Category Archives: Misc

I was recently awarded (officially on Sept. 14th 2014) my certificate and pin for five years at NASA Langley Research Center. I’m most thankful for the great friends I’ve made within the NASA family.

NASA Langley is opening up its new Integrated Engineering Services Building this month. It makes the center feel more like a campus. It contains the new Pearl Young Theatre, Reid Centre replacement, new cafeteria, new Afterburners, a new cafe that has drinks and food throughout the day, the Nav Center, training office, and the directorate …

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Today I noticed that there is a wildflower garden at the Sandy Bottom Nature Park, in Hampton, VA. An after lunch walk around the small lake ended with the photo below. The garden is actively tended, watered, and has many bird houses and ornaments!

I noticed that the Professor Feynman Lectures on Physics are available online and free courtesy of Caltech Physics. Read online at The Feynman Lectures on Physics. It looks like I have something fun to do this Labor day weekend!

Every August 19th is National Aviation Day. NASA has a nice page with excellent photos from her contribution to aviation through her tenure. http://www.nasa.gov/aero/national-aviation-day.html

I was incredibly fortunate to attend (remotely) the award ceremony for my colleague Dr. Thomas Brooks. I am very proud to call him colleague. Certainly, he has upheld an outstanding tradition at NASA in the most difficult area of experimental fluid dynamics and aeroacoustics. The following is a picture from the program. Please see NASA …

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