Whitney Lohmeyer S.M. ’13 PhD ’15 named one of Via Satellite’s Rising Stars of 2024

Via Satellite highlights a cohort of 25 young professionals, age 35 and under, nominated by their colleagues that are quickly making their mark.

Known for her work as one of the earliest engineers at OneWeb, and then for being a voice of tech leadership while teaching at the Olin College of Engineering, Whitney Lohmeyer is now the first chief technologist in the FCC’s new Space Bureau. In this role, Lohmeyer has helped shape the Space Bureau’s Transparency Initiative to provide user-friendly information and guidance about the FCC’s space station and earth station application and authorization procedures.

Whitney’s nominator, FCC Space Bureau Chief Julie Kearney, says Whitney “is a uniquely experienced engineer with a keen understanding of the regulations and policies at the center of the global satellite and space economy. She thinks deeply about how to ensure a robust future for space and satellite communications to benefit all of humanity.”