Background
Wood, Lincoln Jackson was born on September 30, 1947 in Lyons, New York, United States. Son of William Hulbert and Sarah Brock (Strumsky) Wood.
Wood, Lincoln Jackson was born on September 30, 1947 in Lyons, New York, United States. Son of William Hulbert and Sarah Brock (Strumsky) Wood.
Bachelor of Science with distinction, Cornell University, 1968. Master of Science in Aeronautics and Astronautics, Stanford University, 1969. Doctor of Philosophy, Stanford University, 1972.
Staff engineer Hughes Aircraft Company, El Segundo, California, 1974-1977. Technical staff Jet Propulsion Laboratory California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, 1977-1981, technical group supervisor Jet Propulsion Laboratory, 1981-1989, technical manager, 1989-1991, deputy technical section manager, 1991-1999, deputy leader Center of Excellence for Deep Space Comm./Navigation Systems, 2000—2003, tracking and navigation service system manager, deep space mission system engineering and operations programs, 2003—2004, program manager, 2004—2009, principal engineer, since 2009. Bechtel instructor engineering California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, 1972—1974, lecturer in system engineering, 1975—1976, visiting assistant professor, 1976—1978, visiting associate professor, 1978—1984.
Consultant in field.
Board directors Boys Republic, Chino Hills, California, 1991, 1997—2007. Fellow: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (associate. Associate editor Journal Guidance, Control and Dynamics 1983-1989, technical committee astrodynamics 1985-1986, chairman 1986-1988).
Member: American Association for the Advancement of Science, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (senior ), American Astronomical Society (senior. Associate editor Journal Astronomical Sciences 1980-1983, space flight mechanics committee 1980-1997, general chairman Associate of Applied Science/American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Space Flight Mechanics Meeting 1993, chairman space flight mechanics committee 1993-1995), Los Solteros (president 1991, 1997—2005), Sigma Xi.