Dr. Howard Poisl retired from Raytheon Missiles and Defense located in Tucson, Arizona as a Senior Engineering Fellow. He was a staff member in the Materials and Process Engineering Department, responsible for ceramics materials development and testing. He was also the Hypersonics Material Lead, responsible for the characterization, testing, and development of both structural and functional materials of the airframe. Dr. Poisl completed his Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering (MSE) at the University of Arizona in 1995. After working as a Research Professor in the MSE Department and starting several technology and consulting companies, he transitioned to Raytheon Missile Systems (RMS), where he was responsible for all high-temperature materials development and testing, trade studies for material selection, and generation of design properties. Dr. Poisl is a recognized Subject Matter Expert for optical and radome materials and testing, impact testing (specifically related to weather encounters), and fracture analysis. Dr. Poisl has supported numerous programs for radome and optical dome fabrication and qualification, including coatings for improved performance. He was the Principal Investigator on several Raytheon IRAD projects for ceramic material development, with an emphasis on properties and processing. This has included advanced radome and antenna applications, as well as the development of computational models for materials development. Dr. Poisl has extensive experience with ground testing facilities, including arc jets, quartz lamps or laser heating, hot structural tests, impact testing, and wind tunnels. He also has extensive experience with testing electromagnetic materials for characteristic properties, as well as functional testing of EM devices for conformance to requirements.
