Dr. Erik Blasch is a Program Officer at the United States Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) and the Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) in Arlington, VA. Previously, he was a Principal Scientist at the AFRL Information Directorate in Rome, NY, USA (2012–2017), an Exchange Scientist for Defence Research and Development Canada (DRDC) in Valcartier, Quebec (2010–2012), and an Information Fusion Evaluation Tech Lead for the AFRL Sensors Directorate—Comprehensive Performance Assessment of Sensor Exploitation (COMPASE) Center in Dayton, OH (2000–2009). Additional assignments include serving as a United States Air Force (USAF) Reserve Officer Colonel supporting intelligence, acquisition, and space technology with 18 medals.
He received a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1992) and Master's degrees in Mechanical Engineering (1994), Health Science (1995), and Industrial Engineering (Human Factors) (1995) from Georgia Tech, and he attended the University of Wisconsin for an M.D. or Ph.D. in Neuroscience or Mechanical Engineering until being called to military service in 1996 in the USAF. He completed an M.B.A. (1998), M.S. Econ. (1999), and Ph.D. (1999) in Electrical Engineering from Wright State University and is a graduate of Air War College (2008).
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