Brenda A. Haven is Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott, AZ, where she has received recognition including the Outstanding Teacher Award and the President's Special Recognition for Excellence Award. Her previous experience includes 25 years of active duty service in the U.S. Air Force with assignments in the F-15 Program Office, Wright Aeronautical Laboratory – Propulsion Lab, U.S. Air Force Academy, and the Air Force Office of Scientific Research. She holds an M.S. in Aeronautical Engineering from the Air Force Institute of Technology and a Ph.D. in Aeronautics and Astronautics from the University of Washington.