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Systems Atlas

Programs, papers, talks, teaching, and practice, followed through four journeys.

X-56A flexible-wing research aircraft banking in a pale blue sky, red fins at each wing tip

Adaptive Flight

Follow adaptive structures from engineering mechanics through Smart Wing, the Morphing Project, public results, and later reflection.

Photograph: NASA/Carla ThomasPolished model of a supersonic aircraft on its support inside a perforated-wall wind tunnel

Human-Centered Digital Engineering

Trace how agency leadership, field research, and operational prototyping turn digital engineering into a human-centered practice.

Photograph: NASA/GRC/Quentin SchwinnClose view of a gold-lit wind tunnel nozzle set in dark riveted metal panels

Working Across Disciplines

Move from design-science research to a framework for interdisciplinary engineering and early problem discovery.

Photograph: NASABlue and cream bands of Earth's atmosphere above a dark cloud-covered horizon at sunrise, seen from orbit

Systems Leadership

Follow the move from agency-level systems leadership into cross-agency practice, public evidence, and present-day strategic advising.

Photograph: NASA

Agency Senior Engine…Agency Senior Engineer for Complex Systems Design, NASAAssociate Editor, De…Associate Editor, Design Science, Design ScienceSenior ResearcherSenior Researcher, NASAVisiting ScientistVisiting Scientist, National Science FoundationTechnology Integrati…Technology Integration Manager, Subsonic Fixed Wing, NASADARPA Technical Agen…DARPA Technical Agent and NASA Principal Investigator, DARPA and NASASenior Project Manag…Senior Project Manager and Acting Deputy Director, NASAMorphing Project Man…Morphing Project Manager, NASAAeroservoelastic Res…Aeroservoelastic Researcher and Test Engineer, NASA Langley Research CenterB.S., Aeronautical a…B.S., Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering, Purdue UniversityM.S., Engineering Me…M.S., Engineering Mechanics and Aerospace Engineering, Old Dominion UniversityPh.D., Design SciencePh.D., Design Science, University of MichiganSmart Wing ProgramSmart Wing Program, NASA and DARPAAircraft Morphing Pr…Aircraft Morphing Project, NASAActively Tailored Hi…Actively Tailored High Lift, NASASubsonic Fixed Wing …Subsonic Fixed Wing Program, NASAConvergent Aeronauti…Convergent Aeronautics Solutions, NASAInter-Agency Working…Inter-Agency Working Group on Engineering Complex Systems, NASA and participating United States agenciesDigital SAMARAIDigital SAMARAI, NASAInterdisciplinary In…Interdisciplinary Interactions During R&D and Early Design of Large Engineered Systems, University of Michigan and NASA Langley Research CenterSmart Structures at …Smart Structures at NASA Langley Research Center, NASA Langley Research CenterRecent Results from …Recent Results from the NASA Morphing Project, NASAWorking Across Disci…Working Across Disciplines: A Conceptual Framework for Understanding Interdisciplinary Engineering, NASA and ICEDWorking at the Speed…Working at the Speed of Innovation, NASADesigning the Design…Designing the Design Process for Early Problem Discovery, NASAInter-Agency Working…Inter-Agency Working Group on Engineering Complex Systems FY24-FY25 Report, NASA and participating United States agenciesDiscovering Digital …Discovering Digital Engineering Needs Through Human-Centered Approaches, NASAPrototyping Digital …Prototyping Digital Engineering Workflows in Operational Settings, NASA and ICEDPerspectives on High…Perspectives on Highly Adaptive or Morphing Aircraft, NASAOrganizational Struc…Organizational Structures and Dynamics, NASAAviation - On DemandAviation - On Demand, NASADesign and Engineeri…Design and Engineering of Complex Systems, NASA Langley Research CenterComplex Systems Desi…Complex Systems Design Seminar, Penn State College of Arts and ArchitectureSeeking Innovation B…Seeking Innovation Beyond the Leading Edge, NASASystem Design and In…System Design and Innovation, Purdue University School of Aeronautics and AstronauticsAeroservoelasticityAeroservoelasticity, NASA Langley Research CenterSmart and Adaptive S…Smart and Adaptive Structures, NASAMorphing AircraftMorphing Aircraft, NASAAeronautics Integrat…Aeronautics Integration, NASADesign ScienceDesign Science, University of Michigan, NASA, and Design ScienceLarge Complex Sociot…Large Complex Sociotechnical Systems, NASAInterdisciplinary Co…Interdisciplinary Collaboration, NASAHuman-Centered Probl…Human-Centered Problem Discovery, NASAInnovation ManagementInnovation Management, NASAHuman-Centered Digit…Human-Centered Digital Engineering, NASACross-Agency Collabo…Cross-Agency Collaboration, NASA and partner agenciesMegatrends for Engin…Megatrends for Engineering Systems, NASAInterdisciplinary In…Interdisciplinary Interactions, NASAStrategic Advisor an…Strategic Advisor and Fractional Executive, King's Queue Design LLC