2023 Judging Panel

2023 Co-Chair

Steven Holz
NASA’s Langley Research Center
Judge, Sponsor

2023 Co-Chair

Andrew Provenza NASA’s Glenn Research Center
Judge, Sponsor
Susan Bayley
LIFTE H2 
Judge
Matthew Boucher
NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center 
Judge
Peggy Cornell
NASA’s Glenn 
Research Center
Judge
Koushik Datta
NASA’s Ames 
Research Center
Judge, Sponsor
Mani Gavvalapalli
U.S. Department 
of Energy
Judge
Devin Pugh-Thomas
NASA’s Langley Research Center
Judge
Jeanne Yu
NASA’s Ames
Research Center
Judge
Craig Nickol
NASA’s Langley 
Research Center
Online Reviewer
Mina Cappuccio
NASA’s Ames 
Research Center
Sponsor

NIA Program Team

Contact the Gateways to Blue Skies Program Team at BlueSkies@nianet.org.

SHELLEY SPEARS
DIRECTOR, EDUCATION & OUTREACH
STACY DEES
HIGHER EDUCATION PROGRAMS PORTFOLIO MANAGER
JANICE MILLER
PROGRAM LEAD
GENEVIEVE EBARLE
PROGRAM COORDINATOR

About Us

The National Institute of Aerospace (NIA) is a non-profit research and graduate education institute created to conduct innovative aerospace and atmospheric research, develop new technologies for the nation and help inspire the next generation of scientists and engineers.

NIA serves as a strategic partner with NASA Langley Research Center and the aerospace community to enable research creativity and expand technology development opportunities. The Institute integrates research and graduate education while creating new government / academia / industry partnerships to solve tomorrow’s problems today.

The Gateways to Blue Skies Competition is managed by the National Institute of Aerospace on behalf of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.