Dr. Fodran is a manufacturing engineer and metallurgist within the Manufacturing Technologies Innovation organization within the Northrop Grumman Corporation Aeronautics sector here in Southern California. He has been supporting R&D efforts within the Manufacturing Technology Innovation organization as well as Advanced Materials & Process Development organizations for the over 20 years, supporting several aircraft platforms including B-21, F-35, F-18, B-2, T-38, as well as classified, future air and space systems. His focus has been predominantly in the areas of additive manufacturing, structural materials fabrication and processing methods, as well as corrosion prevention and high temperature thermal protection systems. His practical experience has also been based in lunar rover metallic materials while at the NASA Jet Propulsion Facility, and his previous R&D background has been in a diverse spectrum of processes and materials including: elevated temperature aluminum based alloys and intermetallics, rapid solidification processing methods, and amorphous bulk materials for structural application.