Brett Cruden

Brett Cruden is an accomplished researcher and technical leader with extensive experience in the field of chemical engineering. Currently serving as Branch Technical Lead and Research Scientist at Analytical Mechanics Associates, Inc. since August 2015, Brett has also held the position of Senior Research Scientist at NASA Ames Research Center since 2000. Previous roles include Senior Research Scientist at ERC, Inc. from 2010 to July 2015, and similar positions at ELORET (2000-2010) and NASA Ames/UC Santa Cruz (2003-2008). Brett earned a PhD in Chemical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1995-2000) and a BS in Chemical Engineering from Stanford University (1991-1995).