AIAA to Recognize Technical Achievement During 33rd American Society for Gravitational and Space Research Annual Meeting Written 16 August 2017
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
AIAA
John Blacksten
703.264.7532
johnb@aiaa.org
August 16, 2017 – Reston, Va. – The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) will present the 2017 AIAA Space Processing Award during the 33rd American Society for Gravitational and Space Research Annual Meeting, October 25–28, 2017, at the Hyatt Regency Lake Washington at Seattle’s Southport, Renton, Washington.
Dr. Mark M. Weislogel, Portland State University, will receive the award. His citation for the award reads: “For decades of leadership in Space Shuttle and ISS zero-g fluids scientific experimentation and global public outreach via design and publicity of creative fluids activities onboard ISS.”
This AIAA Space Processing Award is presented for significant contributions in space processing or in furthering the use of microgravity for space processing.
For more information about the AIAA Honors and Awards program, please contact Patricia A. Carr at patriciac@aiaa.org or 703.264.7523.
About AIAA
The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) is the world’s largest aerospace technical society. With nearly 30,000 individual members from 85 countries, and 95 corporate members, AIAA brings together industry, academia, and government to advance engineering and science in aviation, space, and defense. For more information, www.aiaa.org, or follow us on Twitter @AIAA.
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