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Lt Col Joseph Sholtis Jr
Sholtis Engineering & Safety Consulting
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Sholtis Engineering & Safety Consulting
PRIMARY: (505)281-4358
sholtis@aol.com
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Lt Col Joseph Sholtis Jr
Sholtis Engineering & Safety Consulting
Profile
Volunteer Profile
Connections
Contacts
Contributions
List of Contributions
Committee Affiliations
(linked to AIAA member record)
Aerospace Power Systems Technical Committee
Industry
(linked to AIAA member record)
Retired Government
Education
University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
PhD Coursework
Nuclear Engineering
1978 To 1980
Advisor: Dr Ronald Knief
University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
MS, 1977
Nuclear Engineering
1975 To 1977
Advisor: Dr Ronald Knief
The Pennsylvania State University
University Park, Pennsylvania, United States
BS, 1970
Nuclear Engineering
1966 To 1970
Advisor: Dr Anthony Foderaro
Honors and Awards
2013 Amateur of the Year Award
Professional Golfers Association (PGA) of America, Sun Country Section
2013
Air Force Commendation Medal (3)
USAF
1974, 1976, 1980
Air Force Master Space Systems/Operations Badge/Wings
USAF
1987
Air Force Meritorious Service Medal (2)
USAF
1978, 1993
Air Force Missile Badge
USAF
1987
Air Force Service Medal (5)
USAF
1974, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990
Defense Meritorious Service Medal (2)
DoD
1984, 1987
DoD Citation for Distinctive Accomplishment (6)
DoD
1972, 1974, 1976, 1978, 1984, 1988
DOE Citation for Outstanding Achievement (3)
US Department of Energy (DOE)
1987, 2010, 2015
Honorary Sandian
Sandia National Laboratories
1980
Isaac B. Granger Award
United States Golf Association (USGA)
2020
JPL Certificates of Appreciation; with US Flags flown on the Space Shuttle (2)
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
1990, 1991
NASA Achievement Award (6)
NASA Administrator
1989, 1990, 1996, 2003, 2010, 2015
National Defense Service Medal (2)
DoD
1971, 1976
New Mexico Gubernatorial Citation for service to NM
Governor Bruce King (NM)
1993
New Mexico Senatorial Citation for service to NM
Senator Pete Domenici (NM)
1993
Outstanding Alumnus Award
Ringgold School District, Monongahela, PA
1988
UNM Distinguished Engineering Alumni Award
University of New Mexico (UNM), School of Engineering
2017
US Army Reactor Commander's Badge (Only AF Officer ever awarded this Badge for wear on AF Uniform)
US Army & USAF
1982
White House Citation: Service as DoD INSRP Coordinator for nuclear-powered space missions, 1989-1993
The White House, OSTP
1993
Professional Interests
(linked to AIAA member record)
Aerospace Power Systems
Nuclear and Future Flight Propulsion
Society and Aerospace Technology
Previous Work Experience
Sholtis Engineering & Safety Consulting
Owner & Principal
Tijeras, NM, United States
August 1996 - present
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Oakton International Corporation (OIC)
Director, Research & Engineering; General Manager, New Mexico Operations
Tijeras, NM, United States
August 1993 - August 1996
Air Force Safety Agency, Directorate of Nuclear Surety
LtCol, USAF: Chief, Nuclear Power & Sources Division; Director, USAF Nuclear Regulatory Authority; DoD Coordinator, Interagency Nuclear Safety Review panel (INSRP) for White House Launch Approvals
Kirtland AFB, NM, United States
September 1987 - August 1993
Air Force Element, US Department of Energy, Office of Nuclear Energy
Major, USAF: Program Manager, SP-100 Space Reactor Power System Development Program
Germantown, MD, United States
March 1984 - September 1987
Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute (AFRRI)
Major, USAF: Chief, Radiation Sources Division; Reactor Facility Director
Bethesda, MD, United States
August 1980 - March 1984
Sandia National Laboratories
Captain, USAF: DoD Member of the Technical Staff; Project Manager, Engineering Safety Systems Study
Albuquerque, NM, United States
January 1978 - August 1980
Air Force Weapons Laboratory (AFWL), Nuclear Safety Division
Captain, USAF: Chief, Space Nuclear Systems Safety Branch
Kirtland, AFB, NM, United States
August 1974 - January 1978
USAF Foreign Technology Division, Nuclear Energy Branch
1Lt, USAF: Space Nuclear Systems Analyst
Wright-Patterson AFB, OH, United States
December 1970 - August 1974
US Bureau of Mines
Student Summer Intern: Statistician & Mine Safety Analyst
Pittsburgh, PA, United States
June 1968 - September 1970
Other Professional Affiliations
Professional Aerospace Contractors Association of NM (PACA)
1994 - Present
The National Space Society
1985 - Present
The Planetary Society
1985 - Present
Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Honor Society
1984 - Present
AIAA, Associate Fellow
1983 - Present
National Organization of Test, Research & Training Reactors (TRTR)
1980 - Present
American Nuclear Society (ANS)
1970 - Present
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