American Astronautical Society Honors Dr. Kim Luu with Fellows Designation Published June 17, 2013 By Jeanne Dailey Directed Energy KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, New Mexico -- Dr. Kim Luu, a senior scientist at the Air Force Research Laboratory, was elected an American Astronautical Society Fellow for 2012. AAS Fellowships are awarded to members who have made significant scientific, engineering, academic and/or management contributions to astronautics and space. Dr. Luu, who works at AFRL's Directed Energy Directorate, was recognized for her leadership and management of critical Department of Defense space situational awareness research programs which helped to advance the state of the art in space situational awareness, and her contributions to the AAS and space flight mechanics community. AAS Fellows are inducted annually and are in the top 1 percent of all AAS members. Dr. Luu is a principal investigator for a $20 million Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency and Air Force Space Command-sponsored program to develop and integrate a visionary system for deep space threat indications and warning. She is also the program manager of a $16 million research portfolio in optical surveillance techniques as well as the project officer responsible for the first capability to obtain resolved imagery of space objects in five simultaneous radiometric bands. Dr. Luu has over 18 years of experience in planning, research, development, and integration of space-focused systems and has established a renowned reputation in space control, astrodynamics, space debris, and microsatellite fields for her significant and innovative contributions.