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Dr. Thomas Cooley is currently the Principal Scientists responsible for leading the AFRL In-space Servicing, Assembly & Manufacturing effort. He has served as the Chief Scientist, Space Vehicles Directorate, Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, and was responsible for the technical quality of a $200 million-per-year Air Force space science-and-technology investment, coordinating the space investments across the DoD, with other government agencies and industry internal research and development to avoid duplication of effort and/or gaps.
Dr. Cooley began his career at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory working for three years developing advanced microwave communications and remote sensing technologies while attending graduate school. After completing his doctorate, he spent one year as a Post-Doc Researcher advancing optical calibration techniques in Toulouse, France.
He joined the AFRL in 1998 and has contributed to a wide range of technologies focused on Electro-Optic sensors and imaging spectroscopy from space platforms. Dr. Cooley has published over 70 papers in national and international journals or conferences.
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