DR. ROBERT L. SIERAKOWSKI Dr. Robert Sierakowski, a member of the scientific and professional cadre of senior executives, is Chief Scientist, Munitions Directorate, Air Force Research Laboratory, Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. He provides to the Director of Munitions and the laboratory's commander scientific guidance and advice on research for plans and programs in conventional weapon system and armament. He advises on the status of scientific and technical competence within the directorate, the employment of consultants and experts, and on technology available outside the directorate. Prior to this juncture in his long career, Dr. Sierakowski functioned in several positions within the engineering community, but his forte is as an educator, consultant and adviser to military organizations. His abilities in these areas led to his present position in 1997. The Connecticut native has written and co-written more than 150 publications, including three technical books. EDUCATION 1958 Bachelor of Science degree in engineering, Brown University, Providence, R.I. 1960 Master of Science degree in engineering, Yale University, New Haven, Conn. 1964 Doctor of Philosophy degree in engineering, Yale University, New Haven, Conn. CAREER CHRONOLOGY 1. 1958 - 1960, dynamics engineer, Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., Stratford, Conn. 2. 1960 - 1963, research assistant, Yale University, New Haven, Conn. 3. 1963 - 1967, senior research scientist, United Aircraft Corp. Research Laboratory, Hartford, Conn. 4. 1965 - 1967, assistant professor, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Hartford Graduate Center, Hartford, Conn. 5. 1967 - 1983, visiting assistant professor, associate professor and professor, University of Florida (1982, visiting professor, Air Force Office of Scientific Research, Washington, D.C.) 6. 1983 - 1991, professor and Chairman, Department of Civil Engineering, Ohio State University 7. 1991 - 1997, professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Ohio State University (1992 - 1994, visiting professor (summers only), Tyndall AFB, Fla.) 8. 1997 - present, Chief Scientist, Munitions Directorate, Air Force Research Laboratory, Eglin AFB, Fla. AWARDS AND HONORS 1987 Fellow, American Society of Mechanical Engineers 2000 Fellow, American Society of Composites 2001 Fellow, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND ASSOCIATIONS 1965 - present, Yale Engineering Association 1970 - present, Review Staff, ASTM 1970 - present, Review Staff, Prentice-Hall 1980 - present, Review Staff, John Wiley and Sons, Inc. 1980 - present, Review Staff, McGraw-Hill Books 1980 - present, Review Staff, Acta Mechanica 1983 - present, American Society of Civil Engineers 1987 - present, ACI Fracture Mechanics Committee #446 1987 - present, Structure and Materials Committee, American Society of Mechanical Engineers 1990 - present, American Society of Mechanical Engineers Panel on NASA Project Ulysses 2001 - present, Aerospace Engineering Advisory Board, Texas A&M University 2001 - present, Adjunct Professor, School of Aerospace Engineering, Georgia Tech 2001 - present, College of Engineering Advisory Board, Florida State University/ Florida A&M University 2004 - present, Engineering Advisory Council, U.S. Air Force Academy 2004 - present, Aerospace Engineering Advisory Board, Mississippi State University (Current as of November 2005)