Stephen J. Chapman

Stephen J. Chapman completed his Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering at Louisiana State University in 1975, and earned his Master of Science in Engineering at the University of Central Florida in 1979, while continuing his studies at Rice University. From 1975 to 1980, he served in the U.S. Navy, teaching Electrical Engineering at the U.S. Naval Nuclear Power School in Orlando, Florida. From 1980 to 1982, he closely collaborated with the University of Houston, where he was involved with the Power Systems Program at the College of Technology. From 1982 to 1988 and again from 1991 to 1995, he was a member of the Technical Staff at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Lincoln Laboratory, both at the main facility in Lexington, Massachusetts, and at the Kwajalein Atoll site in the Republic of the Marshall Islands. While there, he conducted research on radar signal processing systems and eventually became the operator of four long-range radar systems (TRADEX, ALTAIR, ALCOR, and MMW). From 1988 to 1991, Chapman was a research engineer at Shell Development Company in Houston, Texas, where he conducted research on seismic signal processing. He also worked closely with the University of Houston, where he continued to teach concurrently. Chapman is currently the Director of Technical Systems for British Aerospace Australia in Melbourne, Australia. In this role, he provides technical guidance and oversees the designs of new engineers working at the company. He also continues to teach at local universities. Chapman is a Senior Member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (and various related associations). Additionally, he is a member of the Association for Computing Machinery and the Institution of Engineers Australia.