Dr. Victor Lebacqz, NASA’s Associate Administrator of
the Office of Aeronautics, selected Dr. Jaiwon Shin as Deputy
Associate Administrator (DAA).
The Office of Aeronautics was created in January to reflect
NASA’s commitment to aviation research and aeronautics
technologies for the nation’s civil and defense interests. He
will assist Lebacqz with technical, programmatic and
personnel management of NASA’s aeronautics research and
development.
“I am very excited about the addition of Dr. Shin to the
Office of Aeronautics team,” Lebacqz said. “His experience
and skills will be critical as we begin designing aircraft to
fly on other planets, explore the boundaries of supersonic
and hypersonic flight, and transform the national air
transportation system in partnership with other government
agencies, industry and universities.”
Shin was chief of the Aeronautics Projects Office at NASA’s
Glenn Research Center (GRC), Cleveland prior to his
selection. Shin served as GRC chief of the Aviation Safety
Program Office, and he was deputy program manager for NASA’s
Aviation Safety Program and Airspace Systems Program. He
assisted managers at NASA’s Ames Research Center, Moffett
Field, Calif., and Langley Research Center, Hampton, Va.,
with program-wide aeronautics advocacy, planning and
research.
Shin joined NASA in 1989 after receiving his doctorate in
mechanical engineering from Virginia Polytechnic Institute
and State University, Blacksburg, Va. His bachelor’s degree
is from Yonsei University, Korea. His master’s in mechanical
engineering is from California State University, Long Beach.
His received NASA’s Exceptional Service Medal, Group
Achievement Award, Lewis Superior Accomplishment Award, three
Lewis Group Achievement Awards, and the Air Force Team Award.
He graduated from the Senior Executive Fellowship Program,
JFK School of Government, Harvard University, Mass.
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