What will aviation look like in 50+ years

Dr. Jeffrey DeCarlo is the MassDOT Aeronautics Division Administrator tasked with providing statutory and regulatory oversight for all aviation matters in the Commonwealth, including airport development and aviation safety and security. Jeff has more than 30 years of aviation experience with the military, industry, academia and government. A former U.S. Air Force and airline pilot with over 10,000 hours in fighter and commercial aircraft, he is a graduate of Fighter Weapons School.

As a principal investigator for NASA and U.S. Department of Education sponsored air traffic control and airport operations projects, he has supported airworthiness and acquisition activities with total life cycle costs of more than $1B.

Jeff retired from the military as a Lt. Colonel following nearly 25 years of USAF active duty, Air National Guard and Reserve service. He sits on the Board of Directors of the Northeast UAS airspace Integration Research Alliance (NUAIR), the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) New England, and the National Association of State Aviation Officials (NASAO), and also serves as  Chair for the NASAO Center for Research and Education.