Thomas W. Hagler, Ph.D.
About Thomas W. Hagler, Ph.D.
Thomas W. Hagler, Ph.D., is the R&D Manager for Multidomain Sensing & Effects at Sandia National Laboratories, specializing in flight hardware and space structures.
Company
Thomas W. Hagler, Ph.D., currently works at Sandia National Laboratories. Sandia National Laboratories focuses on various research and development projects to enhance national security. Within Sandia, Hagler holds a crucial role in fostering innovation and managing key areas of the organization.
Title
Thomas W. Hagler, Ph.D., is the R&D Manager for Multidomain Sensing & Effects at Sandia National Laboratories. His role encompasses managing research and development efforts that span multiple domains and focusing on the effects and applications of sensing technologies in those domains.
Previous Experience
Before joining Sandia National Laboratories, Thomas W. Hagler, Ph.D., served as the Director of A2/AD Special Programs at General Atomics from 2007 to 2015 in San Diego, CA. Prior to that role, he was the Chairman and Chief Technology Officer at Aspectrics, Inc. from 2000 to 2007. He also worked at Andros Technologies, Inc. as a Senior Optical Physicist (1996-1999), at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory as a Physicist (1994-1996), and at Los Alamos National Laboratory as a Director’s Appointed Post Doctoral Fellow (1992-1994).
Education and Degrees
Thomas W. Hagler, Ph.D., completed his Ph.D. in Physics at the University of California, Santa Barbara, from 1987 to 1991. He earned his Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in Physics from Oregon State University, studying there from 1984 to 1987.
Achievements
Thomas W. Hagler, Ph.D., received an R&D 100 Award for his innovative contributions to national security. His work involves the development of revolutionary flight hardware and extensible space structures for large-area, phase-sensitive payloads. He specializes in multi-domain, cognitive spectrum dominance and BMC4 architectures, systems, and services.