DATT Summit® 2018

David Van Wie

John Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (JHU/APL)


Dr. Van Wie is the Mission Area Executive for Precision Strike at the John Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (JHU/APL) responsible for a portfolio of programs addressing integrated kinetic and non-kinetic capabilities with emphasis on Department of Defense applications. He has over 35 years’ experience in aerospace vehicle development with an emphasis on supersonic and hypersonic vehicles. He holds B.S. (summa cum laude), M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Maryland and a M.S. degree in Electrical Engineering from Johns Hopkins University. Dr. Van Wie has lectured extensively in the Department of Aerospace Engineering at the University of Maryland in airbreathing and rocket propulsion, and high-speed aerodynamics. Dr. Van Wie also holds a research faculty appointment in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Johns Hopkins University. Dr. Van Wie was a member of the USAF Scientific Advisory Board’s Committee on Hypersonic Airbreathing Vehicles (1991), Whither & Why of Hypersonics (2000), Kinetic Precision Effects (2008), Munitions for the 2025+ Environment and Force Structure (2011), and Technical Readiness of Hypersonic Vehicles (2014). Dr. Van Wie has also served as a member of the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine studies including the Committee on the Assessment of the Air Force Hypersonic Technology Program (1987), Decadal Survey of Aeronautics (2006), Committee on Future Air Force Needs for Survivability (2006), Conventional Prompt Global Strike (2007), and Reusable Booster System Review and Assessment (2014). He was elected into the National Academy of Engineering in 2017 for contributions to hypersonic technology enabling new classes of flight vehicles.

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