Joshua Heyne is Associate Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at the University of Dayton. Professor Heyne, since completing his Ph.D. in 2014, has focused on aligning efforts and delivering objective criteria to help streamline the qualification process of alternative jet fuels as part of the NJFCP. Outside of the NJFCP's integration and coordination role, Professor Heyne works on Sustainable Aviation Fuel candidate prescreening, multidimensional gas chromatography with absorption spectroscopy, high-performance fuel formulation, forced ignition, and engine design to utilize SAF properties. He holds four degrees from three universities, including a Ph.D. in Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering from Princeton University.