After 25 years at the Air Force Research Lab (AFRL), Dr. Tom Cooley applies his knowledge of space technology as President of TC Space Consulting, LLC and Chief Scientist of Turion Space Inc.  He held executive positions while at AFRL, including Chief Scientist of the Space Vehicles Directorate, Senior Scientist for Space Situational Awareness, Principal Scientist responsible for leading In-space Servicing, Assembly & Manufacturing (ISAM), Chief Scientist SpaceWERX, Chair of DoD (R&E) Space Community of Interest, and Program Manager and Principal Investigator for the TacSat-3/ARTEMIS mission. Tom began his career at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in 1988. He joined AFRL in 1998 and has contributed to a wide range of technologies focused on electro-optic sensors, imaging spectroscopy from space, and most recently ISAM technologies. 

Tom received a B.S. degree from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, an M.S. from Caltech, and a PhD from the Optical Sciences Center at the University of Arizona. Tom has published over 70 papers internationally and has been recognized with numerous awards and as an AFRL and SPIE Fellow.