Dr. Kevin Lohner propulsion, and micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS). Contact Information: Prior to joining SpaceX, Kevin worked as a Kevin Lohner, Ph.D. Senior Engineer at Northrop Grumman Manager, Propulsion Engineering Aerospace Systems for 3 years, where he was Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) the Propulsion Lead for the Altair Lunar 1 Rocket Road Lander. He also worked for 5 years in the Hawthorne, CA 90250 Advanced Propulsion Development group at Phone: 310-363- 6400 Rocketdyne Propulsion & Power as a Email: Combustion Devices Development Engineer. Kevin received his Bachelor of Science degree in Materials Science Engineering from Purdue University in 1997, his Masters of Science degree in Aeronautics & Astronautics from Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1999, and his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford University in 2012. Dr. Lohner received the Engineering Student of the Year Award from Boeing & Flight International in 2007. He holds five US patents and is an author of many conference papers on liquid propulsion technologies. Kevin Lohner has over twenty years of experience in design, development, and test of propulsion components and systems. He joined Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) as a Senior Propulsion Development Engineer in 2011 and is now the Propulsion Engineering Manager for Advanced Manufacturing, responsible for developing additive manufacturing technologies as well as thrust chambers and nozzles for the Merlin and Raptor liquid rocket engines. His other areas of expertise include refractory alloys, ceramic matrix composites (CMC), monopropellant catalytic gas generators, hybrid rocket
Dr. Kevin Lohner Contact Information: Kevin Lohner, Ph.D. Manager, Propulsion Engineering Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) 1 Rocket Road Hawthorne, CA 90250 Phone: 310-363- 6400 Email: Kevin Lohner has over twenty years of experience in design, development, and test of propulsion components and systems. He joined Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) as a Senior Propulsion Development Engineer in 2011 and is now the Propulsion Engineering Manager for Advanced Manufacturing, responsible for developing additive manufacturing technologies as well as thrust chambers and nozzles for the Merlin and Raptor liquid rocket engines. His other areas of expertise include refractory alloys, ceramic matrix composites (CMC), monopropellant catalytic gas generators, hybrid rocket propulsion, and micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS). Prior to joining SpaceX, Kevin worked as a Senior Engineer at Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems for 3 years, where he was the Propulsion Lead for the Altair Lunar Lander. He also worked for 5 years in the Advanced Propulsion Development group at Rocketdyne Propulsion & Power as a Combustion Devices Development Engineer. Kevin received his Bachelor of Science degree in Materials Science Engineering from Purdue University in 1997, his Masters of Science degree in Aeronautics & Astronautics from Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1999, and his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford University in 2012. Dr. Lohner received the Engineering Student of the Year Award from Boeing & Flight International in 2007. He holds five US patents and is an author of many conference papers on liquid propulsion technologies.