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Dr. Harry D. Fair, Chairman, ISIT
fair [at] isitaustin.org (512) 657-1773
Chairman of the Board and Director of the Institute for Strategic and Innovative Technologies since its founding in 2010, Before that, he was the founder and Director of the Institute for Advanced Technology at The University of Texas; and President of Plasma Technology Applications, Inc. More on Dr. Fair here -->
USMC Colonel (ret) Dennis Beal President, ISIT
Retired Marine Colonel Dennis W. Beal served as executive director for the U.S. Navy’s Office of Science and Technology, which was responsible for developing technology for both the Navy and Marine Corps. Col Beal was the Program Manager for the DoD’s electromagnetic energy and weapons research efforts along with being the DoD ED for Advanced Technology Programs and Concepts. More here -->
Matthew John “Jay” Diedzic, Jr., P.E., Vice President, ISIT
jay.diedzic [at] isitaustin.org
(757) 784-0447
Overview
More than 35 years of leadership, management, entrepreneurship, science and technology, investment, research and development (R&D), and fundraising experience addressing global energy, water, and environmental challenges.
Directly engaged in the Energy-Water-Environment Nexus by developing, managing, investing, and/or monetizing a diverse project portfolio involving traditional energy, 24/7 carbon free energy, energy security, grid resiliency, and water quality-related projects. These projects involve nuclear, fossil-fuels, geothermal, grid-scale solar, offshore wind, and tidal energy; natural gas/coal-to-liquids, hydrogen, and synthetic fuel production; algal-based biofuels; autonomous unmanned aerial, surface and underwater vehicles for ocean exploration and observation; harmful algal bloom (HAB) and red tide detection and mitigation strategies and technologies; optimizing U.S. Army Corps of Engineers / State of Florida’s Lake Okeechobee water management and stakeholder engagements, and U.S. Department of Energy Savannah River Site Special Nuclear Material (“nuclear waste”) utilization strategies and technologies.
Dr. Joe Clayton Turnage Chief Strategy Officer
As a senior executive in competitive power generation companies and as the founder of two successful consulting companies, Dr. Turnage brings 35 years of experience working with companies in the power industry. More here -->
David Winks Chief Business Development Officer
david.winks [at] isitaustin.org
(410) 279-3153
Mr. Winks’ work focuses cyber, physical, and electromagnetic resilience for critical infrastructure. David has a degree in physics with additional coursework in electrical and mechanical engineering.
He is part of a design team for megawatt-scale transportable nuclear reactors. To power large facilities, he led a team of companies in the development of EMP-shielded multi-megawatt CHP systems incorporating gas turbines, and LNG storage. David also provides EMP shielded hydrogen fuel cells for powering remote sites. More here -->
Dr. Robert Fossum Member, Board of Directors, ISIT
Former Director of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, Dean of Engineering at Southern Methodist University and Chief Scientist at Institute for Advanced Technology.
Dr. Paul Funk
Member, Board of Directors, ISIT
Retired US Army Lieutenant General Commander of Third Corps and Ft Hood. Former Director of Education at Institute for Advanced Technology at The University of Texas.
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Dr. Lou Circeo
Chief Scientist for Applied Plasma Arc Technology based in Atlanta, Georgia.
Dr. Jerry Parker
Former plasma physics group leader at Los Alamos National Laboratory and Electrodynamics Laboratory Director at Institute for Advanced Technology, The University of Texas.
Dr. Chris Wallace
Expert in high power microwave devices, former group leader at General Atomics, BDM and other industrial firms and member of Army Asymmetric Warfare office.
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Dr. Paul Funk
Retired US Army Lieutenant General Commander of Third Corps and Ft Hood and member of Army and Defense Science Boards. Commanded Third Armored Division in Desert Storm. Former Director of Education at Institute for Advanced Technology at The University of Texas.
General Benjamin Griffin
Former US Army General commander of Army Materiel Command.
LTG Jack Woodmansee
Former US Army Lieutenant General, White House Fellow and member of Army Science Board.
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Judy Eideles
Managing partner and venture investor of innovative advanced technologies covering a broad range of applications. Extensive experience with projects in Europe, Middle East and the United States.
Dr Coke Reed
Designer of Supercomputers, founder of DataVortex and inventor of the worlds fastest supercomputer.
