Tom Mc Kendree
Dr. Mc Kendree earned a Ph.D. from the University of Southern California , where
he studied systems architecture in the Department of
Industrial and Systems Engineering . His dissertation, Technical and
Operational Assessment of Molecular Nanotechnology for Space Operations ,
examines molecular
nanotechnology and space , with a focus on space manufacturing and
transportation . His published papers related to molecular nanotechnology
include:
He is a Senior Associate of the Foresight Institute , where he
has been a
member since 1987. He is a member of the International Council on Systems
Engineering , the Alcor Life Extension
Foundation , and was President of the
Molecular Manufacturing Shortcut Group ,
a special interest chapter of the
National Space Society . He is a former
keyholder of the MIT Science Fiction
Society .
Tom Mc Kendree is also a full-time employee of the Raytheon Systems
Company , where he supports efforts with RTCA
and GPS III.
Previously he has worked on ballistic missile defense, led deployment analyses for the
Automated Highway System program, and an early study of the Revolution
in Military Affairs .
Tom Mc Kendree can be reached at [email protected] .
Last Updated 27 June 2002.
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