Christopher S. Protz is the advanced manufacturing technology lead at NASA Marshall where he coordinates the evaluation, development, and integration of terrestrial and in-space manufacturing technologies/capabilities for NASA and partner programs. He has been with MSFC since 2004 and has deep experience in design, analysis, manufacturing and testing of liquid rocket engine components, spacecraft, and vehicle systems. He holds a bachelor's, master's, and PhD from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Aerospace Systems.