Dr. Alcorn served as the project manager for the ALTMS (Airborne Lidar Topographical Mapping System)

 Dr. Alcorn joined NASA in 1978 and has held a variety of research and administrative positions with the agency. He has headed teams to develop new technologies for space stations and methods for detecting life in space, and he has directed programs for commercialization of NASA technologies.

 He also helped establish NASA’s first technology incubator, based in Baltimore. Dr. Alcorn served as the project manager for the ALTMS (Airborne Lidar Topographical Mapping System), which was awarded Government Executive Magazine’s prestigious Government Technology Leadership award.