Wesley L. Harris (weslhar@mit.edu)
Currently, Charles Stark Draper Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics and Head of New House Residence Hall, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts; former Associate Provost for Faculty Equity, MIT, 2008 – 2013. Served as Head of the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, MIT, 2003 – 2008. Served as Associate Administrator for Aeronautics responsible for all programs, facilities, and personnel in Aeronautics at NASA, 1993 – 1995. Academic research associated with unsteady aerodynamics, aeroacoustics, rarefied gas dynamics, sustainment of capital assets, and chaos in sickle cell disease having made seminal contributions in each of these research fields. In academe, worked with industry and governments to design and build joint industry – government – university research and development programs, centers, and institutes; transferred technology effectively. Credited with more than 130 technical papers and presentations. Developed an outstanding record in advancing cultural diversity in academia and government.
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Britton 'Bryt' Bradley (bryt@mit.edu)
Bryt joined Professor Harris’ Hypersonics Research Laboratory & group on June 1st, 2022. She has been working at MIT officially since March 23, 1998, and will offer administrative support and (hopefully) wise council to group members based on her years of service at the ‘tvte.