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Analytic Services’ Ron Turner Recently Named as a Member of the International Academy of Astronautics

Arlington, VA – Analytic Services Distinguished Analyst Dr. Ron Turner, Ph.D., an ANSER Fellow in the Science & Technology Mission Area, was recently named as a “Member” with the International Academy of Astronautics (IAA). Membership in IAA is a prestigious career accomplishment. This year only 45 new members were selected world-wide with only six from the United States. IAA selects individuals for member based on “outstanding contributions to the development of astronautics, to international cooperation in the peaceful uses of outer space, or to the activities of the Academy.” During Dr. Turner’s six years as an IAA Corresponding Member, he has published numerous times on diverse topics including: space weather risk management; advanced aerospace concepts; and responses to high consequence natural disasters such as extreme space weather events and asteroid impacts.   His hands-on experience encompasses NASA’s Innovative Advanced Concepts Program (NIAC), various components of the Department of Defense, and several National Research Council studies. To learn more about Dr. Turner’s work at Analytic Services, please follow these links:

            Dr. Turner’s Support to NIAC          Dr. Turner’s Publications  

“Because of Dr. Turner’s steadfast loyalty to his discipline and the IAA, our corporation and our portfolio of clients have enjoyed immeasurable benefits. His efforts have improved our Nation’s understanding of space, helped optimize NASA’s disbursement of scarce research and development funds, and informed decisions while sustaining a robust commitment to quality,” said Analytic Services CEO, Dr. Ruth David, Ph.D. 

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Analytic Services is a not-for-profit public service institute dedicated to informing decisions that shape the Nation’s future. We provide objective studies and analyses for issues concerning national and homeland security, and to other select public policy communities. Capabilities are delivered through our ANSER operating unit, the Applied Systems Thinking (ASysT) Institute, and the Homeland Security Studies and Analysis Institute, a federally funded research and development center, operated on behalf of the Department of Homeland Security.