Ellen M. Pawlikowski | |
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6th Commander of Air Force Research Laboratory | |
Incumbent | |
Assumed office February 12, 2010 |
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President | Barack Obama |
Preceded by | Maj Gen Curtis M. Bedke |
Personal details | |
Profession | United States Air Force Officer; Chemical Engineer |
Maj. Gen. Ellen M. Pawlikowski is the Commander of Air Force Research Laboratory, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. She is responsible for managing the Air Force's $2.2 billion science and technology program as well as additional customer funded research and development of $2.2 billion. She is also responsible for a workforce of approximately 10,800 people in the laboratory's component technology directorates, the Air Force Office of Scientific Research, and the 711th Human Performance Wing.[1]
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General Pawlikowski entered the active duty in 1978 through the ROTC program at New Jersey Institute of Technology. She attended the University of California, Berkeley, and received a Doctorate of Philosophy in chemical engineering in December 1981, entering active duty at McClellan AFB, California, in April 1982. The general has served in a variety of technical management, leadership and staff positions, to include Director of the Airborne Laser Program and Director of the MILSATCOM Joint Program Office. She has served as Vice Commander, Space and Missile Systems Center, Los Angeles Air Force Base, California. Prior to her current assignment, she was the Deputy Director, National Reconnaissance Office, Chantilly, VA. Also, as the Commander, Air Force Space Command Element, she managed all Air Force personnel and resources assigned to the NRO and served as the senior adviser to the NRO Director on all military matters.[2]
Her major awards and decorations include:
Defense Superior Service Medal | |
Legion of Merit | |
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Meritorious Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters |
Air Force Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster | |
Air Force Achievement Medal |
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