NASA Glenn Awards

NASA GLENN AWARDS

Mr. DeWINE. Mr. President, I honor the scientists, engineers, and other innovators working with the NASA Glenn Research Center in Cleveland. They are working tirelessly to develop technologies and products that improve the lives of Americans—both in missions to space and in everyday applications here on Earth. Through commercialization initiatives, these products are brought from the laboratory into the marketplace, driving the creation of new jobs and economic growth nationwide.

NASA Glenn recently received six of Research & Design Magazine's "R&D 100" awards, which are awarded annually to the 100 most technologically significant products introduced into the marketplace. This is a tremendous accomplishment for the Glenn Research Center, its employees, and the numerous organizations and individuals who work in partnership with the Center. I recognize each of the award recipients and thank them for the their outstanding work:

NASA Glenn's Structures and Acoustics division, in collaboration with the University of Toledo and the Army Office, developed new high-load bearings capable of operating at over 1,000 degrees Fahrenheit. This new bearings technology has opened the door to two new patent applications, and is the result of the hard work and dedication of Gerald Montague, Andrew Provenza, Albert Kascak, Mark Jansen, Ralph Jansen, Ben Ebihara, and Dr. Alan Palazzolo.

A combined airport data and radar device developed by NASA Glenn in collaboration with ViGYAN, Inc., will provide new opportunities for pilots to access weather information while in the sky via a portable device called the "Pilot Weather Advisor". It was made possible by NASA Glenn's Engineering Design and Analysis Center, as well as the personal assistance of Glenn Lindamood.

Thanks to a system developed through a partnership between Zin Technologies and NASA Glenn, real time data plots from the International Space Station are now available to end users through a system known as the "Microgravity Analysis Software System," MASS. NASA staff, including Kevin McPherson, Ted Wright, Ken Hrovat, Eric Kelly, Gene Lieberman, and Nissim Lugasy, teamed up with Zin Technologies' Tim Reckart to make the MASS project possible.

Drawing on NASA Glenn's renowned expertise with icing research, a New York-based company has recently brought the first new FAA approved deicing technology to market in 40 years. This new system will provide protection to sensitive aircraft materials, while also combining two long-recognized deicing techniques. NASA Glenn's Dean Miller and Andy Reehorst, as well as representatives from Cox & Company, developed this important innovation.

Advances in thermal protection technologies known as "DMBZ-15," jointly developed by NASA Glenn and an Ohio firm, will improve the temperatures and wear resistance of aircraft engines and other propulsion systems, extending flight capabilities and component life spans. Dr. Kathy Chuang of NASA Glenn joined representatives from the Maverick Corporation to accomplish this feat of engineering.

Last, but certainly not least, versatile new lubricant products pioneered by NASA Glenn are now being used to improve commercial steam valves and furnace conveyors. Dr. Christopher Dellacorte and Brian Edmonds, both NASA Glenn researchers, made these lubricants possible.

I extend my most sincere congratulations to everyone involved with each of NASA Glenn's award-winning projects and also thank NASA Glenn's AeroSpace Frontiers newsletter for bringing these wonderful accomplishments to my attention.