{"id":498979,"date":"2021-05-26T09:04:42","date_gmt":"2021-05-26T13:04:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/space-dynamics-lab-president-h-scott-hinton-announces-retirement-dr-jed-hancock-named-successor\/"},"modified":"2021-05-26T09:04:42","modified_gmt":"2021-05-26T13:04:42","slug":"space-dynamics-lab-president-h-scott-hinton-announces-retirement-dr-jed-hancock-named-successor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/space-dynamics-lab-president-h-scott-hinton-announces-retirement-dr-jed-hancock-named-successor\/","title":{"rendered":"Space Dynamics Lab President H. Scott Hinton Announces Retirement \u2013 Dr. Jed Hancock Named Successor"},"content":{"rendered":"
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North Logan, Utah, May 26, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Utah State University\u2019s Space Dynamics Laboratory announced today that President H. Scott Hinton will retire effective June 30, 2021. SDL and industry veteran Dr. Jed Hancock will succeed Hinton as SDL President.<\/p>\n

\u201cThroughout nearly two decades with SDL, first as a member of the Board of Directors, then as president, Scott\u2019s foresight helped the organization strengthen its role as a trusted agent of the U.S. Government,\u201d said SDL Board Chairman, General Bruce Carlson, USAF, (Retired). \u201cScott\u2019s resolute leadership coupled with his steadfast commitment to the 1,000 employees of SDL will leave an indelible mark on the Laboratory. We wish him well in his retirement.\u201d<\/p>\n

Hinton joined USU in 2002 as Dean of the College of Engineering and was subsequently elected to SDL\u2019s Board of Directors the same year. In 2013, he was appointed SDL President. During his tenure as president, Hinton guided SDL through rapid, unprecedented growth, leveraging SDL\u2019s world-class workforce and expertise in small satellite systems, electro-optical sensor systems research and development, cyber analytics, and other core competencies to grow the Laboratory\u2019s portfolio.<\/p>\n

Since 2013, SDL\u2019s program revenue has increased by an average of approximately 18% each year, with a total increase of 349%. During the same period, employment has risen by 221%. Six buildings have been constructed or acquired to accommodate the growth in programs and operations, and seven buildings and other spaces have been leased, increasing laboratory and office space by approximately 427,000 square feet since 2013.<\/p>\n

Hancock most recently served as SDL\u2019s Executive Director of Programs and Operations, overseeing engineering and operations and all programs in the Civil and Commercial Space, Strategic and Military Space, and Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (C4ISR) divisions. He was previously Division Director of Civil and Commercial Space, responsible for a portfolio of projects for Government, academic, and commercial customers.<\/p>\n

\u201cJed has been a valuable leader at SDL whose breadth and depth of knowledge about our partners and their missions, our capabilities, and our people will serve the organization well as he assumes the post of president,\u201d Carlson said. \u201cHe is uniquely qualified to take SDL to new levels of growth in providing NASA with innovative solutions to \u2018explore, discover, and expand knowledge for the benefit of humanity,\u2019 and in providing the Department of Defense and other customers with cutting-edge technologies to help ensure our Nation\u2019s security.\u201d<\/p>\n

Hancock is an expert in optical sciences, system engineering, and program management. He has served as program manager for numerous civil and military space programs and as an optical science and engineering resource for the Laboratory. He specializes in designing and analyzing electro-optical systems and has led space instrumentation program teams developing infrared, visible, and ultraviolet systems. He managed the camera detector assembly program at SDL for NASA\u2019s Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security-Regolith Explorer (OSIRIS-REx) mission.<\/p>\n

Hancock earned bachelor\u2019s and master\u2019s degrees in electrical engineering from USU and a master\u2019s and doctorate from the University of Arizona\u2019s College of Optical Sciences. His research encompasses electro-optical system design, remote sensing, and calibration.<\/p>\n

SDL has been solving the technical challenges faced by the military, intelligence, and science community, and industry for over six decades and supports NASA\u2019s mission to drive advances in science, technology, aeronautics, and space exploration to enhance knowledge, education, innovation, economic vitality, and stewardship of Earth. As one of 14 University Affiliated Research Centers, SDL serves as a subject matter expert in its core research areas to the U.S. Government, ensuring that essential engineering and technology capabilities are maintained. SDL is a research laboratory headquartered in North Logan, UT, and has offices in Albuquerque, NM; Bedford, MA; Colorado Springs, CO; Dayton, OH; Houston, TX; Huntsville, AL; Los Angeles, CA; Stafford, VA; and Washington, DC. For more information, visit http:\/\/www.sdl.usu.edu.<\/p>\n

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