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Keynote Speaker
Rear Admiral Michael G. Mathis
United States Navy
Commander, Naval Surface Warfare Center,
Assistant Deputy Commander for Surface Ship Technology,
Naval Sea Systems Command
Rear Admiral Michael G. Mathis was promoted to his present rank on 1 February 1999. He is assigned as Assistant Deputy
Commander for Surface Ship Technology on the staff of Commander, Naval Sea Systems Command, with additional duty as
Commander, Naval Surface Warfare Center.
Rear Adm. Mathis was commissioned in May 1971 from Officer Candidate School in Newport, R.I. The son of a retired Navy Chief
Gunner's Mate, he was born in Rock Island, Ill. In 1970, he earned his Bachelor of Science Degree in Chemistry from Seattle
University. In 1983, he received his Master of Science Degree in Physics, upon completion of the Weapons Engineering Curriculum,
from the Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, Calif. He was designated an Acquisition Professional in December 1991, after
completing the Program Manager Course at Defense Systems Management College, Fort Belvoir, Va.
Rear Adm. Mathis' sea assignments included duty as: Electrical Officer and Electronic Warfare Officer USS Chicago (CG 11);
Operations Officer, USS Cayuga (LST 1186); Weapons Officer, USS Stein (FF 1065); Combat Systems Officer, Destroyer Squadron
33 in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii; Executive Officer, USS George Philip (FFG 12); and Commanding Officer of the Fast Frigate USS Jesse
L. Brown (FF 1089).
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His shore duty assignments included: Naval Sea Systems Command, Director of the Surface Electronic Warfare Decoy
Development Branch and subsequently as Program Manager for the advanced Electronic Warfare Decoy known as
NULKA - a joint program with the Royal Australian Navy; Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command, Director of the Directed
Energy Weapons Division - where he led the Navy's efforts to develop technology for future laser, charged particle beam, and high
power microwave weapons systems; Program Executive Office for Ship Self Defense (later to become the PEO for Theater Air
Defense) Chief of Staff; Naval Warfare Assessment Division, Corona, CA, Commanding Officer. In June 1997, he returned to the
Program Executive Office for Theater Air Defense, as Standard Missile Program Manager, where he was responsible for developing
the next generation missiles for theater ballistic missile defense.
Rear Adm. Mathis' military awards and decorations include: the Legion of Merit (two Gold Stars), the Meritorious Service Medal
(two Gold Stars), the Navy Commendation Medal (Gold Star), the Combat Action Ribbon, the Battle Efficiency Award and various
other service and campaign awards.
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Thursday Luncheon Speaker
NAME: John D. Olivas (Ph.D.)
NASA Astronaut (Mission Specialist Candidate)
PERSONAL DATA: Born May 25, 1966 in North Hollywood, California, but considers El Paso, Texas
to be his hometown. Married to the former Marie K. Schwarzkopf, also of El Paso, Texas.
They have 3 children. Recreational interests include running, weightlifting, hunting, fishing, surfing,
and mountain biking. His parents, Juan and Carmen Olivas, reside in El Paso, Texas.
Her parents, Donald and Dorothy Schwarzkopf also reside in El Paso, Texas.
EDUCATION: Graduated from Burges High School, El Paso, Texas, in 1984; received a bachelor
of science degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Texas-El Paso in 1989; a masters
of science degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Houston in 1993 and a
doctorate in mechanical engineering and materials science from Rice University in 1996.
ORGANIZATIONS: American Society of Materials International (ASM International), Texas Registered Professional Engineer.
AWARDS: Three U.S. Patents (pending); Four NASA Class One Tech Brief Awards (1997 and 1998); Five JPL-California Institute of
Technology Novel Technology Report Recognitions (1997 and 1998); Pan American Institute Scholarship Award (1995); NASA ASEE
Summer Faculty Fellowship Award (1995); Rice University Scholarship (1994); Dow Life Saving Award (1992).
EXPERIENCE: After graduating in 1989, Olivas worked until 1994 for the Dow Chemical Company in Freeport, Texas. While there, he
was a mechanical/materials engineer responsible for performing equipment stress/failure analysis for the operating facilities. After
completing his masters degree in 1993, Olivas pursued his doctorate while supporting engine coating evaluations for C-5 maintenance
operations at Kelly Air Force Base. In the Summer of 1995, he supported the Crew and Thermal Systems Directorate at NASA Johnson
Space Center, evaluating materials for application to the next generation Extravehicular Mobility Unit.
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Upon completing his doctorate, in the Spring of 1996, he moved to Los Angeles, California, and was offered a senior research engineer
position at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), in Pasadena, California. His research included the development of tools and
methodologies for nondestructively evaluating microelectronics and structural materials subjected to space environments. He was
promoted to Program Manager of the JPL Advanced Interconnect and Manufacturing Assurance Program, aimed at evaluating the
reliability and susceptibility of state-of-the-art microelectronics for use in future NASA projects. Additionally, he was the JPL lead for the
NASA Safety Reliability and Quality Assurance Nondestructive Evaluation (NDE) program investigating applications of NDE to
microelectronics applications. Through his career, he has authored and presented numerous papers at technical conferences and in
scientific journals and is principal developer of seven inventions.
NASA EXPERIENCE: Selected by NASA in June 1998, he reported for training in August 1998. Astronaut Candidate Training includes
orientation briefings and tours, numerous scientific and technical briefings, intensive instruction in Shuttle and International Space Station
systems, physiological training and ground school to prepare for T-38 flight training, as well as learning water and wilderness survival
techniques. Olivas is currently assigned technical responsibilities within the Robotics Branch of the Astronaut Office. He serves as lead
for the Special Purpose Dexterous Manipulator Robot, Mobile Transporter and Mobile Base System.
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Friday Luncheon Speaker
Dr. Herman Falsetti received his BA (1957) as well as MD (1960) degrees from the University of
Rochester. His post-graduate education included internship, internal medicine residency and
cardiology training at the University of Vermont.
Other academic appointments in his career include: Chief of Medical Service, Edwards Air Force
Base Hospital; Instructor, Resident Professor and Associate Professor of Medicine at SUNY at
Buffalo and the Buffalo General Hospital; Director, Hemodynamics Lab, Professor of Medicine and
Director of Cardiac Rehabilitation at University Hospitals, University of Iowa; Adjunct Professor of
Engineering at the College of Engineering, University of Iowa.
Some of his professional affiliations include the American Heart Association, American Association
for the Advancement of Science, Sigma Xi, American Society of Internal Medicine, American
Physiological Society, American College of Sports Medicine, Society for Cardiac Angiography and
the U.S. Triathlon Medical Association.
Dr. Falsetti is a Fellow of the American College of Physicians, American Heart Association Council on Clinical Cardiology and
American College of Cardiology. He has published over 160 scientific publications, 10 books or chapters, plus innumerable articles in
newspapers, magazines and television.
Dr. Falsetti is currently the President and Medical Director at Health Corp. in Irvine, California where he specializes in Sports
Medicine, Fitness/Wellness. He has been a physician to members of all Olympic Teams since 1984 and is a medical advisor to top
professional athletes as well as others who wish to conduct their physical training scientifically and at peak efficiency.
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