Dale Arney

Dr. Dale Arney is a senior team lead in the Space Mission Analysis Branch at NASA Langley Research Center, with expertise in space system architecting, systems analysis, and technology assessment.  He is currently supporting an interagency initiative to coordinate and steward capabilities across the government for In-space Servicing, Assembly, and Manufacturing (ISAM).  He has led studies to assess capability needs for NASA’s plans for human exploration and to analyze alternatives for human exploration to the Moon, Mars, Venus, and other destinations.  

Before starting at NASA, Arney was a research engineer at the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech), analyzing mission concepts for lunar, near-Earth asteroid, and Mars exploration missions.  He received his Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering in 2012, M.S. in 2008, and B.S. in 2006, all from Georgia Tech.

Awards

2020 Exceptional Achievement Medal

• Citation: for exceptional achievement in advancing the applications and benefits of in-space assembly across the government.

2017 Early Career Achievement Medal

• Citation: for exceptional early career achievement in space architecture analysis and concept innovation

Multiple NASA Group Achievement Awards

Education/Professional Experience

Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2012

• Dissertation: Rule-Based Graph Theory to Enable the Exploration of the Space System Architecture Design Space

M.S. in Aerospace Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2008

B.S. in Aerospace Engineering with Highest Honors, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2006

Hobbies/Interests
Football, woodworking, teaching (Astronautics and Introduction to Aerospace Engineering at UVA)