About Rear Admiral Philip Kenul, NOAA (Ret.)
Technical Fellow

Rear Admiral Philip Kenul is a Technical Fellow at Wohlers Associates, Powered by ASTM International. He also serves as Senior Vice President at TriVector Services and is the Vice-Chair of ASTM Committee F38 on Unmanned Aircraft Systems where he helps develop UAS standards.

Throughout his distinguished career, RDML Kenul (Ret.) is an accomplished leader in military and government aviation. He has been directly involved with unmanned systems since the early stages of these emerging technologies in NOAA, and brings a wealth of expertise in marine and aviation operations.

Prior to his current roles, RDML Kenul served as an officer in the NOAA Corps. His career included positions as an Aircraft Commander with NOAA’s Hurricane Hunters, Director of the NOAA Homeland Security Program Office, and Director of the NOAA Marine and Aviation Operations Centers, where he was responsible for NOAA’s fleet of ships and aircraft. He also trained with the Navy to become a WP-3D Orion aircraft pilot.

RDML Kenul holds a bachelor’s degree in biology from the State University of New York at Cortland and a master’s degree in environmental and civil engineering from the University of Texas at Austin. He serves as the Co-Chair of the ANSI Airworthiness Working Group, and is a member of several professional groups, including:

• European UAS Standards Coordinating Group (EUSCG),
• Steering Committee for the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Standardization Collaborative (UASSC),
• Joint Authorities for Rulemaking on Unmanned Systems (JARUS) Industry Stakeholders Body (ISB),
• ICAO Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems Panel (RPASP),
• ICAO Advanced Air Mobility Study Group,
• Transport Canada Drone Advisory Committee (CANADAC).