Thu, Apr 29, 2010
Pete Worden Has Over 150 Scholarly Articles To His Credit
The director of NASA's Ames Research Center, S. Pete Worden,
was recognized Tuesday by The Arthur C. Clarke Foundation for his
leadership in space exploration.
Worden has written or co-written more than 150 scientific
technical papers in astrophysics, space sciences and strategic
studies. He also served as a scientific co-investigator for two
NASA space science missions. Before becoming Ames center director,
he was a research professor of astronomy, optical sciences and
planetary sciences at the University of Arizona. His primary
research was on the development of large space optics for national
security and scientific purposes, and near-Earth asteroids.
"I am truly honored to receive the 2010 Arthur C. Clarke
Foundation's Innovator's Award," Worden said. "This prestigious
award recognizes technology trailblazers whom I personally admire,
and I am proud to be considered among them."
The award recognizes initiatives or new inventions with recent
impact or particular promise for satellite communications and
society.
"Like Sir Arthur, Pete Worden was 'in at the beginning' of
countless courageous departures - among them the Strategic Defense
Initiative, the revitalization of civil space exploration and Earth
monitoring, and programs to get mankind at a working distance from
Near Earth Objects," The Arthur C. Clarke Foundation's Chairman
Tedson J. Meyers said.
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