Committee Details

Standing Committee on New Users of Shared Airspace

Committee Scope: The committee is concerned with emerging and growing aviation applications such as commercial space operations, uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS), and urban air mobility (UAM), as new participants in an already occupied airspace. The committee will address how the aviation ecosystem can support these emerging types of aerospace operations in harmony with the operations of established users in a safe and efficient manner.
Committee Code: AV095
Responsible Staff: Ms. Christine Gerencher
Additional Staff: Ms. Tess Austin, James Manning

Name Committee Membership Role Organization Title Email
Daniel Friedenzohn Chair Embry Riddle Aeronautical University Professor & Sr. Associate Dean, College of Aeronautical Science friedend@erau.edu
David Ballard Secretary No Organization retired/independent
David Ballard Committee Communications Coordinator No Organization retired/independent bdballard@gmail.com
Qassim Abdullah Member Woolpert, Inc. Vice President and Chief Scientist
Ameya Behere Member Georgia Institute of Technology Research Engineer I
Colin Brooks Member Michigan Tech Research Institute Transportation Practice Area Leader
Jessica Brown Member Arup Graduate Transportation Engineer
Adam Cohen Member University of California, Berkeley Senior Research Manager
Helen Corkum Member Ohio Department of Transportation UAS Program Analyst
Christopher Cummings Member United Airlines, Inc. Senior Analyst
Mary Ellen Eagan Member ME Eagan Consulting Owner
Oscar Garcia Member InterFlight Global Corporation Chairman and CEO
William Goodwin Member Joby Aviation
Chris Groh Member University of New Orleans Doctoral Student
Justin Guan Member Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Program Manager
Tom Gunnarson Member Wisk Aero Lead of Regulatory Affairs
Heather Halliwell Member U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) Assistant Director
Christopher Hart Member Hart Solutions LLC Founder
Sarah Hubbard Member Purdue University
Patricia Hynes Member New Mexico State University Professor Emerita
Jesus Molina Member CHA Consulting, Inc. Civil Engineer
Michael Patterson Member National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Aerospace Engineer
Yazan Safadi Member T-SMART, Technion PhD student
Farinoush Sharifi Member Overair, Inc. Senior Data Scientist
Natalia Sizov Member Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) UAS Safety Specialist
Amber Woodburn McNair Member Ohio State University Assistant Professor
Yolanka Wulff Member Community Air Mobility Initiative Executive Director