Executive Committee
Jim Steibel Vice Chair of USACA, was previously USACA's treasurer from May 2007 - May 2008. Mr. Steibel is currently the manager of Advanced Ceramics Technology at General Electric Aviation in Cincinnati, Ohio. He has over 15 years of experience focused on the development and application of Ceramic Matrix Composite technology for turbine engine components. Mr. Steibel has a BS and MS in Ceramic Engineering from the University of Missouri-Rolla. We look forward to working with Mr. Steibel in the future.
Secretary - Mary Colby
Mary Colby is presently the manager of Advanced Materials at Pratt & Whitney in East Hartford, CT. In this role she manages ceramic matrix composites and ceramic coatings for military propulsion systems. Since moving to Pratt & Whitney in 2000, she has had increasing responsibilities for development and implementation of advanced materials for legacy and future propulsion systems, managing both internal research and development as well as contract research and development efforts. Prior to 2000, Mary worked at Northrop Grumman in Bethpage, NY and Pico Rivera, CA. Her areas of responsibility were development of ceramic matrix composites and high temperature coatings for exhaust washed structures for military air vehicles. Mary received her MS and PhD from UCLA, in Materials Science and Engineering. Her primary area of focus was sol-gel processing of ceramics. Mary received her BS from Virginia Tech in Materials Science and Engineering. Mary has multiple papers and patents.
Treasurer - Frederick Lauten Frederick Lauten has more than 15 years experience developing advanced materials, including ceramics and ceramic composites, for a variety of applications. Currently, he manages a group at Physical Sciences Inc. that focuses on developing and producing ceramic components for military and private sector products. Previously he has lead a broad range of technical efforts including programs to develop transpiration, regenerative, and radiation cooled composite rocket and scram-jet engine components, composite heat exchangers, MEMs based micro-propulsion components,... More>> |
Chairman - Jim Steibel
Vice Chair - Jay Lane