Superstars of Modern Aeronautics

1. Mr. Edwin J. Saltzman (DFRC)

2. Dr. Robert T. Jones (ARC)

3. Dr. Richard Whitcomb (LaRC)

4. Dr. Jolen Flores (ARC)

5. Dr. Karen L. Gundy-Burlet (ARC)

6. Dr. John J. Adamczyk (LeRC)

7. Ms. Marta Bohn-Meyer (DFRC)

8. Mr. Albert L. Johns (LeRC)

9. Dr. Simon Ostrach (LeRC)

10. Dr. Kathy H. Abott (LaRC)

11. Dr. James C. Newman, Jr. (LaRC)

12. Dr. Kenneth W. Iliff (DFRC)

Your Attitude Determines Your Altitude

Superstars of Modern Aeronautics

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Research Center—Photo Representation

A) LeRC—Advanced Turboprop

B) LaRC—High Speed Research

C) DFRC—High Alpha Research Vehicle

D) ARC—Tilt-Rotor Computational Fluid Dynamics

About the Artist

A l exander Bostic, an A f ri c a n - A m e rican art i s t , re c e ived a bach e l o r ’s

d egree in fine arts and illustration from Pratt Institute in Bro o k ly n , N ew

Yo rk. He has been a pro fessional illustrator for 18 ye a rs. Curre n t ly, he is

an assistant pro fessor at the Vi rginia Commonwealth Unive rsity School of

the A rts in Rich m o n d, Vi rgi n i a .
This poster was created to highlight NASA’s Aeronautics program and recognize a few of the many talented individuals who have

contributed to the excellence of our Nation’s civil and military aircraft and our air transportation system. Aeronautical research is a

team effort, and success requires both the creativity and leadership of key people and the dedicated, competent, and often brilliant

efforts of numerous scientists, engineers, technicians, and administrative personnel. Education is the key to success in every field and

at every level. We hope that you will seek out and take advantage of educational opportunities, try your best, and be your best. With

that combination, we know you will go far!

General Spence (Sam) Armstrong

Associate Administrator for Aeronautics and Space Transportation Technology

On the front of this poster are twe l ve “ S u p e rs t a rs ” of modern

a e ro n a u t i c s , selected for their significant contri butions to

NA S A’s aeronautics programs over the past 50 ye a rs. Th e s e

scientists and engi n e e rs are all fo rmer or current NA S A

e m p l oyees rep resenting the four aeronautics centers : A m e s

R e s e a rch Center, Mountain Vi ew, CA; Dryden Flight Research

C e n t e r, E dwa rd s , CA; Langley Research Center, H a m p t o n , VA ;

and Lewis Research Center, C l eve l a n d, OH. Each center wa s

given the difficult task of selecting only three people.

This is the third in a series of posters designed to be used by

t e a ch e rs to encourage their students to consider the

i n c reased opportunities that education provides as they prep a re for their future care e rs. A e ronautics offe rs many ex c i ting and dive rse fields that students may wish to consider as

t h ey pursue their dre a m s .

The fi rst “A” in NA S A : The National A dv i s o ry Committee on

A e ro n a u t i c s , or NAC A , was the ori gin of NA S A’s A e ro n a u t i c s

p rogram. The importance of av i ation was re a l i zed by a small

group of people at the start of Wo rld War I. This gro u p , w i t h

the help of the National A c a d e my of Sciences and the

Smithsonian Institution, c o nvinced Congress of the need for an

a e ronautical adv i s o ry committee and aeronautical re s e a rch labo rat o ry. Congress cre ated NACA in 1915. Under the Nat i o n a l

A e ronautics and Space Act of 1958, C o n gress ch a n ged NAC A

to NA S A , the National A e ronautics and Space A d m i n i s t rat i o n .

Although NA S A’s major focus then turned towa rd space ex p l orat i o n , re s e a rch in aeronautics continued and regained its

momentum in the late 1960’s. Over the 80-year history of

NAC A / NASA aero n a u t i c s , the people of NACA and NA S A

h ave contri buted fundamental know l e d ge, c ritical tech n o l ogi e s , and key innovations to the wo rld of fl i g h t .

To d ay, av i ation plays a significant role in the economic and

n ational security of the United States. The aeronautics industry

ge n e rates almost $100 billion in annual reve nu e s , accounts fo r

almost 10 percent of U. S. manu fa c t u red ex p o rt s , and cre ates 

h u n d reds of thousands of jobs for skilled pro fessional and tra d e

p e o p l e. Air travel has become an enormous and critical element

of our national economy, p roviding the backbone for long distance and global tra n s p o rt ation. The aeronautics industry is also

key to our national defe n s e, the most sophisticated in the wo rl d.

F u t u re competitiveness and security demand continued adva n c ements in tech n o l ogy.

NASA, in a national partnership with the aeronautics industry,

the academic community, and other government agencies, is

working to keep the United States a world leader in the research

and application of aeronautical science and technology. NASA’s

role in aeronautics is to pursue the development of long-term,

high-risk, high-payoff technologies and to achieve advances in

aircraft safety, efficiency, affordability, and environmental compatibility—key requirements for the 21st century.

Visit our website: http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/aero/

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Poster Highlights

About the Classroom Scene

This cl a s s room scene depicts students studying a computerge n e rat e d model of the tiltrotor aircraft, an experimental vehicle

that combines the efficient vertical operation of a helicopter

(rotors up) with the high-speed capability of a propeller-driven

fixed-wing aircraft (rotors horizontal). The computer model was

created to predict the air pressure distributions in the wake of the

aircraft’s rotors, shown by colored lines, as it flies. Computers

are critical tools in many fields of work, including aeronautical

research and development, so learning computer skills is very

important for the future. Portrayed in this scene are students

from the Douglas S. Freeman High School in Richmond,

Vi rgi n i a : (A) Peter Coughter, (B) Feng Yu a n , (C) Robert

Hamilton, (D) Will Alley, and (E) Megan Keck.

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Besides its people, one of NA S A’s most important contri butions to 

the Nation is its technical fa c i l i t i e s , wh i ch are ava i l able for re s e a rch 

use by other gove rnment age n c i e s , i n d u s t ry, and unive rsities. Four 

of NA S A’s ten field centers focus on aeronautics re s e a rch , d eve l o p i n g

n ew concepts that could advance aeronautical tech n o l ogy, and deve loping a better fundamental understanding of selected physical 

phenomena important to the field of aeronautics. Each aero n a u t i c s

center has unique facilities and excellent cap abilities in the ex p e rt i s e

of the scientists, e n gi n e e rs , t e ch n i c i a n s , and other support pers o n n e l

t h at wo rk there.

Ames Research Center (ARC), Mountain

View, CA, is NASA’s Center of Excellence

in Information Systems. Ames is home of

the Numerical A e ro dynamic Simu l at i o n

(NAS) facility that gives the Nation an

unparalleled capability for supercomputerbased research and its application in aeronautics, space, and earth sciences. 

Shown in the poster is a computer generated model of a tiltrotor aircraft

(see “About the Classroom”). Ames’ mission in Aviation Operation

Systems leads NASA’s research in air traffic management (ATM) and

human factors technologies, both closely involving the Federal Aviation

Administration. ATM research is developing automation tools to more

effectively manage large volumes of air traffic in and around airports.

Human factors research includes aircrew fatigue and human interactions

with automation to develop the most effective forms of instrument displays and communications.

D ryden Flight Research Center 

(DFRC), Edwards, CA, is NASA’s Center 

of Excellence in A t m o s p h e ric Flight

O p e rations. Dry d e n ’s mission in Flight

Research includes using high-performance

aircraft like the X-31, F/A 18, F-16XL,

F-15, and the Mach 3+ SR-71 “Blackbird.”

Shown in the poster is the F/A-18 HARV

(High-Alpha Research Vehicle). 

A l p h a , or angle of at t a ck , is an aeronautical term to describe the angle

of an airc raft's body and wings re l at ive to its actual flight path. In highp e r fo rmance airc ra f t , pilots often perfo rm maneuve rs at ex t reme (high)

angles of at t a ck , with the nose pitched up while the airc raft continu e s

in its ori ginal direction. The lift provided by the wings is reduced and

often insufficient to maintain altitude or control of the airc raft. Dat a

f rom this re s e a rch gives engi n e e rs and airc raft designers a better

u n d e rstanding of aerodynamics, effectiveness of flight controls, and airflow phenomena at high angles of attack, enabling them to design better

and safer high performance aircraft. 

Langley Research Center (LaRC),

Hampton, VA, is NASA’s Center of

Excellence in Structures and Materials.

Langley’s mission is Airframe Systems

re s e a rch and development. Langley leads two

major re s e a rch activ i t i e s , the High-Speed

R e s e a rch (HSR) program and the A dva n c e d

Subsonic Tra n s p o rt ation (AST) progra m

because of its ex p e rtise in airborne systems,

s t ru c t u res and mat e ri a l s , a e ro dy n a m i c s , and mission and systems analy s i s .

These programs include re s e a rch effo rts to cre ate safe r, m o re affo rd abl e, a n d

e nv i ro n m e n t a l ly compat i ble air tra n s p o rt ation for the future, as well as techn o l ogy re s e a rch that would revo l u t i o n i ze future airc raft. 

Shown in the poster is a supersonic airliner concept that may be made

feasible through NASA research. The goals for this aircraft are to travel

at Mach 2.4, carrying 300 passengers over 600 nautical miles, making a

trip from San Francisco to Tokyo possible in about 4 hours.

L ewis Research Center (LeRC),

C l eve l a n d, O H , is NA S A’s Center of

Excellence in Tu r b o m a ch i n e ry. Lew i s ’

mission is Aeropropulsion research and

development. The Center’s expertise on

a dvanced engi n e s , t u r b o m a ch i n e ry, m e ch a nical engine components,propulsion materials and structures, and propulsion support

technology, contributes to major programs

such as HSR. Lewis also does much of NASA’s research on aircraft icing

and ice protection systems. 

Shown in the poster is the Advanced Turboprop concept, developed 

in response to the “energy crisis” of the 1970s. Promising a potential 

30 percent fuel savings, the Advanced Turboprop Project (ATP) was 

led by Lewis, and involved all of the aeronautics centers. It was an

extremely successful program, and as a result, Lewis and the entire

NASA/industry ATP team was awarded the 1987 Collier Trophy, the

most prized aeronautical honor in America. 

Your Attitude Determines Your Altitude

Centers of Excellence and Mission Areas
D r. Kat hy H. A bb o t t was born in

P i t t s bu rg h , Pe n n s y l vania. She decided to

p u rsue a career in aeronautics as a re s u l t

of her initial interest in computers , wh i ch

she applied to airc raft. She developed a

ve ry strong interest in airplanes as a re s u l t .

She re c e ived a B. S. in mat h e m atics and

i n fo rm ation sciences from Chri s t o p h e r

N ew p o rt College in 1978, an M.S. in computer science from George Washington Unive rsity in 1981, and a Ph.D.

the in computer science from Rutge rs Unive rsity in 1990. Dr. A bb o t t

joined the Langley Research Center in 1980, wh e re the focus of her

re s e a rch has been to develop computer-based tools and systems fo r

c o ckpit automation and to improve human-computer interactions. Her

research activities have the specific objective of improving aviation safety and operational efficiency, such as her work in pilot/vehicle interface

and interaction, flight deck design, human performance assessment, and

cognitive/decision aiding. Dr. Abbott’s leadership on a number of

research and study teams has improved knowledge and advanced the

state of the art in a critical field of aeronautics. In 1991, Dr. Abbott was

the principal researcher for the diagnostic portion of “Faultfinder,” a

concept for aiding flight crews in managing aircraft system faults. Th i s

p roject re c e ived R & D m aga z i n e ’s “R&D 100 Awa rd ” as one of 1991’s

top 100 technical innovations. Curre n t ly, D r. A bbott is on an ex t e n d e d

assignment with the Fe d e ral Av i ation A d m i n i s t ration (FAA) as the

N ational Resource Specialist for Cockpit Human Fa c t o rs. She serves as

the chief scientific and technical advisor to the FAA on seve ral human

fa c t o rs issues. She also serves as an FAA liaison to industry and other

gove rnment and intern ational agencies dealing with cockpit human fa ct o rs. She is a cert i fi c ated private pilot and has completed fa m i l i a ri z at i o n

ground courses on the B747-400, M D - 1 1 , and A-320. Dr. A bb o t t ’s hobbies and interests include re a d i n g, b i rdwat ch i n g, and fly i n g. She has

t h ree thoughts she wanted to share with students, because it is adv i c e

she has fo l l owed for hers e l f. Fi rs t , choose a career that you can “be pass i o n at e ” about. Second, n ever undere s t i m ate how mu ch you can cont ri bute if you try. And fi n a l ly, “ You can get even more done wo rk i n g

with other people, e s p e c i a l ly people with diffe rent pers p e c t ive s — t h at

type of synergy can be powe r f u l .”

D r. John J. A d a m c z y k was born in

Stamford, Connecticut. He received a B.S.

and M.S. in mechanical engineering in

1965 and 1966 and a Ph.D. in applied

mechanics in 1971,all from the University

of Connecticut. Dr. Adamczyk was drawn

to engineering because engineers get a

chance to design and build devices that

benefit people. He has worked at the Lewis

Research Center since 1975, where he has held several senior positions.

He has been actively involved in the analysis of turbomachinery flow

since 1966. This includes numerical and analytical modeling of steady

and unsteady flows, grid generation,and algorithm development. One of

his significant accomplishments has been the development of a unified

flow modeling approach for multistage turbomachinery. This modeling

ap p ro a ch has resulted in a computer simu l ation model that is being

adopted by the aero - e n gine industry as the basis of a nex t - ge n e rat i o n

t u r b o m a ch i n e ry aerodesign system. He has authored more than 35

t e chnical pap e rs. Curre n t ly, D r. Adamczyk is a Fe l l ow of the Lew i s

R e s e a rch A c a d e my. He is a highly sought-after lecturer at national and

i n t e rn ational symposiums, as well as at nu m e rous colleges and 

u n ive rsities. Dr. Adamczyk enjoys go l f, golf club making, and 

j oggi n g. His advice to students interested in a career in aeronautics is

to get invo l ved in aeronautics propulsion. The ch a l l e n ge to future

a e ro p ropulsion engi n e e rs—and the key to successful airc raft deve l o pment programs—is the continued development of effi c i e n t , re l i abl e,

and env i ro n m e n t a l ly fri e n d ly propulsion systems. It is an ex c i t i n g

fi e l d, and the ch a l l e n ges in propulsion will exist well into the 21st

c e n t u ry. One additional thought by Dr. Adamczyk is that the modern

jet engine is tru ly a mira cle of engi n e e ri n g. “It has made the wo rld a

lot smaller and has allowed people to travel to places that we re only a

d ream a ge n e ration ago. It has resulted in people of diffe rent culture s

getting to know one another.”

B o rn in A m i t y v i l l e, N ew Yo rk , M s .

M a rta Bohn-Meye r gra d u ated in 1979

f rom Rensselaer Po ly t e chnic Institute

with a B. S. in aeronautical engi n e e ri n g.

From 1976 to 1979, she was a student in

a cooperat ive education program invo l ving the Institute and NA S A’s Langley

R e s e a rch Center. She part i c i p ated in

ro t o rc raft re s e a rch and wind tunnel and

flight safety projects associated with small civil airc raft. “I knew fro m

the time I was 15 that I’d like ly be an aeronautical engi n e e r / flight test

e n gi n e e r,” s ays Ms. Bohn-Meye r. “Most like ly because: (1) I start e d

l e a rning to fly when I was 14 and loved it, and (2) my father wo rke d

for an aerospace ‘ gi a n t ’ and airplanes we re always spoken in my

h o m e.” She add s , “ Wh e re I am today in my career is more a result of

a series of lucky opportunities taken once I acquired the basic set of

right qualifi c at i o n s .” She is curre n t ly the Deputy Director of the

D ryden Flight Research Center’s A e rospace Projects Dire c t o rat e. She

is also one of two flight engineers assigned to fly in the SR-71 highspeed

flight research program at Dryden. She is the first female crew member

of NASA or the Air Force—and the second woman—to fly in one of the

triple-sonic aircraft. She joined Dryden in 1979 as an operations engineer and has worked on a variety of research projects, specializing in

flight test operations,developing test techniques,and conducting laminar

flow research. Prior to her current position, Ms. Bohn-Meyer managed

the F-16XL laminar flow project,designed to improve the understanding

of laminar air flow on aircraft flying at sustained supersonic speeds. The

F-16XL data will be useful to the development of future high-speed 

commercial aircraft. She is a certified flight instructor. Her hobbies

include competitive aerobatics, aircraft building, classic car restoration,

running, cycling, swimming, and reading about American history. Ms.

Bohn-Meyer advises students to “spend some of your time and energy

preparing yourself to be the one with the ‘right’qualifications and enthusiasm for your chosen career. Then take advantage of being in the right

place at the right time.”

Your Attitude Determines Your Altitude

Biographies
D r. Karen L. Gundy - B u rl e t was born in

San Jo s e, C a l i fo rnia. She decided on a care e r

in aeronautical engi n e e ring because of wo nderful fa m i ly stories about her gre at uncl e, a

b a rn s t o rmer who perfo rmed aero b atic stunts

with his wing-wa l ker for audiences all along

the west coast. Dr. Gundy - B u rlet began her

c a reer at the Ames Research Center as a high

s chool junior in the Student Space Biology

P rogram. She started by developing computer graphics postprocessing 

routines for an airfoil aero dynamics code (TAIR). She wo rked at A m e s

t h roughout college. NA S A’s educational programs enabled her to earn a B. S.

in mechanical engi n e e ring from the Unive rsity of Califo rnia at Berke l ey in

1983 and an M.S. and Ph.D. in aeronautical engi n e e ring from Stanfo rd in

1987 and 1991. Her contri butions to computational fluid dynamics incl u d e

d eveloping highly efficient codes for computing unsteady mu l t i s t age turbom a ch i n e ry fl ow s , s u ch as those found in jet engines. Her re s e a rch has

impacted such programs as the F-119 airc raft and the NASA Space Shuttle.

C u rre n t ly, D r. Gundy - B u rlet is wo rking on a full three-dimensional code fo r

fl ow fields in an axial turbomach i n e. She is interested in programs aimed at

helping students develop an interest in science and engi n e e ri n g. She has

s p o n s o red seve ral students in the Student Space Biology Progra m , t ra i n i n g

them in computer science and aeronautics. She is ve ry active in science fa i rs ,

and she gives lectures on her pers p e c t ive and ex p e riences as a female in

e n gi n e e ri n g. She is fe at u red in the A I A A / NASA inspirational video for 

s t u d e n t s , “ Fast Fo r wa rd to the Future,” to promote interest in science and

m at h e m atics. Her advice for students is to be we l l - rounded individuals with

good commu n i c ation and technical skills. “ This will help you to adapt to

c a reer choices in the 21st century wh i ch are not even imagi n able today ! ” I n

a ddition to her care e r, D r. Gundy - B u rlet faces the personal ch a l l e n ge of living with insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus. Instead of a multiple injection

regi m e n , she uses an insulin pump because it gives her freedom to handle

her chaotic life s t y l e. She has ample motivation to ke ep her diabetes under

good control. She has a loving husband and two young daughters. Her hobbies include hors eb a ck riding and ga rd e n i n g, and she is an avid re a d e r. 

D r. Jolen Flore s , b o rn in San Fra n c i s c o ,

re c e ived all of his degrees—a B. S. and M.S.

in applied mat h e m atics in 1974 and 1976 and

a Ph.D. in engi n e e ring science/mech a n i c a l

e n gi n e e ring in 1980 from the Unive rsity of

C a l i fo rnia at Berke l ey. He pursued a career in

e n gi n e e ring because of his interest in mat h em atics. In college, D r. Flores became interested in nu m e rical analysis (solving mat h

e q u ations using computers ) , and while wo rking on his doctorat e, his intere s t s

expanded to fluid dynamics. It was nat u ral for him to ap p ly nu m e rical analysis to pro blems in fluid dy n a m i c s , a field known as computational fl u i d

dynamics (CFD). At the Ames Research Center, D r. Flores pioneered the

d evelopment of seve ral areas in CFD. In the area of Nav i e r- S t o kes cap ab i li t i e s , he developed the Transonic Nav i e r- S t o kes (TNS) mu l t i zone code

c ap able of simu l ating three-dimensional fl ow fields about realistic airc ra f t .

This ultimat e ly led to the computation of transonic fl ow over a complete F-16

fighter plane, the fi rst time this type of computation had ever been done. H i s

d evelopment of the Compre s s i ble Nav i e r- S t o kes (CNS) code dire c t ly supp o rted NA S A’s program in hy p e rsonics. Curre n t ly, D r. Flores is Bra n ch

Chief of the A dvanced A i rc raft and Powe red Lift Bra n ch. He is re s p o n s i bl e

for managing the development and demonstration of advanced aero n a u t i c a l

c o n c epts and tech n o l ogies for the next ge n e ration of military airc ra f t .

Th rough wo rk , D r. Flores supports equal employment opportunity funct i o n s , i n cluding college re c ruitment for A m e s , c a reer fa i rs , science and

t e ch n o l ogy fa i rs , and invo l vement in A m e s ’ Hispanic A dv i s o ry Group. He

also enjoys coaching baseball and soccer with his ch i l d re n , s k i i n g, s c u b a

d iv i n g, b i k i n g, ra c q u e t b a l l ,t e n n i s , and basketball. Dr. Flore s ’a dvice to students who are interested in pursuing an aeronautics career is to get a stro n g

m at h e m atics and science back ground and to visit aeronautics museums to

u n d e rstand the history of av i ation. He also advises students to take tours of

a e rospace companies and talk to diffe rent engi n e e rs to see the types of

p ro blems they wo rk on, to find out about summer jobs, and to part i c i p at e

in cooperat ive programs. These are gre at ways to get fi rst-hand ex p e ri e n c e

and mentori n g. “But most import a n t ly,” D r. Flores adv i s e s , “as future airplane designers of the 21st century, d o n ’t ever limit your imagi n at i o n .”

D r. Kenneth W. Iliff was born in We s t

U n i o n ,I owa. He gra d u ated from high sch o o l

soon after the fi rst Sputnik launch. It was the

d awn of the Space A ge, and he was inspire d

to be an active player in it. He re c e ived B. S.

d egrees in aeronautical engi n e e ring and

m at h e m atics from Iowa State in 1962, a n

M . S. in mechanical engi n e e ring from the

U n ive rsity of Southern Califo rnia in 1967,

and a Ph.D. in electrical engi n e e ring from UCLA in 1973. Dr. Iliff has been

at the Dryden Flight Research Center since 1962. He is the wo rl d ’s leading

ex p e rt in airc raft parameter identifi c at i o n , wh i ch is one of the most signifi c a n t

a n a lytical advances in flight re s e a rch and flight testing. He continues to be the

p i o n e e ring influence in advancing the science and tech n o l ogy of this fi e l d. 

D r. Iliff explains the field of parameter identifi c ation simply as: “ G iven the

a n swe r, wh at is the question?” G iven that we know wh at an airc raft has done

(its flight dat a ) , wh at made it perfo rm in that way? Dr. Iliff’s wo rk is the fi e l d

of determining the mat h e m atical equations that describe an airc ra f t ’s ch a ra ct e ristics from the flight data gat h e re d. The info rm ation ex t racted by his 

methods is used in the design of virt u a l ly all new airc raft. Dr. Iliff has wo rke d

on all of the advanced re s e a rch airc raft fl own by NASA in the past 36 ye a rs .

His wo rk is the basis for the successful airc raft parameter identifi c ation computer codes used by flight test orga n i z ations wo rl dw i d e. He has also ex t e n ded the use of his methods to nonaeronautical systems, s u ch as economic,

m e d i c a l , and chemical systems. For this wo rk , he was awa rded the NA S A

E x c eptional Scientific A ch i evement Medal in 1976. Dr. Iliff is an A I A A

Fe l l ow and an inductee into the National Hall of Fame for Pe rsons with

D i s ab i l i t i e s , I n c. Curre n t ly, D r. Iliff is the Chief Scientist at Dryden and an

adjunct pro fessor in electrical engi n e e ring at UCLA. In addition to his interest in high-tech toys and fi n a n c e, D r. Iliff shares a passion for travel with his

w i fe, and they have visited more than 70 countries. He said, “I wanted to

ex p l o re Mars and couldn’t; there fo re, I decided to ex p l o re the planet I wa s

a l re a dy on.” D r. Iliff does not let the fact that he has been in a wh e e l ch a i r,

since contracting polio at the age of nine, limit him in any way. His advice to

students is: “ L e a rn all you can in math and science, s t a rting at an early age.

Besides cours e s , t h e re are many other sources to take adva n t age of, s u ch as

l i b ra ri e s , the Intern e t ,b o o k s , and CD’s to help you learn .”

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Biographies
M r. A l b e rt L. Jo h n s was born in Pa h o ke e,

F l o rida. He re c e ived a B. S. in aero s p a c e

e n gi n e e ring from the Indiana Institute of

Te ch n o l ogy in 1967, and did gra d u ate wo rk

at Toledo Unive rsity in 1972. He continu e s

to be invo l ved in learning through the Lew i s

R e s e a rch Center’s in-house training programs. Mr. Johns decided to pursue a care e r

in aerospace engi n e e ring because of his

l ove for airplanes and ro ckets during his high school ye a rs. He wanted to

be a pilot and make a lasting contri bution to aero n a u t i c s , but he later ch o s e

a e ronautics re s e a rch because he became fa s c i n ated with lab o rat o ries and

ex p e riments. During the past 12 ye a rs at Lew i s , M r. Johns has prov i d e d

n ational leadership in developing unique wind tunnel test techniques and

making tech n o l ogical advancements in hot gas ingestion (HGI) ch a ra c t e ristics for advanced supersonic short take o ff and ve rtical landing airc ra f t .

A dd i t i o n a l ly, he has developed seve ral new test tech n i q u e s , i n cluding the

use of sheet laser systems for visualizing the complicated fl ows re s u l t i n g

f rom the interaction of multiple exhaust systems. Because of his HGI

ex p e rt i s e, M r. Johns has re c e ived national and intern ational re c og n i t i o n ,

as a leader in aero p ropulsion re s e a rch. Mr. Johns is ve ry active in the

L ewis A f rican Heri t age A dv i s o ry Committee and in nu m e rous outre a ch

a c t ivities in his commu n i t y. Th rough his personal skill and dilige n c e, h e

has enhanced the image of NA S A , as well as A m e rica. His intere s t s

i n clude wo rking with young people and helping them develop an intere s t

and understanding of science and engi n e e ring through hands-on pro bl e m -

solving activities. He is an avid enthusiast of early era blues and jazz. His

h o bbies include automotive mech a n i c s , c o m p u t e rs , wa l k i n g, b ow l i n g,

fi s h i n g, and ga rd e n i n g, e s p e c i a l ly growing roses. Mr. Jo h n s ’c a reer adv i c e

is to be dive rse in both educational back ground and people skills. “ B e i n g

able to commu n i c ate and wo rk effe c t ive ly with people of dive rse backgrounds will be as important as your educational ach i evements. A l s o ,

because we are living in a highly tech n o l ogical wo rl d, be computer literat e. Give life 200 percent! Have a gre at life ! ”

D r. Robert T. (R.T.) Jo n e s was born in

M a c o n , M i s s o u ri. He developed an intere s t

in av i ation in high school in the mid-1920’s ,

and wanted to pursue it as a care e r. He left

the Unive rsity of Missouri after 1 ye a r

because of the lack of aeronautics cours e s

and began his av i ation career with a fly i n g

c i rcus ground crew. He later spent 3 ye a rs

attending evening courses at Cat h o l i c

U n ive rs i t y, under Dr. Max Munk, but never re c e ived a bach e l o r ’s degre e.

In 1971, he re c e ived an honora ry doctorate of science from the Unive rs i t y

of Colorado. Dr. Jo n e s ’ t e m p o ra ry appointment to NACA at the Langley

A e ronautical Lab o rat o ry in the mid-1930’s led to a permanent position. By

the end of Wo rld War II, D r. Jones had become one of the premier supersonic aero dynamicists in the wo rl d. His proposal in 1945, t h at wings should

be swept back in supersonic flight to ke ep the Mach number subsonic at the

w i n g ’s leading edge, was met with mu ch skepticism. His theory was vindic ated when a test conducted at Langley showed that at Mach 1, the wings

with a 45-degree swe ep had less than one-tenth the drag of the stra i g h t

wings tested. This was a defining moment in the history of av i at i o n , bu t

a c c eptance was not immediat e. After the stra i g h t - w i n ged X-1 airc raft barely ach i eved supersonic fl i g h t , all subsequent supersonic re s e a rch airc ra f t

had swept wings. With the design of the B-47, B - 7 0 7 , and the DC-8, a new

age in military and commercial av i ation was launch e d. Dr. Jones t ra n s fe rre d

to the Ames Research Center in 1946. His wo rk there is highlighted by his

re finement of linear supersonic wing theory and his proposal for obl i q u e -

w i n ged airc raft. Although proven in analysis and by ex p e ri m e n t , p ra c t i c a l

d evelopment of the oblique wing remains to be ach i eve d. Dr. Jo n e s ’m a j o r

c o n t ri butions to av i ation have resulted in direct benefits to m i l i t a ry and comm e rcial airc ra f t , and his design concepts are commonplace today. Litera l ly

all programs concerned with supersonic flight or flight at high subsonic

M a ch nu m b e rs have been affected by his wo rk . C u rre n t ly, D r. Jones is

re t i red from NASA and from teaching at Stanfo rd Unive rs i t y, and he

spends his time pursuing his many interests. He makes telescopes, wh i ch

h ave won many pri zes at amateur star- gazing eve n t s , and violins. He has

re c e n t ly developed an electro m e chanical device that rep roduces the

acoustic spectrum of stri n ged instruments. Dr. Jo n e s ’a dvice to students is:

“ Fo l l ow your dre a m s , even if they are unpopular with others .”

Dr. James C. Newman, Jr., was born in

Memphis, Tennessee. He received a B.S. in

civil engineering from the University of

Mississippi in 1964 and an M.S. and Ph.D.

in engineering mechanics from Virginia

Tech in 1969 and 1974. On his career

choice, Dr. Newman states: “Very early in

high school, I realized my strong capabilities in mathematics and science and my

father greatly influenced my decision to become a civil engineer. As a

senior in college, I conducted research on a National Science Foundation

student grant and found that I enjoyed the field of research, especially

the search for new scientific knowledge. When I was offered a job from

NASA Langley, my dream had come true.” Dr. Newman has been

involved in many different and challenging projects addressing stress

analyses of materials and structural components used in aircraft and the

Space Shuttle system. These projects have contributed greatly to the

safety and performance of the Space Transportation System. He has

made significant contributions to the field of fatigue and fracture of

metallic materials. Many of the crack solutions used in American

Society for Testing Materials Standards for fatigue and fracture testing

were developed by Dr. Newman and his colleagues at the Langley

Research Center. He also worked with colleagues at the Johnson Space

Center developing two major life-prediction codes for metallic materials: FASTRAN and NASA FLAGRO. These codes are rapidly becoming

the durability and damage-tolerance codes used by many aerospace and

nonaerospace companies worldwide. Dr. Newman enjoyed 32 years of

research in the field of fracture mechanics—a field that was born in the

late 1950’s. Currently, he is a Senior Scientist at Langley, conducting

research on experimental and computational aspects of fatigue and fracture mechanics of metallic materials. His interests are centered around

his sons and grandchildren. His career advice to high school students is:

“Work hard at whatever career you choose because, if you do, you will

achieve your goals. While in school,look for teachers who will give you

challenging course work because this is how you will build a good

knowledge base for your future.”

Your Attitude Determines Your Altitude

Biographies
D r. Simon Ostra ch was born in Prov i d e n c e,

Rhode Island. He re c e ived a B. S. in mech a nical engi n e e ring and a master of engi n e e ri n g

f rom the Unive rsity of Rhode Island in 1944

and 1949. He re c e ived his Sc.M. and Ph.D.

d egrees in applied mat h e m atics from Brow n

U n ive rsity in 1945 and 1950, as well as thre e

h o n o ra ry doctorates from other distinguished

u n ive rsities. Dr. Ostra ch ’s many contri butions to aeronautics include helping design and develop single-cylinder test

cells to study va rious pro blems in airc raft engines; pioneering studies of

bu oya n cy - d riven fl ows; furt h e ring unsteady boundary - l ayer theory; and perfo rming analyses of va rious turbojet and turboprop engine systems to help

d e t e rmine optimum jet propulsion perfo rm a n c e. Although Dr. Ostra ch has

e n j oyed a long and rewa rding career in aerospace engi n e e ri n g, he did not

o ri gi n a l ly choose it as a care e r. As a son of illiterate immigra n t s , he lived in

a neighborhood wh e re the only pro fessionals we re teach e rs and phy s i c i a n s .

His parents hoped that he would be a physician. He wo rked at a summer

camp with his high school guidance counselor, who convinced him to

ch a n ge to an engi n e e ring program. During Dr. Ostra ch ’s fi rst year at college,

Wo rld War II bro ke out. Befo re gra d u at i o n , he was re c ruited by NACA as

one of the two top engi n e e ring students to wo rk at the Lewis Research

C e n t e r. Dr. Ostra ch wo rked with a senior engineer to help find quick fi xe s

to combustion chamber cooling pro blems for the Pratt & Wh i t n ey R-2800

and W right 3350 airc raft piston engines. He went on to become a pioneer

in the field of turbine engine cooling. Dr. Ostra ch wo rked at Lewis duri n g

the 1940’s and 1950’s. Curre n t ly, he is a full pro fessor at Case We s t e rn

R e s e rve Unive rs i t y. He is also Home Secre t a ry of the National A c a d e my of

E n gi n e e ri n g, wh i ch invo l ves him in many national engi n e e ring policy

i s s u e s , and he is active in many pro fessional committees and adv i s o ry

b o a rds. High on Dr. Ostra ch ’s list of interests is his fa m i ly. Other hobb i e s

and interests include sailing, s a i l b o at ra c i n g, classical mu s i c, j a z z , and big

band mu s i c. His advice to students is: “Do not be too concerned about the

c a reer aspects of life upon entering college. C o n c e n t rate on getting the best

and broadest educational back gro u n d, at the highest level possibl e, in yo u r

a rea of intere s t .” He would caution students about specialization because,

“In this new wo rld of tech n o l ogy, one must be ve rs atile and fl ex i bl e. Wo rk

in one field may also make important contri butions to other unre l ated fi e l d s .

Wh at ever the fi e l d, t h o u g h , the possible contri butions to society from 

science and engi n e e ring are endless.”

M r. Edwin J. Saltzman has had a longstanding interest in “ m e chanical things,” a n d

for this re a s o n , he studied physics and mat he m atics in college on the GI Bill after Wo rl d

War II. Born in ru ral Henry County, I owa ,

M r. Saltzman gra d u ated in 1950 from Iowa

We s l eyan College with a B.A. in physics. He

b egan his career at NACA in 1951 as a perfo rmance aero dynamics re s e a rch e r. Mr.

Saltzman devised and demonstrated how to measure boundary - l ayer and skin

f riction in-flight to Mach 5. He also pioneered the c o n c ept of eva l u ating 

a i rc raft perfo rmance component by component. His method was used to

eva l u ate the X-1, X - 1 5 , X - 2 9 , and lifting bodies, and the concepts of A re a

R u l e, the superc ritical wing, and the winglet. His re s e a rch has influenced the

basic design of tra n s o n i c, s u p e rs o n i c, and hy p e rsonic flight ve h i cl e s . I n

response to the energy crisis in the early 1970’s ,M r. Saltzman applied his

a e ronautics ex p e rience and cre at ivity to the aero dynamics of ground ve h icles (bu s e s ,t ru ck s , and motor homes) to save energy. His re s e a rch re s u l t s

d e m o n s t rated the potential to save 26 million barrels of fuel per year in

the United States. In 1980, he re c e ived the Pre s i d e n t ’s Council Awa rd fo r

E n e rgy Effi c i e n cy for this wo rk. Ap p lying his know l e d ge to yet another

fi e l d, M r. Saltzman designed a live s t o ck hauling ve h i cle that provides a

m o re healthy, humane env i ronment for live s t o ck through an innovat ive

ve n t i l ation design. His contri butions to the field of lift and drag re s e a rch

h ave resulted in more efficient airl i n e rs and supersonic airc raft. On the

gro u n d, his wo rk has helped motorists save fuel and cut the costs of tra n sp o rting consumer goods. During the past four decades, nu m e rous Dry d e n

Flight Research Center re s e a rch e rs have benefited from Mr. Saltzman’s

m e n t o rship. Although he is re t i red from NA S A , he is still wo rking as an

e n gi n e e r. He enjoys the “big outdoors ,” ke eping phy s i c a l ly active by hiking and bicy cl i n g. He is also an amateur carpenter and pursues re l at e d

a c t ivities that satisfy his mechanical interests. His advice to students is:

“A c c u mu l ate the technical tools that will ensure your usefulness in 

a e ronautics. . . . Once you are employed in aero n a u t i c s , be ve ry determined that you will not be easily fo o l e d. By this I mean, e m p l oy healthy

s kep t i c i s m , asking the decisive question that will reveal the tru t h .”

D r. Rich a rd T. Wh i t c o m b was born in

E va n s t o n , Illinois. He pursued a career in

a e ronautics because the dynamics of fl i g h t

fa s c i n ated him. He re c e ived his B. S. in

m e chanical engi n e e ring in 1943 and an hono ra ry doctorate of engi n e e ring in 1956, b o t h

f rom Wo rcester Po ly t e chnic Institute. In

1 9 8 5 , Old Dominion Unive rsity awa rd e d

him an honora ry doctorate of science. At the

L a n g l ey Research Center, D r. Whitcomb is best known for his pioneeri n g

c o n t ri butions to aero n a u t i c s , i n cluding the concep t i o n , d eve l o p m e n t , a n d

va l i d ation of the A rea Rule, the superc ritical airfo i l , and winglets. Th e s e

c o n c epts have substantially increased perfo rmance for a wide ra n ge of 

subsonic and supersonic airc raft. In the early 1950s, he had the basic idea

for a concept to minimize airc raft drag at transonic speeds, k n own as the

A rea Rule. This concept gre at ly improved effi c i e n cy of fighter and bomber

a i rc raft intended to fly through Mach 1. In 1964, D r. Whitcomb conceive d

of an idea, k n own as the superc ritical airfo i l , t h at was a radical dep a rt u re

f rom conventional high-speed airfoil designs. This aero dynamic concep t

reduced the upper surface shock losses through the careful contouring of

the airfoil surfa c e. He next wo rked on the development of wing tip dev i c e s ,

k n own as winglets, to reduce the induced drag of high-speed wings. Th e

s u p e rc ritical airfoil and winglets provided airc raft designers with two new,

p owe r f u l , and ve rs atile concepts to design far more efficient wings.

I n d u s t ry analyses have shown that these tech n o l ogies can provide substantial fuel savings. The most fuel-efficient airc raft ever designed use 

D r. Wh i t c o m b ’s concepts. He re c e ived the Collier Tro p hy in 1954, the most

p ri zed aeronautical honor in A m e ri c a , for the discove ry and ve ri fi c ation of

the A rea Rule. He has also re c e ived nu m e rous other pre s t i gious honors and

awa rds for his contri butions to aeronautics. His interests are centere d

a round re a d i n g, wh i ch he has always enjoye d. His advice to students is to

“ u n d e rstand the basis of anything you wo rk on.”

Your Attitude Determines Your Altitude

Biographies
The wo rld of the 21st century will be ex c i t i n g. Th e re will be more

ch a n ges and advances in our society and in tech n o l ogy than we can 

i m agi n e. The fo l l owing thoughts on care e rs are focused towa rds students

i n t e rested in pursuing a scientific or a technical care e r, s u ch as engi n e e ri n g, but at the same time, t h ey are mu ch bro a d e r. Students interested in

other fields will also need to think about many of these same things. 

Discuss your goals and ambitions with people who can help guide yo u .

To help you prep a re for college and beyo n d, seek out people who wo rk in

the care e rs or fields that interest you. The list below describes some of the

skills and at t ri butes that will contri bute to your success.

Skills and Attributes

To start towards your dream now, you must be prepared for the technical

curriculum in college. Equally important is the need to learn good communication skills, how to work in teams,and how to think. Engineers do

a lot of problem solving! 

The following list, “Attributes of an Attractive Engineering Graduate,”

will help you see the kinds of qualities that NASA and many other 

companies find valuable. As you can see, the list includes more than just

technical knowledge.

❖ Good grasp of engineering science fundamentals

❖ Good understanding of the design and manufacturing process

❖ Basic understanding of the social/economic/political context 

in which engineering is practiced

❖ Good communication skills

❖ Ability to think both critically and creatively, independently

and cooperatively

❖ Ability and the self-confidence to adapt to rapid/major change—

flexibility

❖ Curiosity and a life-long desire to learn

❖ Understanding of the importance of team work

Starting Out

When thinking about your future care e r, t a ke some time to think about wh at

you like to do and wh at your favo rite courses are in school. Try to imagi n e

wh at types of jobs could combine these choices. Explore ideas with yo u r

s chool counselors ,t e a ch e rs , role models, and others. Seek out career info rm ation re s o u rces. The more info rm ation you can collect on the types of

wo rk you would like to do, the better you can prep a re yo u rself during high

s chool and college. In fulfilling a dre a m , p rep a ration is the key.

High School

Chose your high school classes carefully to make sure you are prepared

both for your future career and the college or university you would like

to attend. Even if your dreams are not directly related to science or mathematics, do not neglect these subjects because a foundation in science

and math will be an asset in most careers. Current labor trends suggest

that the average person will change careers about six times during their

work life. This places even more importance on the educational foundation you are building. During high school is the time to start exploring

your career ideas seriously.

College

College is the time to focus on developing your skills and working on the

attributes mentioned above, along with your curriculum studies. College

is an exciting and challenging time with much to do and learn. Do not be

shy in finding what you need to make this time meaningful and productive. Seek out and team up with other students in your classes to help

study difficult subjects. 

If you plan to wo rk during your college ye a rs , finding jobs or other

o p p o rtunities that re l ate to your interests can help you improve needed

skills and eva l u ate potential career choices. Ta ke adva n t age of the

m a ny re s o u rces and services that your school offe rs. As you finish yo u r

c o l l ege ye a rs , be sure to consider if additional education is needed fo r

a dvancement in your career fi e l d. Many companies offer educat i o n a l

o p p o rt u n i t i e s , so ex p l o re your education needs and options to plan

wh at is best for yo u .

The Evolving Workplace

It is important that you be flexible and use your imagination in order to

be successful in the dynamic environment of the future. The career(s)

that you choose may not exist today. Who knew what an Internet 

engineer was ten years ago! The field of engineering has already been

p e rm a n e n t ly affected by the pace of tech n o l ogical innovat i o n .

Information technology has played a major role in transforming how

people communicate and with whom they communicate.

The 21st century will see a truly global economy, international competition, a diverse workforce, finite resources, environmental concern, and

ever increasing change. A successful student will be one who knows to

expect the unexpected, and is prepared for it. You will be putting into

practice your skills, attributes, and knowledge.

Your Attitude Determines Your Altitude

Career Paths
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