Dr Kenneth Siegenthaler - United States Air Force Academy

Dr. Kenneth E. Siegenthaler
Dr. Siegenthaler is a Professor, Department of Astronautics,
United States Air Force Academy. The Department of
Astronautics helps produce the finest Air Force officers in the
world who live our core values and understand space. Dr.
Siegenthaler’s primary interests are in lasers, remote sensing
and small satellites. He is a faculty mentor on the FalconSAT
Program. Besides teaching courses in astronautics, he regularly
teaches courses for the Engineering Division. Dr. Siegenthaler
is a Master Navigator in the Air Force with over 6,000 flying
hours in C-124 and C-133 aircraft.
Dr. Siegenthaler is originally from Plainview, Minnesota. He
earned his Air Force commission from the United States Military
Academy. During his first 10 years on active duty he:
� Flew 6,300 flying hours on worldwide missions as a MATS and MAC C-124 and C-133
navigator, instructor navigator, and flight examiner. Missions included navigation in combat
zones, arctic regions, over water, parachute drops, Berlin Corridor and in the movement of
nuclear weapons.
� Participated in 10 Air Campaigns in Republic of Vietnam. (82 combat support missions, 317
combat support flying hours in C-123, C-124, and C-133 aircraft)
� Served as duty officer, flight planner, and route briefer in Airlift Command Posts and Airlift
Command Elements at Tan Son Nhut, AB, RVN; Mactan AB, PI; Yokota AB, Japan and
Furstenfeldbruck AB, FRG.
� Served as Air Force Advisor to the 137 th Military Airlift Group (MAC), Oklahoma Air
National Guard. Advisor to Group Commander, Aircrew Standardization Board Flight
Examiner, and Inspector General Team member.
During the next 15 years after completing a MS and PhD in Laser Physics, Dr. Siegenthaler, served
as:
� Acting Chief, Analytical Services Branch, Air Force Materials Laboratory (AFSC), Wright-
Patterson AFB, OH.
� Assistant Chief, Electromagnetic Materials Division, Air Force Materials Laboratory
(AFSC), Wright-Patterson AFB, OH.
� Director, Chemical Sciences Directorate, Frank J. Seiler Research Laboratory, Detachment 2,
Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFSC), United States Air Force Academy, CO.

� Chief Scientist, Frank J. Seiler Research Laboratory, United States Air Force Academy, CO.
� Commander and Director, Frank J. Seiler Research Laboratory, United States Air Force
Academy, CO.
Dr. Siegenthaler has over 20 years of teaching experience, as well as over 20 years of research
and development experience.
ASSIGNMENTS:
Jul 2002 – Present, Professor of Astronautics, Department of Astronautics, USAF Academy, CO
Jan 2001 – Jul 2002, Assistant Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
and the Department of Mathematical Sciences, USAF Academy, CO
Jul 1995-Dec 2000, Technical Consultant, Ken Siegenthaler & Associates, Colorado Springs,
CO
Jul 1989-Jun 1995, Research Scientist & Program Manager, Aptek, Inc., Colorado Springs, CO
Aug 1979-1992, Adjunct Professor, Professor and Academic Coordinator, Colorado Springs
Residence Education Center, Chapman University, Orange, CA
Aug 1977-1989, Director of Chemical Sciences, Chief Scientist, and Commander/Director,
Frank J. Seiler Research Laboratory, United States Air Force Academy, CO
Jul 1975-Jul 1977, Acting Chief of the Analytical Services Branch and Assistant Chief of the
Electromagnetic Materials Division, Air Force Materials Laboratory, Wright-
Patterson AFB, OH
Jun 1974-Jun 1975, Research Scientist, Air Force Aerospace Research Laboratory, Wright-
Patterson AFB, OH
July 1971-June 1974, MS and PhD Student, Air Force Institute of Technology, Wright-Patterson
AFB, OH
Apr 1970-Jul 1971, Air Force Advisor to Oklahoma Air National Guard, Oklahoma City, OK
Jan 1967-Apr 1970, Navigator and Instructor Navigator on C-124 (31 st MAS) and C-133
(1 st MAS) aircraft, Dover AFB, DE
July 1963-Dec1966, Navigator on C-124 aircraft (22 nd TCS), Tachikawa AB, Japan.
Jun 1962-May 1963, Undergraduate Navigator Training, James Connally AFB, TX
Aug 1961-May1962, BS Student, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
FLIGHT INFORMATION:
Rating: Master Navigator
Flight Hours: More than 6,300
Crew Navigator on Aircraft: T-29, C-121, C-123, C-124, and C-133.
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS:
Meritorious Service Medal with one oak leaf cluster
Air Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Air Force Commendation Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Air Force Achievement Medal
Distinguished Graduate, Air Force Institute of Technology
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION:
Associate Professor, July 2003
Professor, January 2007 (Current as of May 2007)