Technical Advisory Committee

The Nevada NASA EPSCoR Technical Advisory Committee provides insights on current and future research priorities, general review of NV NASA EPSCoR research projects and provide assistance for networking with industry.

Committee Chair

Committee Chair

Eric Wilcox

NV NASA EPSCoR Director
Eric.Wilcox@dri.edu
775.673.7686
Arcata Associates

Arcata Associates

Leigh Ann Szymczak

leigh.ann.szymczak@arcataassoc.com
702-968-2224
Nevada Governor’s Office of Economic Development

Nevada Governor’s Office of Economic Development

Karsten Heise

Director
kheise@diversifynevada.com
775-687-9900
Teledyne Brown Engineering

Teledyne Brown Engineering

Dwight Mosby

Sr. Director Mission Operations and Integration
dwight.l.mosby@nasa.gov
256-961-0527
Teledyne Brown Engineering

Teledyne Brown Engineering

Nicole Pelfrey

Mission Operations and Integration - Operations Manager
nicole.w.pelfrey@nasa.gov
256-544-6865
University of Nevada, Reno

University of Nevada, Reno

Ahmad Itani

Associate VP for Research
itani@unr.edu
775-784-4379
University of Nevada, Las Vegas

University of Nevada, Las Vegas

George Rhee

Professor, Physics and Astronomy
grhee@physics.unlv.edu
Desert Research Institute

Desert Research Institute

Farnaz Hosseinpour

Assistant Research Professor, Atmospheric Science
farnaz.hosseinpour@dri.edu
775-673-7458