Dr. Jamey Jacob, Government Director of the Oklahoma Aerospace Institute for Analysis and Schooling and the Williams Chair in Power Know-how at Oklahoma State College. Beneath his management, OSU launched the Counter-UAS Middle of Excellence, now the nation’s central hub for coordinated analysis, improvement, testing and analysis of counter-drone methods.
Working carefully with the Joint Power CUAS College at Fort Sill, the middle assesses vendor applied sciences, establishes efficiency requirements and accelerates next-generation defenses: all whereas addressing the rising nationwide scarcity of extremely educated engineers on this mission-critical area. With distinctive testing environments and deep alignment with army wants, OSU performs a pivotal function in strengthening nationwide safety and sustaining U.S. management in UAS innovation.
Past directing the Middle, Dr. Jacob is a Regents Professor of Aerospace Engineering and a nationally acknowledged chief in rising aerospace methods, securing almost $50 million in analysis funding from federal companies and trade companions. He has testified earlier than Congress on the vital want for sustained funding in drone analysis and superior air mobility, and he leads main initiatives together with the EDA-funded LaunchPad and UAS Flight Hall, NASA’s WINDMAP climate program, OSU’s work inside the Tulsa Hub for Moral and Reliable Autonomy, and the NIST initiative growing certification requirements for next-generation plane. A local Oklahoman, he holds levels from the College of Oklahoma and UC Berkeley, and is an FAA Half 107 pilot with roughly 500 flight hours.
On this episode of the Drone Radio Present, Dr. Jacob talks about OSU’s efforts to advance the nation’s counter-UAS capabilities; what Ukraine’s drone improvements reveal about the way forward for warfare, and the way OSU’s analysis in atmospheric science, public security, and wildlife functions is shaping the subsequent technology of drone operations.
