Dr. Wilhite is a Professor in the Guggenheim School of Aerospace Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology. Dr. Wilhite is also the principal Georgia Tech faculty member at the National Institute of Aerospace. He leads a research program focused in the field of systems analysis, with primary emphasis on developing life-cycle systems analysis and risk methodologies for advanced aerospace system architectures. He is responsible for graduate level instruction in the areas of space systems design, and space systems analysis. Prior to coming to Georgia Tech, Dr. Wilhite held the position of Eminent Scholar in Systems Engineering and Simulation at the University of Alabama, Huntsville. He served as the Director of the Independent Program Assessment Office and Director of the Systems Management Office at NASA Langley. He received a B.S. in Aerospace Engineering from North Carolina State University, an M.S. in Flight Systems from George Washington University, and a Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering from North Carolina State University.