Jon Grossman
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Education
Overview
Biography
Jon Grossman is an engineer at the RAND Corporation who specializes in sensor technology and issues in the deployment and usage of such technology. Grossman has more than 20 years of experience in the development of laser radars for high-resolution imagery. Recent work includes the development of nontraditional image processing to determine from a distance the intent of those under observation and to detect improvised explosive devices and chemical and biological weapons using both active and passive sensors. Research on usage of active sensors for the self-protection of helicopters was recently completed by RAND and used by the U.S. Marine Corps to help in their successful funding effort with Congress for their CH53x program.
Other recently research includes the independent cost and technology assessment of the F-35 fighter jet, space-based infrared sensor, next-generation Mars spacecraft; and assessment of laser technology and its use as a strategic and tactical weapon.
Grossman received his Ph.D. in electrical engineering/quantum electronics from the University of California, Los Angeles.
Recent Projects
- Analysis of new anti-IED tactics and technology
- High-resolution modeling of military operations in urban environments
- Next generation of sensors for urban operations
- System analysis of the Army's future forces
Selected Publications
John Gordon et al., Assessment of Navy Heavy-Lift Aircraft Options, RAND Corporation, 2005
Jon Grossman et al., Vertical Envelopment and the Future Transport Rotorcraft: Operational Considerations for the Objective Force, RAND Corporation, 2005
Jon Grossman, "The Transformation Generation," Armed Forces Journal International, 139(3), 2001
Jon Grossman, "Military Lasers: A Costly Search for the Ultimate Weapon," Photonics Spectra, 25(7), 1991
Joesph N. Mait and Jon G. Grossman, "Relevancy and Risk: The U.S. Army and Future Combat Systems," Defense Horizons, (13)
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