Brian Duncan is a member of the Principal Professional Staff at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory. He leads the Space Systems Implementation Branch in the Space Exploration Sector where he is responsible for the career development and technical contributions of over 200 engineers who contribute to full life-cycle space mission development. His teams have developed ground systems for NASA missions to include New Horizons, DART, Parker Solar Probe, IMAP, and Dragonfly. His teams are conducting mission operations for STEREO, TIMED, Parker Solar Probe and preparing for IMAP, Europa Clipper, and Dragonfly.
Mr. Duncan graduated from Carnegie Mellon University with a B.S. in Computer Engineering and from Johns Hopkins University with an M.S. in Computer Science. After working in the commercial world as a software engineer, Mr. Duncan moved into technical leadership. With over 25 years in progressively increasing leadership positions, he is an empathic leader who connects with people at all levels of the organization. He is passionate about space software engineering and sharing his interests via teaching and working with students in various STEM activities.
Education History
- B.S. Computer Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University
- M.S. Computer Science, Johns Hopkins University
Work Experience
Principal Professional Staff, JHU Applied Physics Laboratory
Publications
Editor for special issue on “Selected Methods and Techniques for Intelligent Systems for Space” in IEEE Aerospace and Electronic Systems Magazine (Moreno, Duncan, Bergman); March, 2019; Manuscript number MSYSAES-201800149R.