David Pierce

Phone : 301-286-8437

Building/Office : 22/166A

Mailing Address : NASA/GSFC, Code 921, Greenbelt, MD 20771

PRESENT POSITION:

Mission Management, Geodynamics Branch, Laboratory for Terrestrial Physics

RESEARCH AREA EXPERIENCE:

Airborne Geoscience Mission Management, Aeronautical / Mechanical (Structures) Engineering, Aircraft Altimetry

EDUCATION:

1986 - B.S. Aerospace Engineering, North Carolina State University

1994 - M.E. Mechanical Engineering, University of Virginia

PREVIOUS POSTITIONS:

1986 - 1996 - Mission Manager, Aircraft Programs Branch, Wallops Flight Facility

1986 - 1996 - Aircraft Structures Engineer, Aircraft Programs Branch, Wallops Flight Facility

1992 - 1996 - C-130Q (NASA-427) Aircraft Developement Manager

1992 - 1996 - T-39E (NASA-425) Aircraft Developement Manager

SELECTED PROJECTS / ROLE:

1996 The Global Tropospheric Experiment / P-3B Aircraft Mission Manager

1996 BOREAS / C-130Q Aircraft Integration Engineer

1995 SLICER / RASCAL (US WESTERN STATES) / T-39E Aircraft Mission Manager

1995 LASE / C-130Q Aircraft Integration Engineer

1995 SAS / T-39E Aircraft Integration Engineer

1994 Lidar in Space Technology Experiment (LITE) / Electra Aircraft Mission Manager

1994 MSBLS (Trans - Atlantic Abort Sites) / C-130Q Aircraft Mission Manager

1993 MSBLS ( US Landing Sites) / C-130Q Aircraft Mission Manager

1992 MSBLS ( US Landing Sites) / C-130Q Aircraft Mission Manager

1992 MSBLS / C-130Q Aircraft Integration Engineer

1991 Artic Ice/ALA / P-3B Aircraft Mission Manager

1991 Mt. Pinatubo / Electra Aircraft Mission Manager

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