Gabriel I. Font is an assistant professor at the U.S. Air Force Academy. He received his B.S. in aerospace engineering from the University of Minnesota and earned his M.S. and Ph.D. in aerospace engineering at Stanford University.

Scott C. Dudley is an officer in the U.S. Air Force. He received his B.S. and M.S. in physics at the University of Illinois (Urbana) and his Ph.D. in physics from Washington University (St. Louis). He has taught for a total of eight years at the Air Force Academy starting in 1988 and then alternating with other military assignments.Physics Department, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, CO 80840