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Biography:
Dr. Gilbreath holds a B.S. in physics from the Georgia Institute of Technology, and an M.S. and Ph.D. in Engineering Science from the Johns Hopkins University.
She joined NRL in 1982 as an electronics engineer in the Naval Center for Space Technology, later becoming head of the Electro-optics Section, before moving to the Remote Sensing Division and then the Information Technology Division. In addition to these duties, Dr. Gilbreath served as the Associate Technology Director to the National Signatures Program for the Defense Intelligence Agency from 2005-2009. She is currently the Head of the Freespace Photonics Communications Office at NRL.
She has over 200 publications in proceedings and refereed journals and holds five patents. Dr. Gilbreath is the inventor of the multiple quantum well modulating retroreflector and her work in satellite laser ranging established capability to calibrate DOD assets operationally.
She was an NRL Edison Fellow and in 2013 was the recipient of the National Intelligence Meritorious Unite Citation awarded in recognition for outstanding contributions to the Intelligence Community.
Calibration: Criticality and Creativity
Biography:
Dr. Gilbreath holds a B.S. in physics from the Georgia Institute of Technology, and an M.S. and Ph.D. in Engineering Science from the Johns Hopkins University.
She joined NRL in 1982 as an electronics engineer in the Naval Center for Space Technology, later becoming head of the Electro-optics Section, before moving to the Remote Sensing Division and then the Information Technology Division. In addition to these duties, Dr. Gilbreath served as the Associate Technology Director to the National Signatures Program for the Defense Intelligence Agency from 2005-2009. She is currently the Head of the Freespace Photonics Communications Office at NRL.
She has over 200 publications in proceedings and refereed journals and holds five patents. Dr. Gilbreath is the inventor of the multiple quantum well modulating retroreflector and her work in satellite laser ranging established capability to calibrate DOD assets operationally.
She was an NRL Edison Fellow and in 2013 was the recipient of the National Intelligence Meritorious Unite Citation awarded in recognition for outstanding contributions to the Intelligence Community.