Dana Lear
Engineer, Hypervelocity Impact Technology | NASA
Dana Lear
Engineer, Hypervelocity Impact Technology
NASA
Phone
281.483.2984
Phone
281.483.2984
Biography
Dana Lear is an engineer with the Hypervelocity Impact Technology team within the Astromaterials Research and Exploration Science (ARES) Division at the Johnson Space Center. Previously, he served as a project manager and a spacecraft micrometeoroid and orbital debris (MMOD) risk analyst. Lear currently works as the NASA alternate lead for NASA spacecraft MMOD protection for the International Space Station, Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle, commercial cargo vehicles, extravehicular activity spacesuits and other NASA-affiliated spacecraft.
Education
M.B.A.
Business Administration
University of Houston - Clear Lake
2005
B.S.
Aerospace Engineering
University of Oklahoma
1993
Education
M.B.A., Business Administration, 2005
University of Houston - Clear Lake
B.S., Aerospace Engineering, 1993
University of Oklahoma
Select Publications
E.L. Christiansen, C. Madden, K. Stafford, D.M. Lear, J. Alred, K. Rojdev, T. Byers, “Smart MMOD Thermal Blanket,” NASA Tech Briefs (MSC-25247-1), 1 November 2015.
E.L. Christiansen, D.M. Lear, “Toughened Thermal Blanket for Micrometeoroid and Orbital debris Protection,” 13th Hypervelocity Impact Symposium, Boulder, CO, 27-30 April 2015.
E.L. Christiansen, D.M. Lear, “Low-Cost, High-Performance MMOD Shielding,” NASA Tech Briefs, June 2014.
S. Ryan, E. Ordonez, E.L. Christiansen, D.M. Lear, “Hypervelocity Impact Performance of Open Cell Foam Core Sandwich Panel Structures,” The 11th Hypervelocity Impact Symposium, Freiburg, Germany, 11-15 Apr, 2010.
Christiansen, D.M. Lear, “Projectile Density Effects on Shield Performance,” The 11th Hypervelocity Impact Symposium, Freiburg, Germany, 11-15 Apr, 2010.
J.L. Hyde, E.L. Christiansen, D.M. Lear, J.H. Kerr, “Micrometeoroid and Orbital Debris Threat Mitigation Techniques for the Space Shuttle Orbiter,” Fifth European Conference on Space Debris, 2009.
D.M. Lear, J.L. Hyde, E.L. Christiansen, J. Herrin, F. Lyons, “STS-118 Radiator Impact Damage,” Orbital Debris Quarterly Newsletter, Volume 1, Issue 12, Jan. 2008.
D.M. Lear, E.L. Christiansen, “International Space Station Debris Risk Assessment Process,” Orbital Debris Quarterly News, Volume 4, Issue 1, January, 1999.