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Dr. Streckert is currently a Sr. Staff Scientist in the Advanced Materials Technology Division at General Atomics in San Diego, California. He received his BS degree in Chemistry at San Diego State University and his Ph.D. in Analytical Chemistry at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. At GA he is the Program Manager responsible for a number of research and development programs including: the repair of ceramic matrix composites for Air Force applications; the conceptual design study of low activation composite target chamber and components for the National Ignition Facility, a project by the Department of Energy's Office of Inertial Confinement Fusion; the chemical vapor infiltration of thick turbine rotor components for the Air Force; the fabrication of silicon carbide and zirconium carbide rods by chemical vapor deposition for the Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory; the surface treatment of air data sensing probes; the design and prototyping of helicopter windshield wiper components. Dr. Streckert is a member of the American Ceramic Society and a member of the Handbook Development Committee of the American Society of Nondestructive Testing. He is also a member of the Industrial Advisory Board of the Department of Materials Science at the University of Southern California. He is the author or co-author of more than 30 technical publications in refereed journals and conference proceedings. He holds eight US patents and has several patents pending in the US and Europe. Dr. Streckert is interested in the advancement of scientific education at the primary and secondary school level. He is active in the General Atomics Education Outreach Program where he was the technical lead for the "Exploration of Materials Science" Teaching Module and he is currently the technical lead and team leader for the "Chromatics" Teaching Module. |
