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Ms Diane Pytel

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Hi there!  I am a senior staff research scientist at Lockheed Martin Space in Palo Alto, CA.  I have worked a wide range of jobs over my almost 30 years in the aerospace/defense industry and really enjoyed it.  I have done everything from research and writing papers, thermal modeling and model translation between programming languages, to seeing the big picture for our customers and writing requirements and interface documents.  I have also worked some classified programs which I've really enjoyed.  I am currently in the thermal sciences department of the Lockheed Martin Space Advanced Technology Center and am chair of the AIAA Thermophysics committee.

Industry
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  • Manufacturing- Satellites & Space Systems

Education

Villanova University
Villanova, Pennsylvania, United States
MS Electrical Engineering, 2001
Electrical Engineering - communications
1996 To 2001
Advisor: Dr. Kevin Buckley

Bucknell Universtiy
Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, United States
BS Electrical Engineering, 1991
Electrical Engineering with minors in math and sociology
1987 To 1991
Dissertation: N/A
Advisor: Dr. Maurice Aburdene

Industry

  • Manufacturing- Satellites & Space Systems

Professional Interest

  • Space Sciences & Astronomy
  • Thermophysics

University

  • Villanova University

Professional Interests
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  • Space Sciences & Astronomy
  • Thermophysics