Dr. Ayres' research interests include management of complex systems, model-based systems engineering, and space systems engineering. He is a member of the International Council on Systems Engineering and the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics.
BS, Chemical Engineering, University of Missouri, Columbia, 1982
M.A., Procurement and Acquisition Management, Webster University, St. Louis, 1991
M.S., Software Systems Management, Air Force Institute of Technology, 1992
Ph.D., Business Administration specializing in MIS, Florida State University, 2003