latimes.com:
Werner
J. A. Dahm, 52, is the chief scientist for the US Air
Force, and his job is to separate promising ideas from the
stuff of
Star Trek.He advises generals in an era of tightening
research and development budgets which scientific innovations
are worth pursuing—or not.Weapons systems take decades to
develop and accrue powerful advocates along the way. Dahm's
mission is to judge the technology early on and independent of
any advocates. Sometimes it means disappointing those in
charge.The
LA Times takes a look at a day in the life of the US
Air Force's chief scientist.
