Tim Schultz joined the NWC faculty in 2012 as an Air Force colonel and became the Associate Dean of Academics for Electives and Research in 2014. He previously served as the Dean of the U.S. Air Force's School of Advanced Air and Space Studies. Tim's research interests include the transformative role of automation in warfare and the impact of technological change on institutions, society, and military strategy. His forthcoming book with Johns Hopkins University Press is "The Problem with Pilots: How Physicians, Engineers, and Airpower Enthusiasts Redefined Flight." He spent much of his aviation career as a U-2 pilot enjoying the view over interesting regions of the globe.