Here’s a list of all of our authors.
Our Authors
Alyssa Tomlinson
Alyssa has covered unoccupied aircraft systems and transportation engineering for higher education publications.
Amanda Simpson
Amanda Simpson is a consultant, a former U.S. deputy assistant secretary of defense for operational energy, and a former head of research and technology at Airbus Americas, where she led sustainability efforts. An AIAA fellow, she’s a licensed pilot and certified flight instructor.
Andrea Valentino
Andrea is a New York-based reporter and editor who has written about topics ranging from endangered alphabets to the future of drones. His work has appeared on the BBC and in the Economist, among other publications.
Christine Williams
Christine is in charge of the magazine’s From the Institute section, formerly called the AIAA Bulletin, a compendium of news and information about AIAA’s many initiatives and the important work of its 30,000 members in the United States and abroad. Christine became AIAA Bulletin editor in 2000.
Clay Mowry
Clay Mowry is the CEO of AIAA, and a globally recognized space industry executive. He is a lifetime AIAA member and was elected as an AIAA Fellow in 2024. Mowry’s career has spanned the commercial launch and satellite sectors as a senior executive for leading space companies and trade associations.
Dan Dumbacher
Dan is the former CEO of AIAA. In three decades at NASA, he managed the DC-XA vertical landing rocket; served as deputy manager of the X-33 program; and was director of engineering at Marshall Space Flight Center in Alabama. Dan capped his NASA career as the deputy associate administrator in charge of the Space Launch System, Orion crew capsule and related ground systems. Astronauts presented Dan with their Silver Snoopy Award in 2014 for his contributions to spaceflight safety. He joined AIAA in 2018 from Purdue University in Indiana, where he was a professor of engineering practice.