Stanley A. Bouslog – NESC Academy Biography

Stanley A. Bouslog received B.S. and M.S. degrees in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin.  From 1983 to 1988, he served as the lead aerodynamics/flight mechanics engineer at Tracor Aerospace developing airborne countermeasure devices for tactical aircraft and developed methods to predict the re-entry survivability of ballistic missile countermeasure devices.  In 1988, Mr. Bouslog joined Lockheed and for 8 years provided aerothermodynamics support to the Aerosciences Branch at NASA Johnson Space Center on the Space Shuttle and the International Space Station Programs.  In 1996, Mr. Bouslog joined Rohr Inc. (later Goodrich Aerospace) and served as the Aerothermal Manager for the X-33 thermal protection system development.  After cancellation of X-33, Mr. Bouslog returned to Lockheed Martin and provided aerothermodynamics support to NASA JSC on the X-38 Project.  In 2003, Mr. Bouslog supported the Columbia Accident Investigation and later that year became a Civil Servant at NASA JSC in the Thermal Design Branch.  He has served as the Orbiter TPS NASA System Engineer, the Orion Heat Shield Subsystem Manager and is presently the TPS Technical Discipline Lead.  Mr. Bouslog is an AIAA Associate Fellow.