Oct. 23, 2020 Recent National Academy of Engineers inductee appointed Chief Scientist of AFRL Manufacturing Directorate WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio (AFRL) — Dr. Richard Vaia, who was recently appointed Chief Scientist at the Air Force Research Laboratory’s Materials and Manufacturing Directorate, has received one of the highest honors accorded to an engineer. On Oct. 4, 2020, Vaia was inducted into the