Lloyd Thrall’s research focuses on national security, defense policy, national security technology, and organizational change. Prior to joining CU Boulder, Mr. Thrall served extensively in national security roles. His background combines senior defense policy leadership, foreign policy research and analysis, and elite military service, receiving honors and commendations in all fields. Mr. Thrall previously served as a senior executive appointee in the Obama Administration, as the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Force Readiness. In this capacity, he was the focal point within the Office of the Secretary of Defense for the strategic and operational readiness of the Armed Services, developing and overseeing policies to ensure the U.S. military is ready to perform the missions assigned by the President and Secretary of Defense. This included regular reporting to the Secretary and the Congress on issues of strategy, policy, and the deployment of US forces.
Teaching
courses taught
ASEN 5519 - Selected Topics
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Spring 2019 / Spring 2020 / Spring 2021
Reflects upon specialized aspects of aerospace engineering sciences. Course content is indicated in the online Class Search. May be repeated up to 9 total credit hours. Recommended prerequisite: varies.
COEN 5550 - Designing for Defense
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Spring 2020
Designing for Defense/Hacking for Defense is a national service program running at leading research universities across the country. Interdisciplinary teams'chosen by competitive selection'work on real-world national security challenges, in close contact with national security agencies. Teams employ the Lean Launchpad entrepreneurship methodology to develop engineering and business concepts to solve real world challenges for special operations forces, the intelligence community, and other government agencies. Winning teams are eligible for real-world capital investment. Same as CYBR 5550 and CSCI 5550.
COEN 5830 - Special Topics
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Spring 2019
Explores topics of interest in engineering. Content varies by instructor and semester. May be repeated for up to 9 total credit hours.
CSCI 5550 - Designing for Defense
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Spring 2020 / Spring 2021
Designing for Defense/Hacking for Defense is a national service program running at leading research universities across the country. Interdisciplinary teams'chosen by competitive selection'work on real-world national security challenges, in close contact with national security agencies. Teams employ the Lean Launchpad entrepreneurship methodology to develop engineering and business concepts to solve real world challenges for special operations forces, the intelligence community, and other government agencies. Winning teams are eligible for real-world capital investment. Same as COEN 5550 and CYBR 5550.
CSCI 7000 - Current Topics in Computer Science
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Spring 2019
Covers research topics of current interest in computer science that do not fall into a standard subarea. May be repeated up to 8 total credit hours.
CYBR 5550 - Designing for Defense
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Spring 2020 / Spring 2021
Designing for Defense/Hacking for Defense is a national service program running at leading research universities across the country. Interdisciplinary teams'chosen by competitive selection'work on real-world national security challenges, in close contact with national security agencies. Teams employ the Lean Launchpad entrepreneurship methodology to develop engineering and business concepts to solve real world challenges for special operations forces, the intelligence community, and other government agencies. Winning teams are eligible for real-world capital investment. Same as COEN 5550 and CSCI 5550.
