Dr. Philip A. Fawcett has accepted an appointment to the School of AE Advisory Council (AESAC). Dr. Fawcett graduated from Georgia Tech with a Bachelor's Degree in Aerospace Engineering in 1990, and a Ph.D. in 1992. 

Philip A. Fawcett is a Principal Director with The Aerospace Corporation, which operates a Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC) providing objective technical analyses and assessments for space programs that serve the national interest. As the FFRDC for national security space, Aerospace supports long-term planning as well as the immediate needs of the nation's military and intelligence space programs. Dr. Fawcett manages corporate support to national level space programs and is responsible for managing Aerospace programmatic, technical, and laboratory resources in support of state-of-the-art technology development programs. He also provides strategic planning and portfolio investment support for a wide range of technology programs.

Prior to his current assignment, Dr. Fawcett completed a one-year Brookings Institute Congressional Fellowship, serving in the office of Congressman Tim Ryan, Ohio 17th District.  As a Legislative Assistant in the office, he was responsible for tracking issues, developing recommendations, and pursuing legislation in the areas of housing, the environment, manufactuing, and Chinese currency manipulation.

 Dr. Fawcett began his career with The Aerospace Corporation in 1992 following his education at Georgia Tech.  His early years were spent in the Air Force's Space and Missile Systems Center launch vehicle programs, providing aerodynamic analyses on the Titan IV program and a wide variety of other launch vehicle programs.  During a two-year tenure in Colorado Springs, he supported Air Force Space Command, providing strategic planning and requirements development for the military use of space systems.  For the last 15 years, Dr. Fawcett has supported space programs within the Intelligence Community.

While at Georgia Tech, Dr. Fawcett's graduate research on Spatial Correlation Velocimetry within the School's Center of Excellence for Rotary Wing Aircraft Technology led to the SIGMA XI Top Ph.D. Dissertation Award, as well as a patent with co-inventor Dr. Narayanan Komerath of Georgia Tech.