Silicon Valley of the South
Rear Admiral Thomas Q. Donaldson V, (USN-Ret.)
Director
NASA's Stennis Space Center

Adm. Thomas Q. Donaldson, director of NASA's John C. Stennis Space Center, has noticed a decline in American students pursuing graduate programs in science and engineering. As he addresses this potential crisis, he also reviews the opportunities available in the "Silicon Valley of the South."

Donaldson is retired from the U.S. Navy as commander of the Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command. He is in charge of coordinating all of NASA's rocket propulsion test capabilities, Earth Science Application programs and managing the Stennis Space Center.