Dr. C.F. Lance Chenault

Dr. C. F. Lance Chenault, an AIAA Associate-Fellow, is the Technical Chair of the 46th AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference, July 25-28, in Nashville ,Tenn. Currently the principle partner of Aerospace Business Development Associates in Dayton, Ohio, Dr. Chenault guides the formation of the technical side of the Joint Propulsion Conference. His thirty year career in aerospace, spanning both the civilian and military portions of the community, ensures that the Joint Propulsion Conference’s technical program is in very capable hands. From 2002 to 2008 Dr. Chenault was the Director of Technology and Innovative Partnerships at the Ohio Aerospace Institute where he built a coalition of industry, academic and government partnerships to develop advanced engine instrumentation. Before joining the Institute, Dr. Chenault served as Chief of the Aeronautical Sciences Laboratory at Wright Patterson Air Force Base where he led the development of the Consolidated Aeronautical Sciences Laboratory and oversaw research in the fields of computational fluid dynamics, experimental fluid dynamics, and simulation-based research & development. From 1991 to 2001, Dr. Chenault served as Chief of the Aerospace Vehicles Integration & Demonstration Branch at Wright Patterson, where he led research centered on propulsion integration, simulation and collision avoidance technologies, and where he also led the joint Air Force/NASA Advanced Air Vehicle Program. Among his many honors, Dr. Chenault has been awarded two Air Force Meritorious Service Medals, three Air Force Achievement Medals, and has been named Air Vehicles Directorate Leader of the Year (2000), Outstanding Manager of the Year (1999), and Aeronautical Sciences Division Military Supervisor of the Year in 1999 and 2000. Dr. Cheanult was awarded his Ph. D. in Aeronautical Engineering from the Air Force Institute of Technology, and a Masters in Business Administration from Wright State University. He is also a member of the International Society for Air Breathing Engines (ISABE), the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), and Rotary International