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Ivette Falto-Heck
Dr. Ivettte Falto-Heck is a retired colonel from the US Air Force. She holds several graduate degrees in physics, astronomy, and engineering. She is also a graduate from the Industrial College of t...view moreDr. Ivettte Falto-Heck is a retired colonel from the US Air Force. She holds several graduate degrees in physics, astronomy, and engineering. She is also a graduate from the Industrial College of the Armed Forces, from where she was awarded a M.S. in National Strategy. Dr. Falto-Heck served in numerous leadership positions in program management and engineering of complex space systems and advanced technologies in her 25 years in the Air Force. She also served as an assistant professor of physics at the US Air Force Academy. While in the military, she authored and earned awards for several articles on military, women, and technical topics.
She has been working in the defense industry, and living in Northern Virginia since her retirement from the Air Force in 2003. She is married to a fellow Air Force retiree, Joel Heck. They have two children: Joel Jr who is an engineering student at Cornell University; and Brittany Heck, a senior at Flint Hill School.
Dr. Ivette Falto-Heck is an avid supporter of women and Hispanic in the fields of science, technology, math, and engineering. Through her work and achievements, she hopes to inspire others to follow suit. By combining science with romance, she would like to show that "science can be fun!"view less
Books by Ivette Falto-Heck
Tomorrow Will Never Come: A Surprising Tale of Terrorists, Romance, and Love for Your Country