Bio
Major Robert L. Lloyd is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Physics and Meteorology at the US Air Force Academy. Maj Lloyd was commissioned through the United States Air Force Academy in 2011. He has an undergraduate physics degree from the Air Force Academy, and graduate degrees from the Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT).
After receiving his Master’s degree in physics from AFIT researching HPM, he studied the effects of high-energy lasers on materials, managed the Defeat Speed of Light Weapons Program, and designed High Power Microwave systems to support warfighter needs in his first assignment at AFRL. He was then chosen to attend the AFIT in residence for his doctorate, investigating the use of unstable resonators in Diode Pumped Alkali Laser systems. After completing his degree, he was chosen to serve at the National Air and Space Intelligence Center (NASIC) where he led the Eastern Europe and Middle East Force Modernization flight within the Future Threats Analysis Section.
Education
Doctor of Philosophy, Applied Physics, Air Force Institute of Technology, Wright-Patterson AFB, Dayton, Ohio (2019)
Master of Science, Applied Physics, Air Force Institute of Technology, Wright-Patterson AFB, Dayton, Ohio (2013)
Bachelor of Science, Physics, United States Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colorado (2011)
Professional Experience
Assistant Director of Operations, National Air and Space Intelligence Center Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio (2021-2022)
Flight Commander, National Air and Space Intelligence Center Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio (2019-2021)
Lead HPM Computation Analyst, Phillips Research Site Kirtland AFB, New Mexico (2014-2016)
Defeat Speed of Light Weapons Program Manager, Phillips Research Site Kirtland AFB, New Mexico (2013-2014)
Laser Effects Engineer, Phillips Research Site Kirtland AFB, New Mexico (2013)
Honors & Awards
Air Force Commendation Medal
AF Organizational Excellence Award
National Defense Service Medal
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Research and Scholarly Interests
Computational Physics, Modeling, Simulation, and Visualization
Lasers and Optics
Plasma Physics
Publications
“Multipactor Discharge in High Power Microwave Systems: Analyzing Effects and Mitigation through Simulation in ICEPIC,” Air Force Institute of Technology, March 2013
“Numerical Simulation of Unstable Laser Resonators with a High Gain Medium,” Air Force Institute of Technology, September 2019