Dr. Wohl joined NASA Langley Research Center in 2007 through the NASA Postdoctoral Program where he researched polymeric materials for passive lunar dust adhesion mitigation. He has studied surface engineering and interfacial science for a gamut of materials technologies and application spaces. Dr. Wohl has served in acting Assistant Branch Head roles in the Structures and Materials Product Line since 2021. Most recently, he is the PI for the Convergent Aeronautics Solutions (CAS) Sustainable Manufacturing of Aircraft (SUMAC) project, is supporting the Hi-Rate Composite Aircraft Manufacturing (HiCAM) project, and supporting the Vertical Solar Array Technology (VSAT) project. He is the LaRC point of contact for passive lunar dust mitigation research.
Dr. Wohl received a B.S. (Chemistry) from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in 2002 and a Ph.D. (Physical Chemistry) from Virginia Commonwealth University in 2006. He is the author or coauthor of 44 peer reviewed journal articles, contributed to or presented over 120 technical presentations, and has had 17 patents issued. Dr. Wohl has mentored more than 50 undergraduate interns and 4 high school students, 1 post-doctoral researcher, and was a graduate advisor for 2 PhD candidates. He has received several awards including the NASA Exceptional Technology Achievement Medal in 2018, an Aviation Week Laureate Award in 2016, the NASA ARMD Associate Administrator Award in 2016, three NASA Group Achievement Awards, and the NASA Langley Engineering Directorate Innovation Award in 2011 (part of a six member team).