Peter Morrison:  

Life Mr. Morrison currently serves as a Departmental Deputy for the Naval Aviation and Weapons Department, Office of Naval Research, Department of Defense. He is a Subject Matter Expert (SME, and Staff Scientist in the Department of Defense. In this position, Mr. Morrison is responsible for reviewing, managing and directing extensive activities supporting integrated programs of basic research, exploratory development, and advanced technology efforts in a wide range of S&T areas. These research areas include aeromechanics, guidance, propulsion, electro-optical sensors, structural design, process chemistry, high energy state physics, computer automation and manufacturing, and other disciplines relating to new development used to meet future operational requirements of U.S. Department of Defense. Application contexts for his S&T contributions and responsibilities include aerodynamics, aerospace materials, rocket guidance, projectile ballistics, lethality, cost, readiness and weapons logistics, weapons safety, and naval and marine expeditionary force tactics and doctrine. During the previous eight years, Mr. Morrison worked as the principal naval ordnance advisor to the Director, Defense Research and Engineering, U.S. Department of Defense (DoD). Mr. Morrison was the action officer for various advanced technology demonstrations - and responsible for funding totaling over $300M (FY97-2004) in Advanced Technology Demonstration and development programs. Mr. Morrison's earlier positions included Engineering and Assistant Program Manager posit...Expand for more