The Glass Menagerie

Today I viewed the play, `The Glass Menagerie,’ by Tennessee Williams at the Regent University. It is the first play of their 2014-2015 season and is part of their MFA program. The cost was seventeen dollars and my seat was furthest right (frame stage). Actors used the entire space and were often feet from the audience (from my viewpoint). I read the play a few years ago after picking it up at a used book sale. The set construction was elaborate for the size of the production, and the audience size was also small. Like many of Tennessee Williams works, the ending is more realistic to life than the endings we find in popular media. I thoroughly enjoyed the execution.

New NASA Langley Integrated Engineering Services Building

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 offices (research, engineering, science). I’m excited to eat in our new cafeteria, that has an extensive patio on the north side. The Reid Centre has configurable rooms and will be more welcoming than the previous version (that was converted from a basketball court). There is an interesting bridge on the south side of the building that is surrounded by natural plants. Now only if my office was there, though I’m happy I’m with a research group.

My Colleague Dr. Thomas F. Brooks Awarded NASA Distinguished Service Medal

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 document NSREF-3000-0358 for more details.