Mr. Charles R. Saff is a Boeing Technical Fellow in Structures Technology for Boeing Research and Technology 

Summary
Mr. Saff is a Technical Fellow providing guidance for system level certification and qualification in the Boeing Research and Technology organization.  He is co-leading Boeing’s efforts toward evaluation and demonstration of hybrid structures for AFRL.  He is also leading a multi-national team for NATO-RTO for the development of Guidelines for Structural Design and Qualification of Unmanned Military Aircraft.  He has been Program Manager or Principal Technical lead for several multi-company programs in technology development and transition for NASA (the High Speed Research Program, '89-'96), DARPA/Navy (the Accelerated Insertion of Materials Program, '00-'03) and DARPA/USAF (X-45A Structures Integration and coordination with the USAF Composites Affordability Initiative, '01-'04). 

Mr. Saff has held positions of leadership within the research and development groups of McDonnell Douglas and Boeing throughout his career.  He has personally performed research and development in strength, fatigue and post-buckling of metallic, composite, metal matrix composite and hybrid materials.  In more than 40 R&D programs, he has developed and validated strength and fatigue methods and designs for structures fabricated from all of the aforementioned material systems.  In 2005, he received the Jack Lincoln Award from the Air Force ASIP Program for his work ensuring the integrity of aircraft structures.  He has also received the ASTM National Fatigue and Fracture Award in 2005.

Mr. Saff served on the Boeing Non-Advocate Review Team that helped develop a repair for the 787 wing structure after it suffered a premature disbond at the wing to body joint during certification testing.  The repaired wing demonstrated full strength and fatigue capabilities leading to first flight of the test aircraft.  Subsequently, this team helped develop a simplified repair that is easier to assemble to speed aircraft assembly.

Mr. Saff is a member of the USAF Scientific Advisory Board; serving as Chair for the Science and Technology Review of AFRL/RB in Dec. 2011 and as Vice Chair of the SAB Study on Sustainment of Aging Aircraft.  For AIAA, Mr. Saff has served on the Board of Directors as Director for Structures, Vice President of Technical Activities and Chair of the Ethical Conduct Panel.  Mr. Saff is an AIAA Fellow as well as a Boeing Technical Fellow.  He has been a member of ASTM for many years, serving as Committee Member, Committee Chair and International Conference Chair. 

Mr. Saff is currently serving on the National Academy of Science Committee on Light Weight Design for Air, Land, and Sea Vehicles.

Mr. Saff has over 40 years of experience in the analysis, design and certification of aircraft structures.

Education:
University of Missouri – Rolla: MS, Engineering Mechanics, 1976, with Honors
Purdue University: BS, Aeronautics and Astronautics Engineering, 1971, with Highest Distinction

Certifications:
Systems Engineering, October 2007.
Design for Low Observability, July 2005.
Program Management, March 2003.

Current Position:
Mr. Saff is a Boeing Technical Fellow in Structures Technology for Boeing Research and Technology. 

Fellowships
1998, elected Fellow of the AIAA
1997, Boeing Technical Fellow in Structures
1990, elected McDonnell Douglas Technical Fellow in Materials and Structures

Professional Affiliations
Member of USAF Scientific Advisory Board
Chair of NATO-RTO AVT-174 Guidelines for Structural Design and Qualification of Unmanned Military Air Vehicles.
Chair of Ethical Conduct Panel for AIAA Board of Directors, 2008-2011.
Member of ASTM since 1980.
Member of Advisory Boards of
Purdue University Aero and Astro School since 2000;
Mechanical Engineering School at Washington University – St. Louis since 2006; and
Engineering Department at Southern Illinois University – Edwardsville since 2006

                                               
Recent Honors and Awards
2011    Selected as Chair for USAF SAB Science and Technology Review of AFRL/RB
2010    Selected as Vice Chair for USAF SAB Study on Sustainment of USAF Aging Aircraft
2010    Selected as lead for air vehicles for the National Academy of Science Study of Light Weight Design for Air, Land and Sea Vehicles.
2008    Selected as a member of the USAF Science Advisory Board.
2007    Selected to chair NATO-RTO AVT-174, “Guidelines for Structural Design and Qualification for Unmanned Air Vehicles.
2006    Boeing Phantom Works Silver Phantom Award for structural demonstrations performed under the Marquee Project.