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National Aeronautics and Space Administration
John H. Glenn Research Center
Lewis Field
Cleveland, Ohio 44135

Dr. Rickey J. Shyne

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Dr. Rickey J. Shyne was appointed in 2007 to Director of the Facilities and Test Directorate at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) John H. Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, Ohio. He is responsible for managing institutional and test infrastructure assets with a staff of approximately 300 civil servants supported by 300 contractors. His directorate manages a $140 million institutional budget and over $2 billion in real property assets.

Since joining Glenn in 1984, Dr. Shyne has extensive experience performing computational and experimental modeling of components for gas turbine, ramjet and scramjet propulsion systems. He was appointed to the Senior Executive Service in 2005. Prior to his current position, Dr. Shyne was Deputy Director of Engineering and Technical Services, Deputy Director of Safety and Mission Assurance, and Nozzle Branch Chief in the Research and Technology Directorate.

Dr. Shyne received a Bachelor of Science degree from Tennessee State University (TSU) and a Master of Science degree from the University of Toledo, both in Mechanical Engineering. In addition, he received a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Engineering Science from the University of Toledo, completed the Harvard University John F. Kennedy School of Government Senior Executive Fellows Executive Management Program in Public Policy and the Pennsylvania State University Engineer/Scientist as a Manager Executive Development Program.

Dr. Shyne received the NASA Exceptional Service Medal in 2003, the 2003 National Technical Association Engineer and Technical Achiever of the Year awards, the 2006 NASA Glenn Advancing Careers and Employee Success Mentor of the Year award, and the 2008 Black Engineer of the Year award for Professional Achievement in Government. He has written or co-written 16 technical publications and three peer-reviewed international journal articles focused on aerodynamics/fluid dynamics.

Dr. Shyne is a member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers and a licensed professional engineer in Ohio. He serves on a number of advisory committees, including the TSU College of Engineering, Computer Science and Technology Industrial Advisory Cluster and doctoral advisory committee. He serves as a mechanical engineering program evaluator for the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology Commission.

Dr. Shyne and his wife Eulanda, who reside in Strongsville, Ohio, have two sons.

11/07