• A requirement for Infrared & Electro-Optical Technology Certificate
• An elective for the Electronic Warfare Technology Certificate

James C. Jafolla, president of Surface Optics Corp., works on the design, fabrication, and evaluation of materials for visual and IR signature control. He is involved in developing techniques for multispectral signature suppression, including designs for pigmented paints, multiplayer stacks, and three-dimensional surface structures. Jafolla's research includes developing models for optical constant determination from reflectance and transmittance measurements.

Darrell Lamm has served as Georgia Tech Research Institute program manager and technical director during various phases of the program to develop a digital simulations for the advanced threat infrared countermeasures. He has directed effectiveness studies for evaluation of IR countermeasures against ground-to-air and air to air missiles. Lamm holds a Ph.D. in physics from Georgia Institute of Technology.

Albert D. Sheffer Jr., Georgia Tech Research Institute senior research scientist, has been a principal developer of the modeling and simulation suite GTSIMS and serves as its product manager. His specialization is in IR scene synthesis and signature rendering. Sheffer has also served as technical lead in integrating three industry standard IR signature prediction models into the GTSIMS architecture.

J. Greg Smith, IR/visual signature lead for Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., has 25 years experience in the development of signature prediction codes, aircraft signature suppression technology, and has participated in more than 15 IR/Visual signature flight tests. He has worked on the F-16, C-130, F/A-22, A-12, F-117, F-35, and numerous projects in the Lockheed Martin Skunk Works and developed the IR signature prediction part of the TAC Brawler air-to-air combat simulation code. Smith is a member of the MSS IRCM committee as co chair of the signature and suppression section, a past member of the Joint Army Navy NASA Air Force IR Signatures Panel, and is a past industry co-chairman of the IR sub-group of the Electro-Magnetic Code Consortium.

Dr. James "Ralph" Teague, Georgia Tech Research Institute principal research scientist, brings extensive defense industry experience involving sensor technologies, systems engineering, materials development, signature management, and project/program management. He is a certified project manager, a subject matter expert within the Military Sensing Symposia and has served on the program committee for the Military Sensing Symposia Passive Sensors Specialty Group. Teague was a chief scientist at Rockwell/Boeing, Lockheed Martin, and General Dynamics.

Grayson W. Walker directs General Dynamics Amphibious Systems' Survivability Integration Program for the USMC's Advanced Amphibious Assault Vehicle development program. He serves on the Military Sensing Symposia's executive committee, National Program Committee, and the CC&D Specialty Group. Walker is the past chairman of the MSS CC&D Specialty Group and the NATO Special Group of Experts in CC&D.

Gary C. Wollenweber, consulting engineer for G.E. Aviation's Military Inlet and Exhaust Systems Engineering Department, works on propulsion infrared signature suppression and infrared technology integration, infrared analytic assessment and measurements, and infrared technical leadership of new product teams. He has 29 years experience in aircraft engine thermal design, analysis and infrared signature management. Wollenweber has worked on B-2, JSF, ATF, F-16, F-18, military and civil transport, and helicopter and other propulsion systems. He serves on the technical program committee of the SENSIAC MSS Specialty Group on Infrared Countermeasures and NDIA Aircraft Survivability Executive Committee.

James "Ralph" Teague
404-407-7385
ralph.teague@gtri.gatech.edu