The Chief Scientist of the Air Force is the most senior science & technology representative in the

United States Department of the Air Force The United States Department of the Air Force (DAF) is one of the three military departments within the Department of Defense of the United States of America. The Department of the Air Force was formed on September 18, 1947, per the National Se ...

. The current Chief Scientist of the United States Air Force is

Victoria Coleman Victoria Stavridou-Coleman is currently serving as the 37th Chief Scientist of the United States Air Force. She took her oath of office on April 6, 2021, administered by the Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr. ...

, sworn in on April 6, 2021.

Roles and responsibilities

The Chief Scientist of the Air Force has several roles and responsibilities, including: * Serves as chief science and technology adviser to the Chief of Staff of the Air Force, the

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, and the

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* Provides assessments on a wide range of scientific and technical issues affecting the Air Force mission * Identifies and analyzes technical issues and brings them to the attention of Air Force leaders, and interacts with other Air Staff principals, operational commanders, combatant commands, acquisition, and science and technology communities to address cross-organizational technical issues and solutions * Interacts with other services and the Office of the Secretary of Defense on issues affecting the Air Force in-house technical enterprise * Serves on the Steering Committee and Senior Review Group of the Air Force Scientific Advisory Board. * Principal science and technology representative of the Air Force to the civilian scientific and engineering community and to the public at large

Products of the Office of the Chief Scientist

The Office of the Chief Scientist has conducted several strategic studies including:
Technology Horizons

Energy Horizons

Cyber Vision 2025
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Global Horizons

Chronological list of Chief Scientists of the Air Force

References

External links

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