U.S. Air Force Chief Scientist set to speak at AEDC Fellows Banquet Published June 9, 2014 By Raquel March AEDC/PA ARNOLD AIR FORCE BASE, TENN. -- The 2014 Arnold Engineering Development Complex (AEDC) Fellows Banquet will be at the Arnold Lakeside Center on June 25 at 5:30 p.m. where U.S. Air Force Chief Scientist Dr. Mica Endsley will be the speaker. The event is an opportunity to recognize AEDC individuals, past and present, who have made exceptional substantial contributions to the nation's aerospace ground testing capability at the Complex. Endsley serves as the first female chief scientific adviser to the Chief of Staff and Secretary of the Air Force. She provides assessments on a wide range of scientific and technical issues affecting the Air Force mission. In her role she identifies and analyzes technical issues bringing them to the attention of Air Force leaders. She also interacts with other Air Staff principals, operational commanders, combatant commands, acquisition and science and technology communities to address cross-organization technical issues and solutions. Endsley's research focuses on the design, development and evaluation of systems to support human situation awareness and decision making in aviation, air traffic control, space, cyber, military command and control, medical and power systems operations. AEDC Commander Col. Raymond Toth recognizes Dr. Heard Lowry III and Michael Mills as 2014 AEDC Fellows. Ross Roepke and John Sutton are recognized as 2014 AEDC Lifetime Achievement Fellows.