. van Wingerden has directed a number of large research programs such as the Gas Safety Programme 97-99, sponsored by several gas and oil companies and governmental bodies and resulting in three new versions of the FLACS-code, a 3-D explosion simulator. He is a member of many international working groups including the OECD/IGUS working group on Hazards and Mitigation of Industrial Explosions (chairman) and CEN TC305 working group 3 "Devices and Systems for Explosion Prevention and Protection" (convenor). Dr. van Wingerden is author and co-author of more than 50 articles on gas and dust explosions.

Education
B.S. in Technical Physics from the Polytechnic College in Rijswijk, The Netherlands; M.S. in Applied Physics from the University of Technology in Delft, The Netherlands; Ph.D. in Applied Physics from the University of Bergen, Norway.

Dr. Charles V. Wetli
Chief Medical Examiner
Suffolk County, New York

Experience
Dr. Wetli has served as Chief Medical Examiner of Suffolk County since 1995, and also holds an appointment as Clinical Professor of Pathology at the State University of New York. He was also the Deputy Chief of the Dade County Medical Examiner's Office in Miami Florida and served three years as a pathologist in the United States Army. Dr. Wetli is a Fellow of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences, National Association of Medical Examiners, and the American Society of Clinical Pathologists; he is currently serving on the Committee for NTSB-Medical Examiner Linkage for the National Association of Medical Examiners.

Education
B.S. from the University of Notre Dame; Medical degree from St. Louis University School of Medicine. Residency in Anatomical, Clinical, and Forensic Pathology at the University of Miami School of Medicine.