Three Waves of Space Force-Led Innovation: Transportation To, In, and From Space
With Major General Timothy A. Sejba
Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026 | 5:30 p.m.
Gleason Performing Arts Center
About the Speaker
Maj. Gen. Timothy A. Sejba is the Special Assistant to the Vice Chief of Space Operations, United States Space Force. He is responsible for assisting in management of service priorities for organizing, training and equipping the United States Space Force.
Previously, he was the Commander, Space Training and Readiness Command. The Command is responsible for preparing the USSF and more than 8,600 Guardians to prevail in competition and conflict through innovative education, training, doctrine and test activities.
Maj. Gen. Sejba graduated in 1995 from the University of Minnesota-Duluth with a Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering. He was commissioned into the Air Force through the Reserve Officer Training Corps as a distinguished graduate. He has served in a wide variety of operations and acquisition leadership positions within the Air Force, National Reconnaissance Office, Defense Threat Reduction Agency and U.S. Strategic Command. His assignments include duties as a Flight Commander, Project Manager, Executive Officer, Congressional Liaison, Squadron Commander, Group Commander, Deputy Program Director, Program Director, Program Executive Officer, and Field Command Commander.
About F. Alan Smith
A longtime member of the Florida Tech Board of Trustees, F. Alan Smith (April 21, 1931-June 2, 2023) had a prestigious career at General Motors Corporation that spanned more than 35 years. Mr. Smith earned a bachelor’s degree from Dartmouth College in 1952 and an MBA in 1953. A generous benefactor, he established the lecture program in 2007 to enhance the academic experience for students, introduce outstanding speakers to the university, and engage the community around the topic of transportation—the industry to which he dedicated his career.
Established in 2007 as the F. Alan Smith Visiting Executive Program and since 2016 known as the F. Alan Smith Distinguished Lecture Series, this event was created to attract national leaders in a wide range of industries, typically those impacting transportation, and other subject experts to speak to students, faculty and community members at Florida Tech. Speakers address topics such as innovation in the automotive industry and self-driving cars, the hyperloop and high-speed rail, and innovations that impact business and the quality of life from space, land and sea exploration and travel.