Leslie Wickman, Ph.D., former Lockheed Martin corporate astronaut, rocket scientist, and engineer on NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope and International Space Station programs, is currently chair of the Engineering and Computer Science department as well as director of the Center for Research in Science at Azusa Pacific University. Stanford University educated Wickman also works as a research scientist with government think tanks on technical and political aspects of national aerospace and defense issues. She is an internationally respected research scientist, engineering consultant, and inspirational speaker. Leslie lives in Los Angeles, California.