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She was nominated in March 2015 to the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology:
Dr. Wanda M. Austin, Appointee for Member, President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology
Dr. Wanda M. Austin is President and CEO of The Aerospace Corporation, a Federally Funded Research and Development Center, positions she has held since 2008. She has held various positions at The Aerospace Corporation starting in 1979, including Senior Vice President of the National Systems Group from 2004 to 2007, Senior Vice President of the Engineering and Technology Group from 2001 to 2003, and General Manager of the MILSATCOM Division from 1999 to 2001. Before joining The Aerospace Corporation, Dr. Austin was a Member of the technical staff at Rockwell International from 1977 to 1979. She became a member of the Defense Science Board in 2010 and served as a Member on the Review of U.S. Human Space Flight Plans Committee in 2009. Dr. Austin is a member of the National Academy of Engineering, and the NASA Advisory Council, and she is an Honorary Fellow of The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. She also serves on the boards of the University of Southern California, National Space Foundation, and National Geographic Society. Dr. Austin received a B.A. from Franklin & Marshall College, an M.A. from the University of Pittsburgh, and a Ph.D. from the University of Southern California.
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