2021 NASA Engineering and Safety Center Honor Awards

NESC Leadership Award

Andrew L. Glendening
In recognition of outstanding technical leadership in the development of NASA’s Additive Manufacturing Standards

Erin L. Lanigan
In recognition of outstanding leadership in addressing radiographic nondestructive evaluation techniques for fracture critical flight hardware inspections

Matthew A. Reed
In recognition of outstanding technical leadership in support of the NASA Langley Unitary Plan Wind Tunnel testing for the United States Army Futures Command

John H. Wall
In recognition of exceptional leadership, perseverance, and technical rigor in establishing expectations for human space flight and justifying deviations from Commercial Crew Program stability margin expectations

NESC Engineering Excellence Award

Brian A. Davis
In recognition of exceptional engineering achievement leading to the successful flight of the Aerodynamic Buffet Flight Test vehicle

Lucas J. Day
In recognition of engineering excellence in support of the NASA Engineering & Safety Center’s Shell Buckling Knockdown Factor Project testing activities

Dustin E. Dyer
In recognition of the rigorous comprehensive flight control analyses and engineering excellence in support of the NASA Engineering & Safety Center’s Commercial Crew Program Ascent Stability Assessment

Nathaniel W. Gardner
In recognition of engineering excellence in support of the NASA Engineering & Safety Center’s Shell Buckling Knockdown Factor Project large-scale composite testing

Ajay M. Koshti
In recognition of engineering excellence in identifying deficiencies and potential solutions in flaw detectability for nondestructive evaluation of fracture critical flight hardware

Danny J. Lovaglio
In recognition of exceptional engineering achievement in understanding pressure instrumentation systems and aerodynamic modeling leading to the successful flight of the Aerodynamic Buffet Flight Test vehicle

Carl S. Mills
In recognition of exceptional engineering achievement in developing the data acquisition system leading to the successful flight of the Aerodynamic Buffet Flight Test vehicle

Peter A. Parker
In recognition of engineering excellence in the development and validation of new statistical methodologies to demonstrate flaw detectability for nondestructive evaluation of fracture Critical flight hardware

David J. Petrick
In recognition of engineering excellence through analysis, simulation, and identifying engineering solutions for the Commercial Crew Program Remote Analog Interface Unit Reset Anomaly

Mitchell L. Davis
In recognition of engineering excellence through analysis, simulation, and identifying engineering solutions for the Commercial Crew Program Remote Analog Interface Unit Reset Anomaly

Brett R. Starr
In recognition of exceptional engineering achievement in flight mechanics leading to the successful flight of the Aerodynamic Buffet Flight Test vehicle

Loc D. Tran
In recognition of exceptional engineering achievement in flight software leading to the successful flight of the Aerodynamic Buffet Flight Test vehicle

NESC Administrative Excellence Award

Amanda S. Drake
In recognition of exemplary and innovative program analyst support in executing fiscal processing of multi-year NASA Engineering & Safety Center resource data and trends

Elizabeth M. Hartman
In recognition for exceptional support in administering and allocating NASA Advanced Supercomputing resources for NASA Engineering & Safety Center assessments

NESC Group Achievement Award

Aerodynamic Buffet Flight Test Assessment Team
In recognition of technical excellence and exceptional perseverance in accomplishing the Aerodynamic Buffet Flight Test
(award accepted by Timothy D. Schott on behalf of the team)

Additive Manufacturing Standards Development Team
In recognition of outstanding dedication and support in the development of NASA’s Additive Manufacturing Standards
(award accepted by Andrew Glendening on behalf of the team)

Arecibo Failure Investigation Technical Assessment Team
In recognition of outstanding technical achievement in determining the most probable cause of the Arecibo Observatory socket failure and providing industry recommendations to mitigate future failures
(award accepted by Paul Babuska on behalf of the team)

Avionics Radiation Hardness Assurance Assessment Team
In recognition of outstanding engineering excellence in the development of avionics radiation hardness assurance guidance for NASA and the emerging commercial space sector
(award accepted by Jonathan A. Pellish on behalf of the team)

Exploration Systems Development Integrated Hazard Analyses Assessment Team
In recognition of outstanding dedication and innovative analytical technique development to assess the completeness and adequacy of the exploration systems development integrated hazard analyses
(award accepted by Timothy A. Kassebaum on behalf of the team)

Flex Harness Cable Assessment Team
In recognition of outstanding performance diagnosing the Climate Absolute Radiance and Refractivity Observatory Pathfinder flex harness cable failure and developing a new design to address vulnerabilities and improve performance
(award accepted by George A. Slenski on behalf of the team)

Mass Gauging Technology Assessment Team
In recognition of exemplary contribution and thorough evaluation of mass gauging technologies for microgravity operations
(award accepted by Dr. Andrew M. Brown on behalf of the team)

NASA Special Publication 8007 Update Team
In recognition of outstanding dedication, engineering excellence, and technical knowledge in completing major modernization and revision to NASA Special Publication 8007
(award accepted by Dr. Matthew Keough on behalf of the team)

Triethylaluminum-Triethylborane (TEA-TEB) Combustion in Oxygen Assessment Team
In recognition of exemplary contributions to the development of a novel method of testing pyrophorics and generating a unique TEA-TEB data set
(award accepted by Joy Hamilton on behalf of the team)