Mohan Misra, Ph.D.,
Founder, President & CEO

Dr. Mohan Misra founded ITN Energy Systems after serving 19 years with Martin Marietta (now Lockheed Martin) in Materials Research, Development and Manufacturing. Dr. Misra‘s esteemed position with Martin Marietta directed all of the responsibilities for materials research and development within the organization’s Advanced Programs. Dr. Misra served as the Manager of Research and Technology for 15 years, and was the Corporate Strategic Technologist in charge of developing long-term technology strategies. Dr. Misra developed and implemented several key technologies for Aerospace applications including thin-film photovoltaics, smart materials and structures, advanced composites, and lightweight structures. From 1975 to 1978, Dr. Misra directed a successful titanium and aluminum casting development program for the space shuttle external fuel tank. Dr. Misra also managed several other major DoD-funded Research and Development projects including metal matrix composites for lightweight satellites, lightweight solar array, and lightweight, dimensionally-stable structures. Dr. Misra received Martin Marietta‘s Jefferson Cup (the corporation‘s highest award for outstanding technical achievement) in 1984 and 1987, Martin Marietta‘s Inventor of the Year Award in 1982, and the American Foundrymen‘s Society award for Outstanding Technical Achievement in 1980. Dr. Misra is currently on the Colorado School of Mines Board of Trustees, and the Colorado Neurological Institute Board of Directors, and is a Fellow of the American Society for Metals. Dr. Misra holds a BS-Metallurgical Engineering from Benaras Hindu University – India, a MS-Metallurgical Engineering from the University of Washington – Seattle, and a Ph.D.-Metallurgical Engineering from the Colorado School of Mines.