AIAA Fellow Dan Raymer is a world-renowned expert in aerospace vehicle design. President of Conceptual Research Corporation, he received the 2010 AIAA Aircraft Design Award; the AIAA Summerfield Book Award; the Rockwell Engineer of the Year award; and the Purdue University Outstanding Aerospace Engineer Award. Dr. Raymer received B.S. and M.S. engineering degrees in Astronautics and Aeronautics from Purdue, an MBA from the University of Southern California, and a Doctorate of Engineering (Ph.D.) from the Swedish Royal Institute of Technology (KTH).