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Accomplishments

Awards

NASA Awards

NASA Honor Awards

Michael J. Aftosmis - Exceptional Achievement Medal (EAM), 2007

Howard N. Cannon - Exceptional Achievement Medal (EAM), 2007

Stuart E. Rogers - Exceptional Achievement Medal (EAM), 2007

Michael H. Sims - Exceptional Achievement Medal (EAM), 2007

Ashok N. Srivastava - Exceptional Achievement Medal (EAM), 2007

Ethiraj Venkatapathy - Exceptional Achievement Medal (EAM), 2007

William R. Van Dalsem - Exceptional Achievement Medal (EAM), 2007

David L. Iverson - Exceptional Engineering Achievement Medal (EEAM), 2007

Dinesh K. Prabhu - Exceptional Public Service Medal (EPSM), 2007

Grover J. Hartman - Exceptional Service Medal (ESM), 2007

Irving C. Statler - Outstanding Leadership Medal (OLM), 2007

Serdar Uckun - Exceptional Achievement Medal (EAM), 2006

Daniel J. Rasky - Exceptional Achievement Medal (EAM), 2006

James J. Reuther - Exceptional Achievement Medal (EAM), 2006

Robert K. Dismukes - Exceptional Achievement Medal (EAM), 2005

Dean A. Kontinos - Exceptional Service Medal (ESM), 2005

David Korsmeyer - Outstanding Leadership Medal (OLM), 2005

Charles A. Smith - Outstanding Leadership Medal (OLM), 2005

Liam Pedersen- Public Service Medal (PSM), 2005

Terry T. Allard - Outstanding Leadership Medal (OLM), 2004

Paul F. Wercinski - Outstanding Leadership Medal (OLM), 2004

Mary M. Connors - Exceptional Service Medal (ESM), 2004

James O. Arnold - Public Service Medal (PSM), 2004

Kevin Wheeler - Exceptional Achievement Medal (EAM), 2003

Nicola Muscettola - Exceptional Service Medal (ESM), 2003

Huy K. Tran - Exceptional Service Medal (ESM), 2003

Maria-Elena Lopez - Exceptional Service Medal (ESM), 2003

David A. Stewart - Exceptional Technology Achievement Medal (ETAM), 2003

Michael J. Green - Outstanding Leadership Medal (OLM), 2003

Karen Gundy-Burlet - Exceptional Service Medal (ESM), 2002

Peter Norvig - Exceptional Achievement Medal (EAM), 2001

Robert Mah - Exceptional Achievement Medal (EAM), 2001

Charles Jorgensen - Exceptional Service Medal (ESM), 2001

Harry Partridge III - Exceptional Service Medal (ESM), 2001

Paul F. Wercinski - Outstanding Leadership Medal (OLM), 2000

NASA Group Achievement Awards

CLV Simulation Assisted Risk Assessment Team, 2007

Columbia Data Life-Cycle Systems Team, 2007

Orion TPS ADP Phase I Test Team, 2007

Stardust Thermal Protection System (TPS) Team, 2007

TUFROC TPS Team, 2007

Mars Analog Research and Technology Experiment (MARTE) Project Team, 2006

ST-5 Evolved Antenna Development Team, 2006

Collaborative Decision Systems Team, 2006

Livingstone on Earth Observing-1 Team, 2005

Everett Palmer, Rose Ashford, Walter Johnson, Vern Battiste, Sandra Lozito, David Foyle, Nancy Smith and Team - Advanced Air Transportation Technologies Project Team, 2005

Irving Statler, Thomas R. Chidester, Deepak Kulkarni - Aviation Data Integration System Technology Development Team, 2005

Everett Palmer, Walter Johnson, Vern Battiste, Nancy Smith and Team - Joint Ames/Langley Distributed Air/Ground-Traffic Management Simulation Team, 2005

Gaye Graves, Phil So, Eric Colburn - Exploration Technology Directorate Outreach Team, 2005 

Ashok Srivastava and Dawn McIntosh - NASA Engineering and Safety Center Group Achievement Award - Space Shuttle and International Space Station Recurring Anomalies Review, 2005

Alonso Vera, Bonny Parke, Melissa Mallis, Mike McCurdy, Irene Tollinger and Team - Mars Exploration Rover (MER) Information Technology Infusion Team, 2004

Barbara Kanki and Andrew Neubauer - Shuttle Landing Facility Simulation Team, 2004

Intelligent Neural Flight and Propulsion Control System Group, 2001

Robert Duffy, Space Shuttle Development Confernce, Space Flight Awareness Award, 2000

NASA Space Act Board Awards

Thomas R. Chidester, Irving Statler and Team- Aviation Performance Measuring System (APMS) Morning Report Innovation, 2005

Michael McGreevy - Perilog: Contextual Search and Retrieval Software Tools (Quorum/Perilog), 2004

Thomas R. Chidester, Robert Lawrence, Robert Lynch and Irving Statler - Aviation Data Integration System (ADIS): Secure Integration of Aviation Data with De-Identified Flight Data, 2004

Joel Miller - SLAB (Sound Lab) Version 5: a Software-Based, Real-Time Virtual Acoustic Environment, 2004

SemanticOrganizer, 2003

MERBoard Collaborative Workspace Software and Large Plasma Displays with Touchscreen Overlays, 2003

MAPGEN: Mixed Initiative Planning and Scheduling for Mars '03 MER Mission, 2003

Aviation Data Integration System (ADIS): Secure Integration of Aviation Data with De-Identified Flight Data (part of APMS Software Suite), 2003

A Comprehensive Toolset for Model-Based Health Monitoring and Diagnosis, 2002

Postdoc, 2001

Surface Movement Advisor, 2000

Software Release Awards

David Foyle, Robert McCann, Vernol Battiste, Durand Begault and Team - Taxiway Navigation and Situation Awareness (T-NASA) System Simulation Software, 2004

Walter Johnson and Vernol Battiste - Pulse Predictor for Traffic Display (part of CDTI- Cockpit Displays of Traffic Information Software Suite), 2004

Walter Johnson and Vernol Battiste - Flight-Deck Based Flight Plan Modification Tool (part of CDTI- Cockpit Displays of Traffic Information Software Suite), 2004

Thomas Prevot - Multi-Aircraft Control System (MACS) software, 2004

SemanticOrganizer, Software of the Year Award, Honorable Mention, 2003

Surface Movement Advisor, Software of the Year Award, Runner Up, 2000

NASA Turning Goals into Reality (TGIR) Awards

Alonso Vera, Melissa Mallis, Laura Colletti, Michael Matessa, Bonny Parke, Michael McCurdy, Irene Tollinger, Sandy Bowman - Human Factors contributors to The AMES MER Infusion Team – 2004

Guru P. Guruswamy - Numerical Simulations, 2004

NAS Networking Team - Ground Truthing, 2004

Administrator's Award - Advanced Information Technology Infusion Team for Mars Exploration Rover 2003 Mission, 2004

Associate Administrator's Choice Award - Investigation Organizer Team Supporting the Columbia Accident Investigation Board, 2004

Java PathFinder Model Checking Team, 2003

Performance Data Analysis Reporting System (PDARS), 2003

NASA Tech Brief Awards

SemanticOrganizer, 2003

Advanced Mars Mission Science Operations Facility Design, 2003

MAPGEN: Mixed Initiative Planning and Scheduling for Mars '03 MER Mission, 2003

Airport Remote Tower Sensor System, 2003

NASA Ames Research Center Awards

NASA Ames Honor Award

Global Connection Project Team - Group Achievement, 2006

David Iverson - Commercial Technology Transfer, 2006

Scott A. Sandford - Scientist/Researcher, 2006

Barbara T. Nguyen-Vu - Best First Paper, 2006

Howard Cannon - Project Manager (MARTE), 2005

Eugene L. Tu, Serdar Uckun - Supervisor/Manager, 2005

Viktor Stolc - Scientist/Researcher, 2005

Lupe M. Velasquez - Administrative Professional, 2005

Meyya Meyyappan and Jun Li - Commercial Technology Transfer, 2005

David W. Bogdanoff (ELORET) - Contractor Employee, 2005

Dinesh K. Prabhu (ELORET) - Contractor Employee, 2004

David Maluf - Commercial Technology Transfer, 2004

William Chan - Commercial Technology Transfer, 2004

Brad Betts - Excellence as an Engineer, 2004

Vernol Battiste and Nancy Smith - Mentor, 2004

Personal Satellite Assistant, First Generation Team - Group Achievement, 2004

Myesha Domino, Dave Encisco, Pati French, Marlene Hernan, Mike Holmboe, Vick Kelkar, Julie Matsuda, David Morley, Phil So, Brian Spence, Wayne Stone, Amy Wang/IH Division Computer Systems & Facilities Support Team - Group Achievement, 2004

Mars Exploration Rover Information Technology Infusion Team, 2004

Vernol Battiste, Walter Johnson, Everett Palmer, Nancy Smith and Team - Ames/Langley DAG-TM Simulation Team, 2004

Arc Jet Complex Contractor Staff - Group Achievement, 2004

InvestigationOrganizer Team - Group Achievement, 2003

Integrated Vehicle Health Management (IVHM) Systems Engineering Team - Group Achievement, 2003

Aviation Data Integration System (ADIS) Team - Group Achievement, 2003

Code I Mars Exploration Rover (MER) Technology Infusion Team - Group Achievement, 2003

Sonie Lau - COTR of the Year, 2001

Maria-Elena Lopez - Administrative Professional, 2001

David W. Bogdanoff (ELORET) - Contractor Employee, 2000

Peter J. Gage (ELORET) - Contractor Employee, 2000

Superior Accomplishment Award

Mary Kaiser - Superior Accomplishment/New Business Award- ESMD/Human Systems Research and Technology's Human-Systems Integration (HSI) Program, 2005

Linda Connell - Superior Accomplishment Award for her work with the Aviation Safety Reporting System (ASRS), 2005

Acquistion Improvement Award

Bill Toscano - Ames-Consolidated Information Technology Services (A-CITS), 2004

AMES Associate Fellow

Roger Remington - AMES Associate Fellow, 2004

External Awards

Excellence in Technology Transfer Award

Irving Statler, 2007

National Women of Color Technology Award

Patricia Cowings, 2006

Harold Brown Award - Secretary of the Air Force

John Caldwell, 2006

Christoper Columbus Fellowship Foundation Prize, Category Winner

Kevin Wheeler, 2006

Federal Employee of the Year, Finalist

Karen Gundy-Burlet, 2006

San Jose Tech Museum Award (Accenture Development category)

Global Connection Project Team, 2006

Government Computer News (GCN) Agency Award for Innovation

Project Columbia Team, 2005

R&D 100 Award, Editors' Choice Award- R&D Magazine

Thomas R. Chidester, Irving Statler, 2005

SpeechTek Big Bang Award

Clarissa Procedure Navigator Project Team, 2005

Arch T. Colwell Merit Award

Brian Gore, 2005

Robert J. Colllier Award Finalist

Vernol Battiste, Walter Johnson, Everett Palmer, Nancy Smith, 2005

Recognition Award- International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC)

Linda Connell, 2005

American Helicopter Society Schroers Award for Outstanding Rotorcraft Research

Autonomous Rotorcraft Project Team, 2005

American Association for Artificial Intelligence Fellow

David E. Smith, 2005

American Psychological Association Young Investigator Award

Mei-Ching Lien, 2004

AIAA Associate Fellowship

Malcolm Cohen, 2004

50 Most Important Blacks in Research Science for 2004

Vernol Battiste, 2004

Electrochemical Society (ECS) Award

Meyya Meyyappan, 2004

Senior Member of the IEEE (Institution of Electrical and Electronics Engineers)

Patricia M. Jones, 2004

Irish America Magazine's Top 100 Irish Americans Award

William Clancey, 2004

Hispanic Engineer National Achievement Awards Conference: Professional of the Week

Leonard Trejo, 2004

Semantic Web Challenge and Best Paper Awards, 2004 International Semantic Web Conference

SemanticOrganizer Team, 2004

First Place, Human-Competitive Awards in Genetic and Evolutionary Computation, Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference

Gregory Hornby, Jason Lohn, 2004

Silver Telly Award, Aurora 'Best of Show' Platinum Award (Autonomous Rotorcraft video), and Silver Telly Award (Botball video)

Mark Romo, 2003

Journal of Knowledge Management, Best Paper of the Year Award

Charlotte Linde, 2002

IEEE Fellow

Hamid Berenji, 2002

ACM SigSoft Distinguished Paper Award (ASE 2002)

Dimitra Giannakopoulou, Corinna Pasareanu, 2002

Christopher Columbus Fellowship Foundation Prize, Category Winner

Charles Jorgensen, Kevin Wheeler, 2001

Federal Employee of the Year, Finalist

Karen Gundy-Burlet, 2001

Visiting Erskine Fellowship, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand

David Thompson, 2000

AIAA Fellow

James O. Arnold, 2000

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