Dr. Monte D. Turner

DARPA Counter-Underground Facilities (CUGF) program and the Multifunction Electro-optical Defense of US Aircraft (MEDUSA) program. The CUGF activities include development and validation of signature models for UGFs to support a variety of sensor/platform system concepts exploiting these vulnerabilities. The MEDUSA program involves the development and integration of advanced laser and detector technologies to provide proactive IRCM capabilities for a variety of airborne platforms. Other areas of interest include electro-optical and laser systems technologies to support advanced munitions guidance and precision engagement in complex terrain.

Serving in the US Air Force, Dr Turner led the development of advanced imaging applications as part of the Research and Technology Sector of the IMINT Directorate at the National Reconnaissance prior to his assignment at DARPA. He also served as a liaison to the Air Force Research Laboratory and led the development of next generation space systems. Previous assignments focused on the development of frequency-agile laser systems at the Phillips Laboratory, Kirtland AFB NM, advanced rocket propellants at the Astronautics Laboratory, Edwards AFB CA, and laser eye-protection technologies at the USAF School of Aerospace Medicine, Brooks AFB TX.

Dr. Turner received his B.S., majoring in Physics, from the Air Force Academy (1985), and both M.S. and Ph.D. in Engineering Physics from the Air Force Institute of Technology (1990 and 1996).