Will Cummings-Grande
Title: Deputy Lead-Airspace and Safety, Aeronautics Systems Analysis Branch (ASAB)
Systems Analysis and Concepts Directorate (SACD)
Technical Focus Area: Airspace and Safety
Missions/Projects: Air Traffic Management and Safety (ATMS)
Study Topics/Expertise: Extensible Traffic Management,Higher Altitude Operations, Advanced Air Mobility
Will grew up in Indianapolis, IN and then studied at Purdue University, earning a bachelor’s degree in Aeronautics and Astronautics and completing a four-term cooperative education program with Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. Will then worked as a Flight Test Engineer across a wide range of Gulfstream’s in-service and in-development fleet. In July of 2020, he accepted a position within the Aeronautics Systems Analysis Branch and contributing towards efforts intended to aid the adoption of UAM into the NAS and ensure safety for sUAS. Will then researched Cooperative Operating Practices (COPs) for extensible traffic management, including a focus on COPs for Higher Altitude Operations (HAO).
Education/Professional Experience
- B.S. in Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering, Purdue University (2013-2018)
- Cooperative Education Program, Gulfstream Aerospace (2015-2017)
- Flight Test Engineer, Gulfstream Aerospace (2018-2020)
- Graduate Certificate in Flight Test Engineering, Florida Institute of Technology (2019)
- Airspace Researcher, NASA Langley Research Center
Publications
- C. Denham, W. Cummings, J. Smith, (2023), Theoretical and Simulated Effects of Airspace Design on Urban Air Mobility Airspace
- W. Cummings, C. Denham, J. Smith, (2023), Effects of Airspace Capacity on Urban Air Mobility Airspace
- W. Cummings, E. Ancel, P. Revolinsky, J. Schmidt, J.S. Glover, (2024) Ground Risk Informed Operational Planning for Small Unmanned Aerial Systems
- W. Cummings-Grande (2024), Cooperative Operating Practices for NExCT
- C. Denham, W. Cummings-Grande (2024), Air Traffic Management Response to Vertiport Closure
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