Dr. T. Dwayne McCay
Dr. T. Dwayne McCay, an aerospace engineer and academic innovator who retired in 2022 as president of Florida Institute of Technology. His career included roles at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center, the U.S. Air Force Rocket Propulsion Laboratory, and ARO, Inc, where he focused on material science. He earned a bachelor’s master’s and Ph.D. from Auburn University. His research areas include microgravity and low density fluid mechanics, solidification physics and laser processing of materials.
Latest News
- STEM-Talk: NASA’s Flawed Plan to Return to the Moon – with Mike Griffin and Lisa Porter
- IHMC partners with Conduit Venture Labs to accelerate commercialization efforts
- Research platforms aim to better support military personnel in high-stress environments
- Study for U.S. Air Force Research Lab tracks impact of ketones on pilot ventilation
- National Institute on Aging funded study tracks changes to gait as we age
- Meet Alex, IHMC’s next generation humanoid robot
- Decades of AI-expertise fuel growth of National Center for Collaborative Autonomy
- Entrepreneurs, researchers find opportunity at Northwest Florida Pitch Day
- IHMC honored by Humanoid Robotics Technology as Outstanding Research Organization