Dr Kenneth Siegenthaler - United States Air Force Academy
Dr Kenneth Siegenthaler - United States Air Force Academy
Dr Kenneth Siegenthaler - United States Air Force Academy
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<strong>Dr</strong>. <strong>Kenneth</strong> E. <strong>Siegenthaler</strong><br />
<strong>Dr</strong>. <strong>Siegenthaler</strong> is a Professor, Department of Astronautics,<br />
<strong>United</strong> <strong>States</strong> <strong>Air</strong> <strong>Force</strong> <strong>Academy</strong>. The Department of<br />
Astronautics helps produce the finest <strong>Air</strong> <strong>Force</strong> officers in the<br />
world who live our core values and understand space. <strong>Dr</strong>.<br />
<strong>Siegenthaler</strong>’s primary interests are in lasers, remote sensing<br />
and small satellites. He is a faculty mentor on the FalconSAT<br />
Program. Besides teaching courses in astronautics, he regularly<br />
teaches courses for the Engineering Division. <strong>Dr</strong>. <strong>Siegenthaler</strong><br />
is a Master Navigator in the <strong>Air</strong> <strong>Force</strong> with over 6,000 flying<br />
hours in C-124 and C-133 aircraft.<br />
<strong>Dr</strong>. <strong>Siegenthaler</strong> is originally from Plainview, Minnesota. He<br />
earned his <strong>Air</strong> <strong>Force</strong> commission from the <strong>United</strong> <strong>States</strong> Military<br />
<strong>Academy</strong>. During his first 10 years on active duty he:<br />
� Flew 6,300 flying hours on worldwide missions as a MATS and MAC C-124 and C-133<br />
navigator, instructor navigator, and flight examiner. Missions included navigation in combat<br />
zones, arctic regions, over water, parachute drops, Berlin Corridor and in the movement of<br />
nuclear weapons.<br />
� Participated in 10 <strong>Air</strong> Campaigns in Republic of Vietnam. (82 combat support missions, 317<br />
combat support flying hours in C-123, C-124, and C-133 aircraft)<br />
� Served as duty officer, flight planner, and route briefer in <strong>Air</strong>lift Command Posts and <strong>Air</strong>lift<br />
Command Elements at Tan Son Nhut, AB, RVN; Mactan AB, PI; Yokota AB, Japan and<br />
Furstenfeldbruck AB, FRG.<br />
� Served as <strong>Air</strong> <strong>Force</strong> Advisor to the 137 th Military <strong>Air</strong>lift Group (MAC), Oklahoma <strong>Air</strong><br />
National Guard. Advisor to Group Commander, <strong>Air</strong>crew Standardization Board Flight<br />
Examiner, and Inspector General Team member.<br />
During the next 15 years after completing a MS and PhD in Laser Physics, <strong>Dr</strong>. <strong>Siegenthaler</strong>, served<br />
as:<br />
� Acting Chief, Analytical Services Branch, <strong>Air</strong> <strong>Force</strong> Materials Laboratory (AFSC), Wright-<br />
Patterson AFB, OH.<br />
� Assistant Chief, Electromagnetic Materials Division, <strong>Air</strong> <strong>Force</strong> Materials Laboratory<br />
(AFSC), Wright-Patterson AFB, OH.<br />
� Director, Chemical Sciences Directorate, Frank J. Seiler Research Laboratory, Detachment 2,<br />
<strong>Air</strong> <strong>Force</strong> Office of Scientific Research (AFSC), <strong>United</strong> <strong>States</strong> <strong>Air</strong> <strong>Force</strong> <strong>Academy</strong>, CO.
� Chief Scientist, Frank J. Seiler Research Laboratory, <strong>United</strong> <strong>States</strong> <strong>Air</strong> <strong>Force</strong> <strong>Academy</strong>, CO.<br />
� Commander and Director, Frank J. Seiler Research Laboratory, <strong>United</strong> <strong>States</strong> <strong>Air</strong> <strong>Force</strong><br />
<strong>Academy</strong>, CO.<br />
<strong>Dr</strong>. <strong>Siegenthaler</strong> has over 20 years of teaching experience, as well as over 20 years of research<br />
and development experience.<br />
ASSIGNMENTS:<br />
Jul 2002 – Present, Professor of Astronautics, Department of Astronautics, USAF <strong>Academy</strong>, CO<br />
Jan 2001 – Jul 2002, Assistant Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering<br />
and the Department of Mathematical Sciences, USAF <strong>Academy</strong>, CO<br />
Jul 1995-Dec 2000, Technical Consultant, Ken <strong>Siegenthaler</strong> & Associates, Colorado Springs,<br />
CO<br />
Jul 1989-Jun 1995, Research Scientist & Program Manager, Aptek, Inc., Colorado Springs, CO<br />
Aug 1979-1992, Adjunct Professor, Professor and Academic Coordinator, Colorado Springs<br />
Residence Education Center, Chapman University, Orange, CA<br />
Aug 1977-1989, Director of Chemical Sciences, Chief Scientist, and Commander/Director,<br />
Frank J. Seiler Research Laboratory, <strong>United</strong> <strong>States</strong> <strong>Air</strong> <strong>Force</strong> <strong>Academy</strong>, CO<br />
Jul 1975-Jul 1977, Acting Chief of the Analytical Services Branch and Assistant Chief of the<br />
Electromagnetic Materials Division, <strong>Air</strong> <strong>Force</strong> Materials Laboratory, Wright-<br />
Patterson AFB, OH<br />
Jun 1974-Jun 1975, Research Scientist, <strong>Air</strong> <strong>Force</strong> Aerospace Research Laboratory, Wright-<br />
Patterson AFB, OH<br />
July 1971-June 1974, MS and PhD Student, <strong>Air</strong> <strong>Force</strong> Institute of Technology, Wright-Patterson<br />
AFB, OH<br />
Apr 1970-Jul 1971, <strong>Air</strong> <strong>Force</strong> Advisor to Oklahoma <strong>Air</strong> National Guard, Oklahoma City, OK<br />
Jan 1967-Apr 1970, Navigator and Instructor Navigator on C-124 (31 st MAS) and C-133<br />
(1 st MAS) aircraft, Dover AFB, DE<br />
July 1963-Dec1966, Navigator on C-124 aircraft (22 nd TCS), Tachikawa AB, Japan.<br />
Jun 1962-May 1963, Undergraduate Navigator Training, James Connally AFB, TX<br />
Aug 1961-May1962, BS Student, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT<br />
FLIGHT INFORMATION:<br />
Rating: Master Navigator<br />
Flight Hours: More than 6,300<br />
Crew Navigator on <strong>Air</strong>craft: T-29, C-121, C-123, C-124, and C-133.<br />
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS:<br />
Meritorious Service Medal with one oak leaf cluster<br />
<strong>Air</strong> Medal with two oak leaf clusters<br />
<strong>Air</strong> <strong>Force</strong> Commendation Medal with two oak leaf clusters<br />
<strong>Air</strong> <strong>Force</strong> Achievement Medal<br />
Distinguished Graduate, <strong>Air</strong> <strong>Force</strong> Institute of Technology<br />
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION:<br />
Associate Professor, July 2003<br />
Professor, January 2007 (Current as of May 2007)