Bonus Episode - Dr. Dwight Duston (Full Interview)

About this episode

Adrián Duston-Muñoz interviews his father, Dr. Dwight Duston, about his extensive career in science and technology and the future of space exploration.

In our latest piece of bonus content, writer Adrián Duston-Muñoz interviews his father, physicist Dr. Dwight Duston, about the internal politicals of government agencies, the future of space exploration and innovation's desperate need for rulebreakers. Dr. Dwight Duston has pursued a diversified 35-year professional career as a research scientist, technology manager, university professor, inventor and entrepreneur. He has managerial and technical expertise in a wide range of technologies in multiple industries, including defense, aerospace, bio-medical lasers, medical imaging, displays and ophthalmics.He started as a research scientist at the US Naval Research Laboratory in the area of plasma physics, radiation, laser fusion and nuclear weapons simulation, and has more than 25 technical publications in peer-reviewed scientific journals. Advancing to technology management mid-career, Dr. Duston is former director of the Technology Division for the U.S. Strategic Defense Initiative Organization (now, the US Missile Defense Agency), popularly known as the “Star Wars” program. At the Pentagon, he managed research and development programs in structural and electronic materials…

People in this episode

Host: Adrián Duston-Muñoz

Guest: Dr. Dwight Duston

Topics covered

• space exploration
• government agencies
• innovation
• technology management
• research and development

Keywords

• space missions
• technology
• research scientist
• innovation
• government agencies

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: U.S. Strategic Defense Initiative Organization, US Missile Defense Agency

Places: Pentagon, moon

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