Col Shawn M. Willis, PhD

Associate Dean

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1. Dec 1992 – Jan 1993, Trainee, U.S. Air Force Basic Military Training, Lackland AFB, TX
2. Jan 1993 – Sep 1993, Student, Precision Measurement Equipment Laboratory Course, Lowry AFB, CO
3. Sep 1993 – May 1995, PMEL Technician, 366th Maintenance Squadron, Mountain Home AFB, ID
4. May 1995 – Aug 1997, PMEL Technician, 15th Maintenance Squadron, Hickam AFB, HI
5. Aug 2001 – Mar 2003, Graduate Student, Air Force Institute of Technology, Wright Patterson AFB, OH
6. Mar 2003 – Dec 2005, Research Physicist, Air Force Research Laboratory, Wright Patterson AFB, OH
7. Dec 2005 – Aug 2008, Assistant Professor, Department of Physics, U.S. Air Force Academy, CO
8. Aug 2008 – Oct 2011, Graduate Student, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
9. Oct 2011 – Apr 2014, Advanced Space Vehicles Division Chief, National Reconnaissance Office, Chantilly, VA
10. Apr 2014 – Jun 2016, Legislative Liaison, National Reconnaissance Office, Chantilly, VA
11. June 2016 – Apr 2020, Director of Core Operations, Department of Physics, U.S. Air Force Academy, CO
12. Apr 2020 – Oct 2020, Commander, Detachment 4, 602nd Training Group (P), Fort Bliss, TX
13. Oct 2020 – Jun 2021, Deputy Department Head, Department of Physics, U.S. Air Force Academy, CO
14. Jun 2021 – Jul 2022, Deputy Chief Enabling Capabilities Science Division, Defense Threat Reduction Agency, Kirtland AFB, NM
15. Jul 2022 – May 2023, Student, Air War College, Maxwell AFB, AL
16. Jun 2023 – Present, Associate Dean, Graduate School of Engineering and Management, Air Force Institute of Technology, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH