2011 NASA Engineering and Safety Center Honor Awards
Bryan O’Connor
In recognition of unwavering advocacy, leadership, and commitment in the formulation and continued successful operation of the NASA Engineering and Safety Center
Alden C. Mackey
In recognition of outstanding leadership in managing the test phase of the Composite Crew Module Project
Daniel A. Pruzan
In recognition of outstanding technical leadership of NESC assessments and consultations in the loads and dynamics technical area and in support of the Loads and Dynamics Technical Discipline Team
Robert B. Davis
In recognition of engineering excellence and outstanding leadership as the technical lead of the highly complex A-3 Test Stand Structural Dynamics Analysis Assessment
Courtney S. Flugstad
In recognition of engineering excellence and outstanding leadership as the Program Manager for the NESC’s Shell Buckling Knockdown Factor Project
Philip D. Hattis
In recognition of Guidance, Navigation, and Control engineering excellence for the Impact of Orion Service Module Propellant Slosh on Ares-1 Flight Control NESC Assessment
Thomas W. Jones
In recognition of engineering excellence in the successful design, implementation, and operation of the photogrammetry measurement system and center of gravity determination with photogrammetry
William C. Rose
In recognition of engineering excellence in the support of the Boeing Phantom Ray Unmanned Air Vehicle delivery on the NASA Shuttle Carrier Aircraft
Kurt Severance
In recognition of engineering excellence in the development and application of new photogrammetry methods which enabled accurate measurement of the boilerplate Orion crew module trajectory during water entry testing
Louise L. Strutzenberg
In recognition of engineering excellence in computational fluid dynamics modeling and analysis for the Taurus II first stage hot-fire test NESC risk assessment
Bruce T. Vu
In recognition of engineering excellence in plume impingement, acoustics, and thermal modeling for the Taurus II first stage hot-fire NESC risk assessment
Albert H. Zimmerman
In recognition of engineering excellence for innovative battery test development in support of the identification of the Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe On-Orbit Battery Anomaly
Daria E. Topousis
In recognition of exceptional and dedicated support to the NASA Technical Fellows in the development and continued enhancement of their NESC Technical Discipline Team Communities of Practice sites on the NASA Engineering Network
NESC Group Achievement Award:
A-3 Test Stand Structural Dynamics Analysis Team
In recognition of outstanding contributions and innovative approaches to modeling complex structural interfaces with propellant supply systems, steam generation, and diffuser/ejector systems (award accepted by Douglas Jones on behalf of the team)
Composite Pressure Vessel Life Prediction (Reliability) Model Development Analytical Subteam
In recognition of outstanding contributions in the cross-functional problem solving and methods development for Composite Pressure Vessel Life Prediction Model Development (award accepted by James Reeder on behalf of the team)
Crew Module Water Landing Modeling Assessment Team
In recognition of outstanding contributions to the water drop-tests of a full-scale boilerplate crew module on an accelerated schedule (award accepted by Brian Abresch on behalf of the team)
NASA Standard Development for Spaceflight Fastening Systems Team
In recognition of outstanding contributions to NASA and industry collaboration in the development of a NASA standard for threaded fastening systems in spaceflight hardware (award accepted by Robert Wingate on behalf of the team)
NASA Standard for Models and Simulations Recommended Practice Guide Project Team
In recognition of outstanding achievement in the development of a guidebook for the NASA Standard for Models and Simulations (award accepted by Jeffrey Cerro on behalf of the team)
Reinforced Carbon Carbon Fracture Mechanics Analysis Team
In recognition of outstanding fracture mechanics analysis contributions to the understanding of the Reinforced Carbon Carbon Spallation phenomenon (award accepted by Kyong Song on behalf of the team)
Shell Buckling Knockdown Factor Project Team
In recognition of outstanding achievement in the highly successful test of the 27.5 foot diameter External Tank Test Article 1 (award accepted by Mark Hilburger on behalf of the team)
Shuttle Carrier Aircraft Aero-Structural Dynamics Team
In recognition of outstanding aero-structural analysis and flight measurements in support of the Boeing Phantom Ray Unmanned Air Vehicle delivery on the NASA Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (award accepted by Richard Brewer on behalf of the team)
Shuttle Processing Mishap Recurring Cause Study Team
In recognition of outstanding achievement in proactively reducing the risks associated with Shuttle fly-out based on the results of the Shuttle Processing Mishap Recurring Cause Study (award accepted by Tim Barth on behalf of the team)
Space Shuttle Program External Tank Intertank Stringer Cracking Investigation Team
In recognition of exemplary technical support in the resolution of the Space Shuttle Program External Tank Intertank Stringer Structural Failure (award accepted by Jay Warren on behalf of the team)
Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe Battery Operations Problem Resolution Team
In recognition of outstanding contributions in identification of the Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe On-Orbit Battery Anomaly and crucial support in extending the mission to completion (award accepted by Albert Zimmerman on behalf of the team)