Dr. Douglas R. Lewis, PhD

Education

PhD, Biodefense, George Mason University, 2012

  • PhD dissertation topic: “Understanding the Sources of U.S. Biodefense Doctrine”

M.S., Genetics, Pennsylvania State University,1997

  • “An Overview of the Insect Immune System and Evidence of Glucose Dehydrogenase in the Aedes aegypti Mosquito”

 B.S., Biology, United States Air Force Academy, 1991

Professional Education and Training

  • Command and General Staff College, 2009
  • U.S. Army Nuclear and Counterproliferation Officer Course, 2007
  • Security Assistance Management Orientation Course, 2005
  • Air Command and Staff College, 2001
  • Fundamentals of Systems Acquisition Management, 2001
  • Squadron Officers School, 1998
  • Junior Office Aircraft Maintenance Procedures Course, 1994
  • Aircraft Maintenance Officer Systems Training Course, 1992
  • Aircraft Maintenance and Munitions Officer Course, 1991

Publications

[13] Angela Theys, Dan Lorch, Bill Davis, Doug Lewis, William Greer, Mike Horenziak, “Hot Air Decontamination (HAD) of a C-17 Using Diesel-Powered Heaters at the McKinley Climatic Library,” Air Force Research Laboratory, December 2020

[12] John Kelly, Anthony Qualey, Geoffrey Hughes, Jacqueline Arroyo, Thomas Malloy, Tedeusz Piatkowski, Morgan Russell, Doug Lewis, H. Mitch Rubenstein, “Anchoring the quantification of VX and Russian VX using portable gas chromatography-mass spectrometry and focusing agents,” Journal of Mass Spectrometry (Accepted)

[11] Greer, William and Lewis, Doug, “Air Force Capabilities and Technologies to Counter or Mitigate Agroterrorism”, Agroterrorism: National Defense Assessment, Strategies and Capabilities, ed. Albert Mauroni, Air University 2020

[10] Lewis, Doug, “Biotechnology: An era of Hopes and Fears,” Strategic Studies Quarterly, Fall 2016

[9] Kelley Williams, Douglas Lewis, Saber Hussain, Christian Benjamin. “Evidence for Inhibition of Dengue Virus Binding in the Presence of Silver Nanoparticles,” IN SUBMISSION

[8] Lewis, Doug, The Shaping of United States Biodefense Posture, USAF Center for Unconventional Weapons Studies, 2015

[7] Kelley Williams, Douglas Lewis, Saber Hussain, Christian Benjamin, “Evidence for Inhibition of Dengue Virus Binding in the Presence of Silver Nanoparticles” (Poster) 2015 DTRA Chemical and Biological Defense Conference

[6] Lewis, Doug, “Why a 15 Minute Biological Detection System,” Combating WMD Journal, 2013: 7-10

[5] Lewis, Doug (presented by Tess Crider DVM), “The Use of Sentinel Animals for Detection of a Biological Weapons Attack”, Texas Department of State Health Services Diseases in Nature Conference, 17 Jun 2011

[4] Lewis, Doug, “Government Medical Countermeasures and Public Acceptance, a Mismatch?” Combating WMD Journal, 2010: 11-16

[3] Lewis, Doug, “The Use of Sentinal Animals for Detection of a Biological Weapons Attack,” Combating WMD Journal, no. 6, 2010: 4-10

[2] Obringer, John, Martin Johnson, and Douglas Lewis, “Differential Gene Expression in Cultured Human Retinal Pigmented Epithelial Cells 24-Hours Post Exposure to 532 nm, 27 ps Pulsed Laser-Light,” Department of Biology, US Air Force Academy, 2003

[1] Obringer, John, Martin Johnson, and Douglas Lewis, “Differential Gene Expression in Cultured Human Retinal Pigmented Epithelial Cells 24-Hours Post Exposure to 532 nm, 3.0 ns Pulsed Laser-Light,” Department of Biology, US Air Force Academy, 2002

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