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The University of Mississippi Phone: (662) 915-6877 email: jgabryno@olemiss.edu |
Joanne Irene Gabrynowicz Director, National Center for Remote Sensing, Air and Space Law and Research Professor of Law B.A., Hunter College , J.D., Yeshiva University Cardozo School of Law. Prof. Gabrynowicz teaches space law and remote sensing law. She was a founding faculty member of the University of North Dakota Space Studies Department. Prof. Gabrynowicz is an official observer for the International Astronautical Federation to the UN Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space. She was a member of the International Institute of Space Law delegation to the Unidroit Committee of Governmental Experts for the Preparation of a Draft Protocol to the Convention on International Interests in Mobile Equipment on Matters Specific to Space Assets. The UN Office of Outer Space Affairs asked Prof. Gabrynowicz to lecture on space law at two capacity building workshops for government officials and policymakers from developing nations. She briefed U.S. Secretary of the Interior Gayle Norton as part of the Secretary’s preparation for the Earth Observation Summit. Prof. Gabrynowicz is the organizer and chair of the Federal Advisory Committee for the National Satellite Land Remote Sensing Data Archive. She also is a member of the Department of Commerce Advisory Committee on Commercial Remote Sensing. Prof. Gabrynowicz advised the Eisenhower Institute on its study, The Future of Space—the Next Strategic Frontier. She is also a member of the International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote sensing International Policy Advisory Committee. Prof. Gabrynowicz was a founding faculty member of the Space Studies Department at the University of North Dakota, where she also served as its Director of Graduate Studies. She taught traditional campus classes, on two U.S. Air Force bases, and via distance learning technologies. Her students include civilians, government, and industry aerospace professionals, and officers of the Air Combat, Air Mobility, and Space Commands. In 1999, she developed and taught a live, real-time, interactive Internet seminar, Landsat 7 Live: Past, Present, and Future that coincided with the satellite's launch. Speakers were the principals responsible for directing Landsat 7's science, technology, operations, and commercial activities. From 1992-94, Prof. Gabrynowicz was a member of The Congress of the United States Office of Technology Assessment Earth Observations Advisory Panel. From 1994-96, she was a member of the National Research Council Committee that produced Bits of Power: Issues in Global Access to Scientific Data. In 1994-95, Prof. Gabrynowicz was awarded a NASA/American Society of Engineering Education Summer Faculty Fellowship from Goddard Space Flight Center where she also served as the 1997 Dean of the NASA Space Academy. In 1996 she received a research fellowship from the USGS EROS Data Center. In 1999, the International Institute of Space Law invited Prof. Gabrynowicz to write and present the remote sensing law position paper at the Third UN Conference on the Exploration and Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (UNISPACE III). In 2000, she was invited by the National Research Council (NRC) to participate in a study on Diplomacy in a Transparent World: The Use of Civil Remote Sensing in the Development and Implementation of Foreign Policy. In 2003, the NRC asked Prof. Gabrynowicz to testify before the Committee on Licensing Geographic Data and Services and the Stepping Stones to the Future of Space Workshop on International Cooperation/Competition- Why, How, When? She was also asked to address the NASA Public Health Applications Program on Confidentiality and Geospatial Data. In 2001, Prof. Gabrynowicz was invited by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics to participate in the working group on Contribution of Space Systems to the Development, Implementation and Verification of International Environmental Agreements. She was invited by the University of Cologne Institute of Air and Space Law and the German Aerospace Center to serve as an expert for Project 2001 which produced, Legal Framework for the Commercial Use of Outer Space Working Group on Remote Sensing. Before beginning her academic career in 1987, she was the managing attorney of a law firm in New York City. She is a member of the American Bar Association, Forum on Aviation and Space Law, the New York State Bar, the International Institute of Space Law and Women in Aerospace, among other groups. Prof. Gabrynowicz is the recipient of the 2001 Women in Aerospace Outstanding International Award. She was a Distinguished Speaker in the 2003-2004 Donahue Lecture Series of the Suffolk University Law Review.
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The University of Mississippi Phone: (662) 915-6869 email: jserrao@olemiss.edu
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Jacqueline Etil Serrao Associate Director, National Center for Remote Sensing, Air and Space Law and Executive Editor of the Journal of Space Law B.A., University of California Los Angeles ; J.D., Golden Gate University School of Law; LL.M., McGill University Institute of Air and Space Law. Prof. Serrao is a Member of the State Bar of California and is a certified private pilot. Previously, Prof. Serrao was an associate at the California law firm Chevalier, Allen & Lichman, LLP, where she counseled public and private entities, including airports and airlines, in aviation, environmental, land use, regulatory law, international law, commercial transaction law, and appellate level litigation. Prior to joining Chevalier, Allen & Lichman, LLP, Serrao was an International Aviation Operations Specialist at the Office of International Aviation, FAA, where she was responsible for creating and analyzing policies related to the FAA's international program, with particular emphasis on the International Aviation Safety Assessment Program (IASA). In that capacity, she assisted in the review of foreign civil aviation governments' laws and regulations during in-country IASA technical review visits, and wrote and formulated U.S. Policy arguments for the negotiation of bilateral and multilateral international aviation agreements between the U.S. government and members of the Andean Republics. Before her term at the FAA, Serrao was an Assistant Professor of Aerospace Law at the University of North Dakota, Center for Aerospace Sciences, where she taught Aerospace Law, and Airline/Airport Economics and Management. Serrao has served as an accredited representative of the International Law Association at the United Nations International Civil Aviation Organization diplomatic conferences in Montréal, Quebec. She has spoken on aerospace law, aviation environmental law, space law, and aerospace Cape Town Convention finance issues at symposia in Montréal, Canada; Bogotá and Medellín, Colombia; Valle Nevado, Chile, and Auckland, New Zealand. Prof. Serrao also served as the Aviation Legal Advisor to the Government of Mongolia, through an Asian Development Bank grant and Nathan Associates, where she prepared a comprehensive aviation regulatory and legal framework for Mongolia 's civil aviation sector. Through a World Bank grant and Nathan Associates, she also drafted the airport laws for the Government of Mozambique. Currently, Serrao is the aviation legal advisor to the Department of Transport in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, where she is drafting their aviation policies and regulations.
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The University of Mississippi Phone: (662) 915-6890 email: aten@olemiss.edu
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Michelle L. Aten Assistant Director, National Center for Remote Sensing, Air and Space Law and Business Manager of the Journal of Space Law B.S., James Madison University; M.S., University of North Dakota. Ms. Aten has 15 years of experience in the aerospace industry, specifically related to remote sensing and geospatial technologies. Previously, Ms. Aten was the Associate Director of the University of Mississippi Geoinformatics Center. She was Associate Director of the Institute for Advanced Education in Geospatial Sciences, where she managed the development of a dynamic and interactive series of online courses that set a new standard for distance learning. In the private sector, Ms. Aten was the Program Manager for Titan Corporation, where she was responsible for the management of the company's world-wide remote sensing ground receiving station contracts. She also has extensive sales and marketing experience from her positions as U.S. Sales Manager for a division of PCI Geomatics and Technical Support Manager at SPOT Image Corp. |
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The University of Mississippi Phone: (662) 915-1730 email: pjblount@olemiss.edu
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P. J. Blount Research Counsel, National Center for Remote Sensing, Air, and Space Law and Instructor of Law B.A., A.B.J. University of Georgia; J.D., University of Mississippi; LL.M., King’s College London. Mr. Blount is a member of the State Bar of Georgia Before joining the Center, Mr. Blount completed his LL.M. at King’s College in London, where he wrote his thesis on the topic of Jurisdiction in Space Law. He also served as a student editor on the Journal of Space Law while pursuing his J.D. at the University of Mississippi. |
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The University of Mississippi Phone: (662) 915-6857 email: gdhunley@olemiss.edu
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Greg Hunley Senior Staff Assistant, National Center for Remote Sensing, Air, and Space Law Gregory joined the Center’s staff in January 2007. He serves as principal administrative support assisting with purchasing, inventory, accounts receivable, accounts payable, personnel, travel and event planning. A Mississippi native, he is an alumnus of The University of Mississippi having earned a Bachelor of Business Administration and Master of Arts in Higher Education. Prior to joining the Center, Gregory has been employed in various capacities by The University of Mississippi since 2002. |
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The University of Mississippi Phone: (662) 915-6857 email: scrawley@olemiss.edu
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Sheila Crawley Senior Staff Assistant, National Center for Remote Sensing, Air, and Space Law Sheila joined the Center’s staff in May 2007. She provides administrative support to the Center assisting with records management, event planning, transcription, and various other tasks. She is truly a “people person” who thrives on interaction with others. Sheila has numerous certifications in the health care profession and serves with emergency medical services on weekends. She is currently working toward becoming an instructor in basic life support for community services. |
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