Michael B. Deitchman - Distinguished Speaker for the 25th Anniversary Rotorcraft Celebration

Michael B. Deitchman

Dr. William G. Warmbrodt

Michael B. Deitchman
Deputy Chief of Naval Research
Naval Air Warfare and Weapons Science & Technology Department
Office of Naval Research

Mr. Deitchman was appointed to the Senior Executive Service on 9 September 2001 and is currently the Deputy Chief of Naval Research, Naval Air Warfare and Weapons Science and Technology Department at the Office of Naval Research, responsible for the Navy’s aircraft, air and surface weapons technology programs as well as Chairman of the Department of Defense Reliance Directed Energy Technology Focus Team and the Navy representative to the National Science and Technology Council, Aeronautics Subcommittee.

Mr. Deitchman’s career with the Navy spans over 36 years, starting as an engineering student trainee from the University of Maryland Co-operative Education program in February 1971. After graduating in 1973 with a Bachelor of Science in Aerospace Engineering, Mr. Deitchman returned to the Naval Air Test Center as a senior flight test engineer for the Marine Corps AV-8 Harrier aircraft. His career has included positions as Chief Engineer for the Navy’s E-2C Hawkeye aircraft, F/A-18 Hornet Deputy Program Manager, Head of NAVAIR’s Shipboard Suitability Test and Evaluation Division and Office of Naval Research Strike Technology Division Head.

Mr. Michael Deitchman has a Master of Science degree in Systems Management of RDT&E from the University of Southern California, completed post graduate study in Aerospace Engineering from Pennsylvania State University and is a graduate of the US Naval Test Pilot School. Mr. Deitchman’s career record has been exemplary and he has received many awards for achievement and performance, including the Department of Navy’s Superior Civilian Service Award, November 2000 and the Department of Navy’s Meritorious Civilian Service Award in 1996 for his achievements in the analysis of the A-12 aircraft’s Total System Performance and most recently has been inducted into the University of Maryland Department of Aerospace Engineering Academy of Distinguished Alumni.