Michael Flory, Ph.D.

Research Scientist, Education
Contact Information
703.861.9557
florym@cna.org

Summary

Michael Flory, Ph.D. is a research scientist at CNA's Institute for Public Research. He has worked on several projects covering a variety of public and defense-related subjects. In the public sector, he has experience in education research including college readiness, early childhood education, data use, and program evaluation design. For defense clients, he has examined fleet interoperability, joint training issues, unmanned air systems, and improvised explosive devices.

Work History

  • Feb 2009-Present: Field Scientist to Kentucky Department of Education. IPR/Education
  • Aug 2007-Jan 2009: Research Analyst. CNA/Operations and Tactics Analysis/Combat Systems Team.
  • Aug 2003-Aug 2007: Research Assistant. University of Arizona/Department of Chemistry. Conducted laboratory research on bonding and quantum mechanics in small molecules with unpaired electrons.

Education

  • Ph.D. Physical Chemistry, University of Arizona, 2007. Dissertation—High Resolution Spectroscopy of Transition Metal-containing Free
    Radicals: Investigating High Angular Momentum States
  • B.S. with Distinction, Chemistry Education, Purdue University, 2002.

Publications

  • Michael Flory. Berm analysis (S), April 2009 (CAB D00XXXX.A1/Final)
  • L. Matthew Foster, Michael Flory, Ninghao Jiang, and William McNavage. The Navy Distributed Engineering Plant (DEP) Bottom Up Review: Building More Efficient Processes and Bridging Communications Gaps, April 2009 (CAB D0018847.A1/Final)
  • Michael Flory, Jason Jiang, and William McNavage. CVN-68 Open Architecture Interoperability Development Test, July 2008 (CAB D0018373.A2/Final)
  • Michael Flory, Lee Straus, Toni Matheny. Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS): Training Shortfalls and Human Factors, July 2008 (CRM D0018257.A2/Final)
  • Lee Straus, Michael Flory, Toni Matheny. UAS Training and Human Factors, May 2008 (CAB D0018146.A1/Final)

 

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