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MICHAEL T. EISMANN
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Dr. Michael Eismann is the Senior Scientist for Electro-Optical and Infrared Sensors at the Sensors Directorate of the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. In this capacity, he serves as a principal scientific authority for the Air Force, and is responsible for the technical direction of a research program with a $200 million annual budget, a research staff of over 200 scientists and engineers, and a technical scope encompassing electro-optical and infrared (EO/IR) sensor research for all Air Force customers.
He is an internationally recognized authority on passive infrared imaging and hyperspectral remote sensing, and continues to perform both basic and applied defense research in these areas. Additionally, Dr. Eismann also serves as an Adjunct Professor at the Air Force Institute of Technology, Chairman of the Optics Technology Focus Group for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Sensors and Electronics Technology (SET) panel, Associate Editor of Optical Engineering and active participant in multiple professional societies including as Board of Directors member for SPIE. Prior to joining AFRL in 1996, he was employed by the Environmental Research Institute of Michigan (ERIM), where he was involved in research concerning active and passive optical and infrared targeting and reconnaissance, optical information processing, and holographic optics.
EDUCATION
1985 Bachelor of Science in Physics, Thomas More College, Ky.
1987 Master of Science in Electrical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Ga.
2005 Doctor of Philosophy in Electro-Optics, University of Dayton, Ohio
2007 Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala. (correspondence)
2007 Certified Acquisition Professional, Defense Acquisition University, Fort Belvoir, Va.
CAREER CHRONOLOGY
1. July 1987 - July 1991 Research Engineer, Advanced Concepts Division, Environmental Research Institute of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich.
2. July 1991 - March 1996 Research Engineer, Dayton Regional Office, Environmental Research Institute of Michigan, Dayton, Ohio
3. March 1996 - November 1998 Senior Research Engineer (IPA assignment), Electro-Optical Targeting Branch, Sensors Directorate, Air Force Research Laboratory, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
4. November 1998 - October 2007 Technical Advisor, Electro-Optical Threat and Target Detection Branch, Sensors Directorate, Air Force Research Laboratory, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
5. October 2007 - November 2010 Technical Advisor, Electro-Optical Sensor Technology Division, Sensors Directorate, Air Force Research Laboratory, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
6. November 2010 - August 25 Technical Advisor, Multispectral Sensing and Detection Division, Sensors Directorate, Air Force Research Laboratory, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
7. May 2005 - Present Adjunct Assistant Professor, Graduate School of Engineering and Management, Air Force Institute of Technology, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
8. August 26 - Present Senior Scientist, Electro-Optical and Infrared Sensors, Sensors Directorate, Air Force Research Laboratory, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH
AWARDS AND HONORS
Meritorious Civilian Service Award, 2012
President's Award, SPIE, 2012
Fellow, SPIE, 2010
Fellow, Military Sensing Symposia, 2010
Fellow, Air Force Research Laboratory, 2008
PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS
Systems Planning, Research, development, and Engineering - Systems Engineering, Level III
Program Management, Level I
(Current as of August 2012)
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