Dr. Robert J. Shaw is Chief of the Business Development and Partnership Office at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s Glenn Research Center (GRC). His position entails providing executive leadership for advocacy, planning, and execution of all Center partnerships with other Government agencies, academia, and industry that support GRC’s contributions to the NASA mission and lead to the development of new business opportunities outside NASA for GRC. As part of his role relative to strategic partnerships, he currently serves on leadership teams for the following interagency collaboration focused groups:
- Aircraft Icing Research Alliance (vice chair person)
- Propulsion and Power Systems Alliance (chair person)
- Interagency Advanced Power Group
In 1970, Dr. Shaw joined NASA Glenn as an aerospace engineer and has assumed increasing responsibilities working in subsonic and supersonic inlet technology projects as well as in aircraft icing efforts at Glenn. His prior program/project management positions included managing the propulsion element of the High Speed Research (HSR) Program, which resulted in major technology advancements in supersonic aircraft technology and the Ultra Efficient Engine Technology (UEET) program.
Dr Shaw has been a member of the air breathing propulsion and atmospheric environment technical subcommittees of the American Institute for Aeronautics and Astronautics. He is also past chairman of the AC-9C aircraft icing subcommittee of the Society for Automotive Engineers. He previously served as a member of the DOD’s IHPTET/VAATE Steering Committee.
In 1996, in recognition of his contributions to leadership in the High Speed Research Program, Dr. Shaw was awarded the prestigious NASA Exceptional Leadership Medal. Additionally, he received the NASA Exceptional Service Medal in 1990 and the Ohio State University College of Engineering Distinguished Alumnus award in 1993.
Dr. Shaw received his bachelor’s, master’s, and doctorate degrees in aeronautical-astronautical engineering from The Ohio State University.
Dr. Shaw and his wife, Loretta, reside in Fairview Park, Ohio. They have one daughter, Cynthia, who resides in Washington, D. C.
