Lisa Porter 1st director of IARPA Citizenship American Alma mater MIT Stanford University Awards Secretary of Defense Medal for Exceptional Public Service (2005) NASA Outstanding Leadership Medal (2008) National Intelligence Distinguished Service Medal (2012) Presidential Meritorious Rank Award (2013) Scientific career Institutions DARPA NASA IARPA Teledyne Technologies In-Q-Tel Thesis Wave heating of the solar corona (1994) Doctoral advisor Peter A. Sturrock