Wed, Nov 17, 2004
Featured Speaker: Dr. Julian Earls
NASA will participate in the
National Society of Black Engineer’s (NSBE) Region V Fall
Regional Conference Nov. 19-21 at the Hilton Americas Hotel,
Houston, to showcase the engineering contributions that make space
exploration a reality.
Dr. Julian M. Earls, director of NASA’s Glenn Research
Center, Cleveland, OH, will provide the keynote address during the
conference’s Vanguard Awards Banquet at 1800 CST Nov. 20.
Earls will be introduced by Johnson Space Center Director Jefferson
D. Howell, Jr.
NASA’s three-day agenda for the conference includes
professional, technical and personal enhancement workshops,
space-related exhibits, and tours of the Johnson Space Center.
NASA’s involvement is designed to appeal to all levels of
engineering professionals as well as students ranging from middle
school through post-graduate studies.
Earls is responsible for planning,
organizing and directing the activities required to accomplish the
missions assigned to the Glenn Research Center. The center is
engaged in research, technology and systems development programs in
aeronautical propulsion, space propulsion, space power, space
communications and microgravity sciences in combustion and fluid
physics.
Since beginning his career with NASA in 1965, Earls has written
28 publications for technical and educational journals. He wrote
the first health physics guides used at NASA. He has been a
distinguished honors visiting professor at numerous universities
throughout the nation. On two occasions, he has been awarded NASA
medals for exceptional achievement and outstanding leadership.
Also, he has received the Presidential Rank Award of Meritorious
Executive.
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