Join us on Wednesday, August 19 for an engaging discussion on how aerospace is shaping Georgia’s economy and influencing business across industries. Featuring Dr. Mitchell L. R. Walker of the Georgia Institute of Technology, this conversation will explore where the state is investing, how the workforce is evolving, and where partnership opportunities are emerging.

Speaker: Dr. Mitchell L.R. Walker, Georgia Institute of Technology

Mitchell L. R. Walker is the Dean and Southern Company Chair of the Georgia Institute of Technology College of Engineering.

Dr. Walker is Dean and Southern Company Chair of the Georgia Tech College of Engineering. An internationally recognized scholar in electric propulsion and plasma physics, he directs the High-Power Electric Propulsion Laboratory and leads research on advanced plasma propulsion concepts for spacecraft. His technical work spans Hall thrusters, gridded ion engines, plasma diagnostics, thruster characterization, vacuum facility effects, helicon plasma sources, and plasma-material interactions.

Dr. Walker received his Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Michigan in 2004. He has authored more than 180 journal articles and conference papers and is a Fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. He also serves as director of the NASA Joint Advanced Propulsion Institute, a multi-university research institute focused on advancing next-generation in-space propulsion.

As a Fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), Dr. Walker serves as an Associate Editor of the AIAA Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets, and on the Editorial Board of Frontiers in Physics and Astronomy and Space Sciences – Plasma Physics. He is a member of the NASA Advisory Council – Technology, Innovation, and Engineering Committee. Dr. Walker delivered expert witness testimony to the Space Subcommittee - House of Representatives, Washington, D.C., to help guide national investments in electric propulsion technology. Among his many awards and honors, he is a recipient of the Air Force Office of Scientific Research Young Investigator Program Award, the AIAA Lawrence Sperry Award, the AIAA Sustained Service Award, and the Georgia Power Professor of Excellence Award.

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