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VCAT Membership Since 1988

NameTitle and OrganizationYears Served
Duane AdamsVice Provost for Research
Carnegie Mellon University
1996-2002
Allen AdlerDirector, Sensors & Electronics Laboratory,
HRL Laboratories, LLC
2016-2022
Jay A. AlexanderSenior Vice President & Chief Technology Officer
Keysight Technologies
2018-2021
Thomas BaerExecutive Director, Stanford Photonics Research Center
Stanford University
2006-2012
Ruzena BajcsyProfessor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences
University of California, Berkeley
2008-2011
Arden L. BementVice President, Technical Resources, Service and Technology Department
TRW, Inc.
1985-1990*
John G. BollingerDean, College of Engineering
University of Wisconsin
1987-1991*
Rodney BrooksPanasonic Professor of Robotics (emeritus)
MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab
2014-2020
Dwight D. CarlsonPresident and CEO
SITCA, Inc.
1996-2002
John F. CassidySenior Vice-President, Science and Technology (retired)
United Technologies Corporation
2005-2008
Vinton G. CerfVice President and Chief Internet Evangelist
Google
2007-2013
2018 -present
Edward M. ChaitVice President, Business Development
Intergen
1992-1995
Sujeet ChandSenior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer
Rockwell Automation
2010-2016
Milton M. ChangChairman
New Focus, Inc.
1996-1998
Uma ChowdhryChief Science and Technology Officer Emeritus
Dupont
2010-2015
Rita R. ColwellDistinguished University Professor
University of Maryland, College Park and
Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health
Senior Advisor and Chairman Emeritus, Canon U.S. Life Sciences
2014–2020
Scott C. DonnellySenior Vice President, GE Corporate Research & Development
General Electric Company
2003-2005
Nolan M. EllisonPresident
Cuyahoga Community College
1998-1999
George FischerSenior Vice President & Group President 
Verizon Enterprise Solution
2018-2024
Paul A. FleuryFrederick W. Beinecke Professor of Engineering and Applied Physics
and Professor of Physics
Yale University
2006-2012
Gary F. FlossManaging Director
Bluefire Partners
2002-2008
Glenn A. FoxPrincipal Associate Director
Physical and Life Sciences Directorate Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
2024 - present
Michael GarveyPresident and CEO,
M-7 Technologies
2015-2021
Monisha Ghosh

Professor of Electrical Engineering at the University of Notre Dame, and an Adjunct Research Professor at the University of Chicago

2023 - present
Louise K. GoeserVice President, Quality
Ford Motor Company
1998-1999
Jeanette G. GrasselliDirector, Corporate Research and Analytical Sciences
BP America
1988-1993
Peter GreenVincent T. and Gloria M. Gorguze Professor of Engineering;
Department Chair, Materials Science and Engineering;
Professor, Chemical Engineering, Macromolecular Science and Engineering
University of Michigan
2008-2011
Richard F. GrossCorporate Vice President of R&D
The Dow Chemical Company
2002-2004
Deborah L. GrubbeVice President, Group Safety BP International
and Corporate Director, Safety and Health
DuPont Safety, Health, and Environment
2001-2006
William HapperProfessor, Department of Physics
Princeton University
2007-2008
Lloyd HarriottProfessor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
University of Virginia
2002-2004
Tony HaymetDistinguished Professor and Vice Chancellor Emeritus
University of California, San Diego
2009-2015
Victoria F. HaynesVice President, R&D
and Chief Technology Officer
B.F. Goodrich Co.
1996-1999
Edward C. HeffronDirector, Food Division
Michigan Department of Agriculture
1988-1994
Lou Ann HeimbrookVice President, Global Operations, Merck Research Laboratories
Merck & Co., Inc.
2003-2009
Robert J. HermannSenior Vice President, Science and Technology
United Technologies
1992-1998
William M. HoltExecutive Vice President and Senior Fellow Emeritus, Technology and Manufacturing Group
Intel Corporation
2012-2018
William G. Howard, Jr.Senior Fellow, National Academy of Engineering
Senior Vice President and Director of R&D
Motorola
1988-1994
Jennie Hunter-CeveraPresident
University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute
2001-2005
Waguih IshakVP and Chief Technologist Science and Technology
Corning Incorporated
2016-2022
Dana "Keoki" JacksonSenior Vice President and General Manager,
MITRE National Security Sector
MITRE Corporation
2018-2024
Anthony M. JohnsonDirector of the Center for Advanced Studies in Photonics Research (CASPR)
University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC)
2021- 2024
Eric KalerPresident
University of Minnesota
2018-present
Karen E. KerrSenior Managing Director, Advanced Manufacturing
GE Ventures
General Electric
2011-2017
Donald B. KeckVice President, Research Director (retired)
Corning, Inc.
2004-2007
Mehmood KhanChief Executive Officer
Life Biosciences
2018-present
Conilee G. KirkpatrickHRL Laboratories1999-2002
Fred W. KittlerManaging Director
Velocity Capital Management
1994-2000
Shaygan KheradpirChief Operating Officer
Barclays Global Retail Bank
Formerly:
Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer
Verizon Communications
2010-2013
Pradeep K. KhoslaChancellor
University of California, San Diego
2008-2014
Caroline A. KovacVice President, Life Sciences Solutions
IBM
1999-2003
Katharine KuChief Licensing Advisor
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich and Rosati
2018-2024
Robert W. LuckyExecutive Director, Communications Sciences, Research Division AT&T Bell Laboratories
and Vice President, Applied Research
Bellcore
1991-1995
Steven A. MaloneDirector of Weights & Measures Program
Nebraska Department of Agriculture
1998-2001
William D. ManlySenior Vice President
Cabot Corporation
1984-1989*
Thomas A. ManuelPresident (retired)
Council for Chemical Research
1999-2005
Jason P. MatusowGeneral Manager, Corporate Standards Group Microsoft Corporation2022 - present
James C. McGroddySenior Vice President of Research (retired)
IBM T.J. Watson Center
1995-2001
Michael McRobbiePresident
Indiana University
2010-2012
James W. MitchellDirector, Materials, Reliability and Ecology Research Laboratory
Lucent Technologies
1999-2002
Cherry A. MurrayDeputy Director for Research, Biosphere2, Professor of Physics and Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering University of Arizona2024- present
Richard S. NicholsonCEO
American Association for the Advancement of Science
1990-1993
Edward J. NohaChairman Emeritus
CNA Financial Corporation
2004-2007
Roberto PadovaniExecutive Vice President and Fellow
Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.
2011-2017
Michelle ParkerVice President and Deputy General Manager
Space and Launch
Defense, Space & Security
Boeing
2022- present
Mark Pierpoint

Keysight Technologies, Inc.

2023- present
Wayne H. Pitcher, Jr.Technology Management Consultant2001-2004
Hemma PrafullchandraChief Technology Officer of 
Microsoft M365 Security & Compliance
2014-2020
Elsa ReichmanisProfessor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Georgia Institute of Technology
2007-2010
Alton (Al) D. Romig, Jr.Vice President
The Skunk Works®
Advanced Development Program Engineering and Advanced Systems
Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company
2009-2015
Robert J. SaldichPresident and CEO (retired)
Raychem Corporation
1994-2000
F. Raymond SalemmePresident and Chief Scientific Officer
3-Dimensional Pharmaceuticals and CEO
Linguagen Corporation
1999-2005
Howard D. SamuelSenior Fellow
National Policy Association
1995-2001
Juan M. SanchezVice President for Research
University of Texas, Austin
2000-2006
Thomas A. SaponasSenior Vice President
and Chief Technology Officer (retired)
Agilent Technologies
2004-2006
Maxine L. SavitzGeneral Manager, Ceramic Components
AlliedSignal Inc.
1993-1999
April SchweighartProduct Business Manager (retired)
Motorola
2000-2006
James W. SerumPresident
SciTek Ventures
2004-2010
Theodore Sizer IIVice President, IP and Optical Research Leader
Nokia Bell Laboratories
2015-2021
William P. SlichterExecutive Director, Research Materials, Science and Engineering Division
AT&T Bell Laboratories
1988-1992
Darlene J.S. SolomonSenior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer
Agilent Technologies
2010-2016
William J. SpencerVice President, Corporate Research Group
Xerox Corporation
1988-1990
E. David SpongPresident, Integrated Defense Systems (retired)
The Boeing Company
2005-2008
W. Wyatt StarnesChairman and CEO
SignaCert, Inc.
2005-2008
Nam P. SuhProfessor, Laboratory for Manufacturing and Productivity
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
1990-1994
Alan I. TaubProfessor, Materials Science and Engineering
University of Michigan
and
Retired, Vice President, GM Global Research and Development
General Motors Company
2008-2014
David L. TennenhousePrincipal Research Specialist
MIT Lab for Computer Science
1996-1997
Dr. John J. TracyChief Technology Officer and Senior Vice President
Engineering, Operations & Technology
The Boeing Company
2013-2016
Masayoshi TomizukaCheryl and John Neerhout, Jr., Distinguished Professor
University of California, Berkeley
2001-2002
David VaskoDirector Advanced Technology, Strategic Development
Rockwell Automation
2017-2023
G. King WaltersDean, Physics Department
Rice University
1992-1995
Gail Folena-WassermanSenior Vice President, Biopharmaceutical Development
MedImmune
2017-2023
Albert C. WestwoodVice President, Research and Technology
Martin Marietta Corporation
1990-1996
George M. WhitesidesMallinckrodt Professor of Chemistry
Harvard University
1994-1997
Lynn R. WilliamsPresident (retired)
United Steel Workers of America
1996-2000
Robert T. WilliamsVice President, U.S. Operations Division
Caterpillar Inc.
2003-2009
David WilsonPresident
Morgan State University
2015-2017
*Membership carried over from the NBS Visiting Committee to the NIST Visiting Committee on Advanced Technology created in 1988.
Created June 2, 2009, Updated October 8, 2024