John Brausch is the Technical Lead for the Rapid Materials and Processing Team and the Nondestructive Inspection (NDI) Senior Technical Advisor within the Accelerated Materials and Processing Solutions Branch, of the Materials and Manufacturing Directorate. John began his Air Force career in 1990 as a structures engineer in the Aeronautical Systems Center then moved to the Air Force Research Laboratory in 1992 to start a career in NDI Engineering.

He leads a team of professionals dedicated to the rapid development and transition of NDI solutions to address challenges in all phases of a system’s lifecycle; development, production and sustainment. Mr. Brausch directly supports failure analysis and prevention activities and as such has supported the Air Force Safety Center in numerous aircraft mishap investigations.

Mr. Brausch also provides NDI materials and process consultation to research and development programs and has supported a wide range of new acquisition programs including the C-17, F-22, F-35, RQ-4 (Global Hawk) and MQ-9 (Reaper), propulsion systems and future systems.

John is an active member of American Society of Testing and Materials (ASTM) E07 Committee on Nondestructive Testing, SAE Committee K on Nondestructive Testing and the American Society of Nondestructive Testing (ASNT). John earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Cincinnati and a Master’s Degree in Materials Engineering from the University of Dayton.

View the History of Dr. Jack Lincoln

Year	Lincoln Award Winners
2023	Mr. Chris Maddox
2022	Dr. Lawrence M. Butkus
2021	Dr. Dale L. Ball
2020	Delayed Until 2021
2019	Mr. Ko-Wei Liu
2018	Dr. Robert "Bob" J. Bucci
2017	Mr. Robert J. Burt
2016	Dr. Anders Blom
2015	Mr. Ed Ingram
2014	Mr. Larry Perkins
2013	Dr. Thomas R. Brussat
2012	Mr. James L. Rudd
2011	Mr. Len Reid
2010	Professor Graham Clark
2009	Mr. Robert M. Bader
2008	Dr. Joseph P. Gallagher
2007	Dr. Alan P. Berens
2006	Dr. Ulf G. Goranson
2005	Mr. Charles R. Saff
2004	Mr. Robert Bell
2003	Mr. Ward Rummel
2002	Mr. Royce Forman
2001	Prof. James C. Newman, Jr.
2000	Prof. Alten Grandt, Jr.
1999	Prof. Jaap Schijve
1998	Mr. Thomas Swift
1997	Mr. Charles F. Tiffany
1996	Dr. John W. Lincoln

Year	Manager of the Year Award Winners
2023	David M. Keller
2022	Jessie W. Martin
2021	Gregory T. Wood
2020	Delayed Until 2021
2019	Richard B. Tayek
2018	Travis L. Reese
2017	Jon Kimmel
2016	Wirt Garcia
2015	Robert E. Bair
2014	David K. Wilkinson
2013	Darren B. Fritz
2012	Rodney Harberson
2011	Bryce Harris
2010	Paul D. Currie
2009	Michael P. Blinn
2008	Mike Sneed
2007	Mark L. Thomsen
2006	Peter J. Christiansen
2005	J. Alex Gaskin
2004	Alfred A. Clark