Elihu Zimet, Ph.D.
Distinguished Research Fellow

Dr. Elihu Zimet joined the Center as a Distinguished Research Fellow in January 2002 as an IPA from the Potomac Institute for Policy Studies. He is currently working on issues relating to the role of technology in military transformation. From 1991 to 2002, as a member of the Senior Executive Service (SES), he headed the Special Programs, and subsequently, the Expeditionary Warfare Science and Technology Department at the Office of Naval Research (ONR). In these positions he directed basic research, applied research, and advanced development programs in missile, gun and directed energy weapons, aircraft, avionics and propulsion, low observable and counter low observable technologies. He also was responsible for technology support for the Marine Corps. In this position he had oversight of the Cruise Missile Defense, the Precision Satellite Targeting System (PSTS), and the Extending the Littoral Battlespace (ELB) Advanced Concept Technology Demonstrations (ACTD's).

From 1981 to 1991 he was a program manager and division head at the Office of Naval Technology (ONT) where he managed programs in weapons, missile propulsion, directed energy, surveillance, electronic warfare, aircraft, and ship applied research. Dr. Zimet started his government career at the Naval Ordnance Laboratory in 1971 working on gas dynamic and chemical high energy lasers, and after the laboratory became part of the Naval Surface Warfare Center he became branch head of the Detonation Physics branch. From 1969 to 1971 he was a lecturer at Yale University where he did research in the field of fluid mechanics.

Dr. Zimet holds a BS (ME) from the Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn (1962) and a Ph.D. from Yale University (1969). He is an off-campus graduate of the Naval War College. He served for many years on NATO AGAARD, and RTO technology panels. He was twice awarded the Meritorious Presidential Rank Award in the SES and has also been awarded the Distinguished Civilian Civil Service Award.