Thea L. Feyereisen is an American airplane pilot and aerospace engineer known for her research on smart cockpit technology and aviation safety. She works for Honeywell Aerospace [1] as a distinguished technical fellow. [2]
Feyereisen is originally from Hudson, Wisconsin, [3] and graduated from Embry–Riddle Aeronautical University in 1991. [4] She started working as a flight instructor in Arizona, [5] where she became a charter member of the Yavapai Chapter of the Ninety-Nines. [6] Next, she moved to Alaska to work as a bush pilot. [5] She began working for Honeywell in 1995 [4] and, returning to Embry–Riddle, earned a master's degree in aeronautical science human factors in 1999. [4] [5]
Feyereisen was named a distinguished alumna of Hudson High School (Wisconsin) in 2021. [3] [7] In 2023 she received the Achievement Award of the Society of Women Engineers. [1] [3] She was elected as a Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society in 2024, [8] and named to the National Academy of Engineering in 2025, "for cockpit innovations, including synthetic vision systems, runway overrun awareness, and moving maps". [2]