NASA Scientists Receive Presidential Early Career Awards

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Sept. 26, 2011

Sarah DeWitt 
Headquarters, Washington      
202-358-2451 
sarah.l.dewitt@xxxxxxxx 

RELEASE: 11-323

NASA SCIENTISTS RECEIVE PRESIDENTIAL EARLY CAREER AWARDS

WASHINGTON -- President Obama has named four NASA scientists as 
recipients of the 2010 Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists 
and Engineers (PECASE). The NASA recipients and 90 other federal 
researchers will receive their awards in a ceremony on October 14 in 
Washington. 

The PECASE awards represent the highest honor bestowed by the U.S. 
government on scientists and engineers beginning their independent 
careers. They recognize recipients' exceptional potential for 
leadership at the frontiers of scientific knowledge, and their 
commitment to community service as demonstrated through scientific 
leadership, education or community outreach. 

"We are thrilled to honor these outstanding early-career scientists, 
and will look forward to their ongoing contributions to the 
exploration of our planet, our solar system, and our place in the 
universe," said NASA Chief Scientist Waleed Abdalati. "The work of 
these talented individuals will help us turn the dreams of today into 
the reality of tomorrow." 

The 2010 NASA recipients were nominated by the agency's Science 
Mission Directorate: 

- Jonathan W. Cirtain, NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in 
Huntsville, Ala., recognized for outstanding research on basic 
physical processes observed in solar and space plasmas through 
innovative engineering instrument designs. 

- Ian M. Howat, The Ohio State University in Columbus, recognized for 
outstanding contributions to the field of glaciology -- in 
particular, improvements to understanding glacier dynamics and their 
contributions to sea level rise. 

- Gregory G. Howes, University of Iowa in Iowa City, recognized for 
outstanding contributions to improve understanding of the dissipation 
of turbulence and the resulting heating of heliospheric plasmas, and 
for leadership in education and outreach activities. 

- Benjamin A. Mazin, University of California, Santa Barbara, 
recognized for outstanding contributions to the development of 
ultra-sensitive, low-temperature detector arrays that provide energy 
resolution and arrival timing for photons from X-rays to the near 
infrared. 

The PECASE awards were created to foster innovative developments in 
science and technology; increase awareness of careers in science and 
engineering; give recognition to the scientific missions of 
participating agencies; enhance connections between fundamental 
research and many of the grand challenges facing the nation; and to 
highlight the importance of science and technology for America's 
future. Sixteen federal departments and agencies nominated scientists 
and engineers for the 2010 PECASE awards. For a complete list of 2010 
award winners, visit: 



http://www.whitehouse.gov/administration/eop/ostp 


For information about NASA and agency programs, visit: 



http://www.nasa.gov 

	
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