Christopher Nelson, M.S.

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Christopher Nelson, M.S.

Lecturer
Online Graduate Programs

Biographical Information

Christopher Nelson has 22 years' experience in the U.S. Air Force in Test and Evaluation, Project Engineering, and Project Management. Mr. Nelson is a U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School graduate, holds a M.S. in Applied Mathematics from Georgia Institute of Technology, and a B.S. in Applied Mathematics from the U.S. Air Force Academy. He taught five years at the U.S. Air Force Academy in the Department of Mathematical Sciences, served as Program Manager of a multi-service, high-bandwidth, network-enabled data link program, and as the Flight Test Lead for a major combined Air Force / National Security Agency Signals Intelligence Program.

Areas of Interest

  • Technology Development and Application
  • Strategic Planning and Assessment
  • Engineering Mathematics

Education

  • Graduate, USAF Test Pilot School, Edwards AFB
  • M.S., Applied Mathematics
    Georgia Institute of Technology
  • B.S., Applied Mathematics
    U.S. Air Force Academy      

Teaching

  • Assistant Professor of Mathematics, U.S. Air Force Academy
  • Instructor of Mathematical Sciences, U.S. Air Force Academy

Courses Taught

  • Calculus I
  • Calculus III
  • Ordinary Differential Equations
  • Engineering Project Management
  • Project Estimation & Risk Analysis
  • Systems Engineering Processes 
  • Engineering Modeling & Simulation 

Certifications

  • Acquisition Professional Development Program Level III Certified in Test and Evaluation
  • Acquisition Professional Development Program Level I Certified in Program Management

Professional Experience

  • Director - Plans, Programs, Institutional Research & Assessment, U.S. Air Force Academy
  • Deputy Department Head of Mathematical Sciences, U.S. Air Force Academy
  • Chief Flight Test Engineer, 659th Aeronautical Systems Sq., Wright-Patterson AFB
  • Commander, Data Links Flight, Wright-Patterson AFB
  • Lead Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Technology Manager, Air Force Research Lab

Organizations

  • Member, International Council on Systems Engineering (INCOSE)     

Awards

  • Instructor of the Year, 2009, U.S. Air Force Academy Math Department
  • New Instructor of the Semester, Fall 2007, U.S. Air Force Academy Math Department