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  • JAC Executive Group ›
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Technology Transfer ›

MIT Lincoln Laboratory has a long history of promoting technology transfer for application in the defense and the civil sectors.

Spin-off Companies ›

Over the years, more than 95 high-technology companies have evolved from Lincoln Laboratory's technology development.

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Joint Advisory Committee

The Joint Advisory Committee annually reviews the Laboratory's proposal for programs to be undertaken in the subsequent fiscal year and the following years according to the five-year plan.

Mr. Alan R. Shaffer – Chairman
Principal Deputy, Defense Research and Engineering

Dr. Arati Prabhakar
Director, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency

Ms. Betty J. Sapp
Director, National Reconnaissance Office

Ms. Heidi Shyu
Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology

Mr. Sean J. Stackley
Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development, and Acquisition

Vice Admiral James D. Syring
Director, Missile Defense Agency

TBD
Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition

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Joint Advisory Committee Executive Group

This Executive Group is made up of key sponsors who assist the Joint Advisory Committee in reviewing technical programs and a representative from a contracting administrative agency that monitors overall Laboratory operations.

Major General William N. McCasland– Chairman
Commander, Air Force Research Laboratory

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