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James K. Kuchar - Biography
Dr. James K. Kuchar is Leader of the Weather Sensing Group at MIT Lincoln Laboratory, focusing on integrated sensing and decision-support systems for aviation safety and efficiency. Recent program areas include the Tower Flight Data Manager, Arrival/Departure Management Tool algorithms, complex system safety assessment, the Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance System (TCAS), Runway Status Lights, and sense-and-avoid systems for unmanned aircraft.
Dr. Kuchar joined Lincoln Laboratory in 2003 after having been on the MIT faculty for eight years in the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics. His work on campus included research and teaching in the areas of humans and automation, decision-aiding and alerting systems, and flight simulation. While at MIT, he received the 1995 RTCA William E. Jackson Award and the 1996 Council of University Transportation Centers Charley Wootan Award for his work on alerting systems, twice received the Aeronautics and Astronautics Department Graduate Teaching Award, and served on a National Academy of Science Committee on Space Launch Range Safety. More recently, he was a Laurels 2004 Honoree from Aviation Week and Space Technology. A private pilot, he has authored over 60 journal and refereed conference papers.
Dr. Kuchar holds SB (1990), SM (1991), and PhD (1995) degrees from the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics at Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
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