DR. DONALD A. SHIFFLER, JR. Dr. Donald A. Shiffler, Jr., a member of the scientific and technical cadre of senior executives, is Chief Scientist of the Directed Energy Directorate, Air Force Research Laboratory, Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico. He serves as the senior science and technology advisor for the directorate’s research and development of high energy airborne lasers, airborne high power microwave systems and dense plasmas, long-range non-lethal weapons, laser communication systems, and sophisticated optical system technologies for space situational awareness. As Chief Scientist, Dr. Shiffler oversees the directorate’s research in support of the development of transformational defense concepts. Dr. Shiffler identifies research gaps and analyzes advancements in a broad variety of scientific fields relevant to directed energy technology and imaging research technologies. He encourages new and innovative initiatives, as well as adjustments to existing directed energy programs to meet current, emerging, and future Air Force needs. These technologies develop and transition into military systems for the Air Force and the Department of Defense. He is the primary authority for the technical content and quality of the directorate’s more than $267 million annual science and technology portfolio. He serves as the principal technical interface with the directorate’s workforce of more than 960 military and civilian scientists, engineers, contractors, and support staff located at numerous state-of-the-art research laboratories and testing structures at Kirtland AFB; a testing site at the U.S. Army’s White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico; and the Air Force Maui Optical and Supercomputing site in Hawaii. Dr. Shiffler’s career with the AFRL began in January 1995 at the Philips Research Laboratory, Kirtland AFB, in the areas of High Power Microwave sources, pulsed power, and explosive pulsed power. His research has focused on HPM technology, including basic physics, HPM sources, pulsed power, vacuum electronics, and novel materials. Dr. Shiffler’s work directly enabled the Counter-electronics HPM Advanced Missile Project Joint Capability Technology Demonstration. His career includes experience as a research scientist and professor in academia. Dr. Shiffler has published more than 55 refereed technical papers in national and international publications. He has presided over numerous conferences, has 13 domestic and international patents on five continents, and led several Cooperative Research and Development Agreements, demonstrating transition of research to industry. EDUCATION 1986 Bachelor of Science degree, Physics, North Carolina State University, Raleigh 1989 Master of Science degree, Applied Physics, Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y. 1991 Doctorate of Philosophy, Applied Physics, Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y. CAREER CHRONOLOGY 1. June 1986 - September 1990, Graduate Student/Research Assistant, Cornell University High Voltage Laboratory, Applied and Engineering Physics, Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y. 2. October 1990 - July 1991, Post-doctoral work/Research Scientist, Duke University Free Electron Laser Laboratory, Duke University Free Electron Laser Laboratory, Duke University, Durham, N.C. 3. July 1991 - April 1992, Acting Director for Instrumentation and Control, Duke University Free Electron Laser Laboratory, Duke University, Durham, N.C. 4. April 1992 - January 1995, Assistant Professor / Research Faculty Member, Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, N.M. 5. January 1995 - October 2000, Research Professor, University of New Mexico and High Power Electromagnetic Division, Directed Energy Directorate, Air Force Philips Laboratory, Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M. 6. October 2000 - October 2007, Principal Research Physicist, High Power Electromagnetic Division, Directed Energy Directorate, AFRL, Kirtland AFB, N.M. 7. October 2007 - November 2017, Core Technology Competency Lead, High Power Electromagnetic Division, Directed Energy Directorate, AFRL, Kirtland AFB, N.M. 8. November 2017 - June 2018, Principal Research Physicist, High Power Electromagnetic Division, Directed Energy Directorate, AFRL, Kirtland AFB, N.M. 9. June 2018 - present, Chief Scientist, Directed Energy Directorate, AFRL, Kirtland AFB, N.M. AWARDS AND HONORS 2017 Directed Energy Professional Society Fellows Award 2011 Air Force Research Laboratory Fellows Award 2006 Federal Laboratory Consortium Technology Transfer Award 2005 Directed Energy Spark Award for advances in cathode technology 2004 Air Force John L. McLucas Basic Research Award 2003 Air Force Materiel Command Team Award 2001 Directed Energy Spark Award for advances in materials PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND ASSOCIATIONS Directed Energy Professional Society, Fellow Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Senior Member American Physical Society International Double Reed Society Society for American Archaeology (Current as of October 2018)