VOLUME 18 ISSUE 5 MAY 2016

Dr. Shin Outlines Plan for Next Generation of Aircraft

Recognizes Employees' Contributions

NASA Associate Administrator for the 

Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate

(ARMD) Dr. Jaiwon Shin visited NASA 

Glenn, March 24, to meet with center 

management, tour facilities and speak 

with employees. During his Town Hall 

meeting, Shin presented an overview

of NASA’s New Aviation Horizons, an 

original major research initiative to 

flight test several new experimental

aircraft, or X‐planes, during the next

decade.

“Working with our partners in govern‐

ment, industry and academia, New 

Aviation Horizons will include demon‐

strating green technologies on several 

experimental aircraft of various shapes 

and sizes,” he said.

Shin told Glenn employees that the

“unprecedented level of funding increase 

for NASA Aeronautics in the President’s 

budget request to Congress—total budget 

of $10 billion over the next 10 years—

recognizes the hard work you have

done.”

As one of NASA’s four aeronautic re‐

search centers, Glenn’s work in hybrid‐

electric propulsion, noise reduction in 

super‐ and hypersonic aircraft and engine 

aircraft icing will be critical to helping 

the agency achieve its long‐term goals.

“It’s our hope that by building and fly‐

ing these X‐planes, NASA can show our

technologies will work in the air, thus

reducing the risk for industry in adopting 

these ideas and accelerating the nation’s 

shift to green aviation,” Shin added.

Continued on page 3

Dr. Shin, left, and Dr. Kavandi, right, present Dr. Colantonio with his AETC award.

GRC-2016-C-01321 Photo by Marvin Smith

Center Bids Farewell to Director Free

GRC-2016-C-01551 Photo by Bridget Caswell

Members of the NASA Glenn family gathered in the MIC Auditorium, March 28, to 

thank Center Director Jim Free for his dedication to NASA and our center. Free, 

who has served in several leadership positions at Glenn since 1999, was named 

deputy associate administrator for technical in the agency’s Human Exploration 

and Operations Mission Directorate at Headquarters in Washington. 

Pictured: Free, left, talks with employees at the reception.

Glenn Core Technologies 

Tested on Space Station

On the heels of the Saffire launch in 

March, Glenn is readying another com‐

bustion experiment for operation, this 

time, aboard the International Space 

Station (ISS). The experiment is consid‐

ered a crucial technology in engineer‐

ing design to maintain the well being of 

crews on extended space missions to 

the lunar surface and Mars.

Continued on page 2

In This Issue

Plum Brook Open House Info ...............2 

PBS Siren Informers Ensure Safety ......2

Outreach Trailer Gets Upgrades ...........3

Reliving the 70’s ..................................5

Celebrating Women’s History ..............6

Join Glenn’s Highway Cleanup .............8
Going the Extra Mile for Our Guests

As part of our 75th anniversary celebration, we're opening our doors to the 

public at Lewis Field this month, and at Plum Brook Station in June. I'm proud 

to showcase our aerospace bests in technology and innovation and grateful 

for the tremendous amount of effort put into planning the events to ensure 

public safety. As we participate in these multi-faceted events—whether staff

ing activities or attending with family and friends—we cannot lose sight that 

safety is our number one priority. NASA is committed to maintaining the secu‐

rity not only of our personnel, property and information, but also our visitors. 

Putting our safety practices into play will ultimately ensure the success of 

these 75th anniversary celebrations.

Here’s to 75 more years of never sacrificing safety while producing some of 

the nation’s greatest innovations!

 —Janet

Core Technologies

Continued from page 1

GRC-2016-C-903

The Packed Bed Reactor Experiment 

(PBRE) is a fluids experiment that was 

launched in October 2015, and staged 

to begin operation, May 2016, in the ISS 

Microgravity Science Glovebox (MSG). 

The unit is a test module which could 

provide answers that would help design 

more efficient reactors for space habita‐

tion, such as the water reclamation and 

air revitalization life support systems, 

critical to long-duration trips to Mars.

This hydrodynamic investigation stud‐

ies the behavior of gases and liquids 

flowing simultaneously through a col‐

umn filled with fixed porous media, 

or “packing,” that serves as a catalyst 

between two inconsistent fluid phases 

(e.g., liquid-gas, water-oil, etc.) Th

process is the most common type of 

chemical reactor used in industry today. 

Results of this investigation could pro‐

vide answers about the process absent 

gravity, which could help design more 

efficient reactors for space habitation.

PBRE will be conducted over an 8-week

period in the MSG, a self-contained,

suitcase‐sized lab. At 324 pounds

(147 kilograms), PBRE is the heaviest 

and largest experiment in the MSG to 

date. Collaborators include ZIN Tech‐

nologies, the University of Houston, the 

National Center for Space Exploration 

Research and NASA’s Johnson Space

Center. NASA Glenn’s Dr. Brian Motil is 

the principal investigator.

By S. Jenise Veris

Photo by NASA

Packed Bed Reactor Experiment test section with a column of randomly packed 

glass beads to be integrated inside the MSG.

Connect With Glenn

Plum Brook Station s 

June Open House

’

As part of NASA

Glenn’s 75th anni‐

versary celebration,

Plum Brook Station

will hold its pub‐

lic open house on

June 11 and 12, from

10 a.m. to 6 p.m. 

The event will include onsite guided bus 

tours of the Space Power Facility and 

the Spacecraft Propulsion Research 

Facility. In an exciting departure from 

previous open houses, the exhibits, dem‐

onstrations and activities will take place 

at the Kalahari Convention Center adja‐

cent to Plum Brook Station. Bring your 

family and friends and come out for a 

fun and informative peek at what goes 

on in this world‐renowned campus. 

Tour space is limited and the last tour 

bus departs from Kalahari each day at 

4 p.m. Parking at Kalahari is free!

Employees, contractors and retirees are 

needed to staff a variety of positions. 

Onsite personnel should visit http://

events.grc.nasa.gov/PBS_Open‐

HouseVol/ (internal only) for informa‐

tion and to register. Retirees should call 

Geneva Biglin at 419–621–3344.

New Siren Informers 

Installed at Plum Brook

To improve the center’s response during 

severe weather, the Office of Emergency 

Management recently installed new 

“siren informers” in the Engineering 

Building and Space Power Facility lob‐

bies at Plum Brook Station (PBS). These 

devices will produce an audible tone 

whenever Erie County activates its severe

weather warning sirens during testing 

periods or an actual emergency.

The new informers were activated during 

the Statewide Tornado Drill, March 23. 

In addition, they will be used when Erie 

County tests its siren system on the first 

day of every month at noon. Glenn’s 

Emergency Manager, Allen Turner, said 

security staff will monitor the informers’ 

performance to determine the need for 

additional informers throughout PBS.

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MAY 2016

Traveling Exhibit Upgraded to Better 

Communicate NASA’s Mission

The NASA Glenn-based Journey to

Tomorrow traveling exhibit—host to 

more than 150,000 visitors since it took 

to the road in 2007—has been upgraded 

to showcase the latest in NASA research 

and technology. The 53-foot trailer,

offering interactive and static exhibits 

in an engaging learning environment, 

brings the excitement of NASA explo‐

ration and discovery to events across 

Glenn’s six-state area and beyond.

This popular outreach trailer was 

recently retrofitted with new digital 

content and equipment to incorporate 

state-of-the-art hardware and softwar

interior information graphics and an 

exterior wrap that reflects NASA’s 

current research missions. Highlights 

include customizable touchscreen con‐

tent that can be continually updated and/

or replaced, cutting-edge holographic

displays and a modified layout provid‐

ing improved mobility for guests in 

wheelchairs. 

“These capability upgrades will improve 

how we use the exhibit to engage local, 

regional and national audiences with 

the NASA story. The new Journey to 

Tomorrow is ready to continue inform‐

ing and inspiring visitors of all ages,” 

said Carlos Gomez, Journey to Tomor‐

row upgrade project manager.

The Journey to Tomorrow trailer will 

be open to the public during the Lew‐

is Field and Plum Brook Station open 

houses. Be sure to drop in to explore 

the exciting improvements!

By Doreen B. Zudell

The Journey to Tomorrow trailer’s new 

exterior wrap reflects NASA’s current 

research missions.

Dr. Shin Visits

Continued from page 1

The Town Hall included an ARMD AA 

Awards Ceremony where Shin recog‐

nized several Glenn employees who 

have demonstrated exemplary perfor‐

mance contributing to ARMD activities 

over the past year. They include:

Technology and Innovation

Winner

ERA Project and ITD Teams

Glenn employees were part of a multi‐

center Environmentally Responsible

Aviation (ERA) Project Team that suc‐

cessfully achieved its goals of maturing 

airframe and propulsion technologies. 

Their success positions NASA Aeronautics 

on the forefront of green aviation innova‐

tion. There are three Integrated Technol‐

ogy Development (ITD) Teams under 

the ERA Project: the 30A Compressor 

Team (Team Lead Mark Celestina), 35A 

Ultra‐High Bypass Integrated System Team 

(Team Chris Hughes) and 40A Combustor 

Team (Team Lead Angela Surgenor). 

Honorable Mention Team Award

High Ice Water Content (HIWC) Radar 

Flight Campaign Team 

Team Lead, Thomas Ratvasky

The team accomplished a substantial ef‐

fort in performing a multi‐center flight test 

to investigate an alternate use of commer‐

cial aircraft radars to detect the presence 

of ice crystal icing conditions while also 

documenting the atmospheric conditions. 

Strategic Partnership

Honorable Mention

Dr. Paula Dempsey

Dempsey developed a partnership be‐

tween NASA, the U.S. Army Aviation

Engineering Directorate at Redstone

Arsenal and the Federal Aviation Ad‐

ministration Tech Center in Atlanta to

significantly increase the effectiveness

of health management technologies in

detecting damage in flight critical com‐

ponents and rotorcraft drive systems. 

Program and Mission Support: Individual

Honorable Mention

Kimlan Pham

Pham applied her knowledge and experi‐

ence in procurement and NASA Research

Announcement (NRA) solicitations to

directly aid several ARMD projects with

NRA solicitation execution, and Glenn

Procurement processing. 

Leadership and Management Excellence

Winner

Dr. Renato Colantonio

As Aeronautics Evaluation and Test 

Capabilities (AETC) Project manager, 

Colantonio was recognized for leadership 

and management excellence in design‐

ing and implementing the AETC project 

structure and developing its operational 

strategy of NASA ground test facilities. 

High Potentials

Honorable Mention

Dr. Othmane Benafan

Benafan contributed significantly to the 

development of shape changing mate‐

rials known as Shape Memory Alloys 

(SMA). His work focused on developing 

lightweight SMA actuation capabilities 

through expanding alloy transition tem‐

perature range; understanding fundamen‐

tal microstructural characteristics; and 

ensuring long‐term reliable mechanical 

behavior for NASA missions. 

By Doreen B. Zudell

Left to right: Hughes, Surgenor and 

Celestina led ITD Teams under the ERA 

Project.

GRC-2016-C-01322 Photo by Marvin Smith

Dr. Ratvasky, Dr. Benafan, Pham and 

Dr. Dempsey were recognized for their 

contributions.

GRC-2016-C-01323 Photo by Marvin Smith

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News and Events

Library Holds Customer 

Appreciation Day

If you didn’t get to stop by Glenn’s 

Science and Engineering Library on 

April 14, you missed out on what the 

staff described as a “book blowout.” In 

celebration of National Library Week, 

April 10–16, the Library Commons 

hosted a Customer Appreciation Day 

featuring popcorn and a book giveaway. 

Customers browsed and bagged a variety 

of surplus materials from the NASA 

History Series, including books and DVDs 

on topics ranging from aeronautics, 

facilities, Russian space history—and even 

NASA center-specific history

Pictured, left to right: Employees Jimmie 

Robinson and Charles Castle at the book 

giveaway.

Photo by S. Jenise Veris

Airport Showcases Glenn’s Art Exhibit 

Mayor Frank Jackson and other distinguished guests joined Dr. Janet Kavandi at the 

Cleveland Hopkins International Airport for the opening of the Glenn art exhibit, 

“Research Rising,” on March 24. The exhibit features works of art by retired Glenn 

technical illustrator Les Bossinas and 26 photos from the center archives. Through 

a partnership between the airport and Glenn, this exhibit offers a retrospective 

on NASA Glenn’s history, current research activities and future exploration. The 

exhibit is on display in the art gallery on the ramp to Concourse A through Aug. 31.

GRC-2016-C-1517 Photo by Rami Daud

Les Bossinas, retired Glenn technical illustrator, stands by his work on display, during the 

art exhibit opening.

Glenn Nurtures Winners in FIRST Robotics Competition

The 15th annual FIRST Robotics Competition Buck‐

eye Regional, held March 17–19 at Cleveland State 

University’s Wolstein Center, drew more than 1,500 

high school students. Glenn’s FIRST Program Man‐

ager Stephanie Brown‐Houston reported that several 

Glenn‐sponsored teams excelled during the competi‐

tion. Team #2399/ Hathaway Brown School won Del‐

phi’s Excellence in Engineering Award, while team 

member, Hanna Keyerleber, earned the FIRST Dean’s 

List Finalist Award. Veteran team #120/Cuyahoga 

Community College—Youth Technology Academy with 

Glenn mentor Larry Oberle—won General Motors’ In‐

dustrial Design Award, while Robert Gest, also a team 

mentor, earned the Woodie Flowers Finalist Award. 

Visit http://www.oai.org/firstbuckeye/index.html for 

more results. GRC-2016-C-01215 Photo by Bridget Caswell

Hathaway Brown students and mentor troubleshoot their robot in the pits.

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MAY 2016

Celebrating a 75-Year Legacy

This is the fourth in a monthly series of historical highlights commemorating Glenn’s 75th anniversary 

and extraordinary technical accomplishments that reach across seven decades.

Looking Back: 1970s

In the early 1970s, NASA Glenn (then 

NASA Lewis) strove to become the 

agency leader in energy conversion. 

This included not only aerospace 

uses, but also direct applications to 

life on Earth, such as solar panels, 

non-fossil fuel automobiles and wind

energy. 

A 1973 wind turbine symposium co‐

hosted by NASA Glenn and the Energy 

Research and Development Administra‐

tion (ERDA) sparked a call for an official 

Wind Energy Program. By 1975, Glenn 

and ERDA began a 10-year effort to

develop cost-effective large horizontal

axis wind turbines and integrate them 

into utility grids.

The Wind Energy Program consisted 

of two efforts—a small experimental 

100-kilowatt turbine at Plum Brook

Station (PBS) and a series of increas‐

ingly powerful machines connected to 

utilities around the country. The most 

successful of these wind turbines was a 

4‐megawatt machine in Wyoming—the 

nation’s most powerful turbine for over 

20 years. 

For a time, America’s enthusiasm for 

wind energy faded with a perceived 

end to the Energy Crisis. In the 2000s, 

however, national interest in wind ener‐

gy, particularly the large wind turbines, 

returned. The United States has the in‐

frastructure to provide more megawatts 

of wind energy than any other country 

in the world. Most of this installed capa‐

bility stems from large multi‐megawatt 

wind turbines. 

Glenn’s contributions, such as flexible 

steel‐tube towers, variable‐speed gen‐

erators and fiberglass blades are key 

components of these new turbines. 

Glenn later developed an internation‐

ally recognized mathematical model to 

forecast wind turbine power levels in 

high‐wind conditions.

Courtesy of NASA Glenn History Office

The 100-kw wind turbine at PBS was 

modest in size. Its proximity to Glenn 

allowed researchers to test many configurations and components. Researchers 

found that the turbine’s original steel 

truss tower disrupted air flow. They 

resolved the issue with the flexible steel 

tube seen here.

News and Events

Glenn Hosted Dignitaries From Near and Far

Glenn senior staff hosted 

two notable dignitaries at 

Lewis Field in March. Am‐

bassador Valeriy Chaly of 

Ukraine and members of 

his staff met with several 

senior leaders and toured 

the Electric Propulsion 

Laboratory (EPL). Chaly 

noted Ukraine’s value 

to the European Space 

Agency and NASA’s As‐

teroid Redirect Mission, 

as his country produces 

57 percent of the world’s 

xenon gas. Ohio Lt. Gov. 

Mary Taylor learned more about Glenn’s research and technology development and 

testing capabilities during her first visit to the center. She toured the EPL and the Pro‐

pulsion Systems Laboratory.

GRC-2016-C-01075 Photo by Bridget Caswell

Pictured: Ambassador accepts a foil memento of the center 

from Center Director Jim Free.

Plum Brook Station’s (PBS) seventh 

reunion will be held on Saturday, 

Sept. 24, in the Engineering Building. 

All current and former PBS and Lewis 

Field employees, support service con

tractors and surviving spouses are 

invited. A luncheon and program on 

PBS activities are planned. To place 

your name on the mailing list, contact 

Bill Brown in writing, 3802 Windsor 

Bridge Circle, Huron, OH, 44839 or 

email to huronbill@bex.net or Jack 

Crooks at jackcrooks@aol.com. If 

you know of others who should be 

contacted, please send their names 

and addresses as well.

PBS Reunion Set

Save The Date!

Wednesday, Aug. 10

2016 Center Picnic & Retiree Reunion

More details to come!

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Glenn Celebrates the Contributions of Women

Glenn’s Women’s Advisory Group (WAG) 

and Business and Professional Women’s 

(BPW) Group collaborated to celebrate 

Women’s History Month with a lunchtime 

program and awards presentation,

March 30. Center Director Dr. Janet 

Kavandi provided the welcoming remarks 

for this year’s event. 

The program featured a debate by 

homeschooled students Mikayla Haught 

and Joel Meng, expressing their perspec‐

tive on this year’s theme “Working to Form 

a More Perfect Union: Honoring Women

in Public Service and Government.” The 

students invited the audience to judge 

the adequacy in recognizing women 

for contributions versus ensuring equal 

opportunity to make contributions for a 

more perfect union.

Dr. Kavandi and Glenn’s Federal Women’s 

Program Manager Nola Bland joined

WAG representatives in presenting the

Supervisory and Non‐Supervisory Federal 

Women’s Awards. The honorees include 

Dr. Julie Kleinhenz, Chemical and Thermal

Propulsion Systems Branch, nominated 

as a supervisor honoree; and Denise 

Ponchak, Architectures, Networks and 

System Integration Branch, nominated as 

the non‐supervisor honoree.

By S. Jenise Veris

GRC-2016-C-01696 Photos by Bridget Caswell

Ponchak, center, accepts her award 

presented by Bland, left, and Dr. Kavandi. 

Dr. Kleinhenz was unable to attend.

Debaters Mikayla Haught, left, and Joel 

Meng. 

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Awards

Crawford Selected “Hometown”

Distinguished Citizen

In April, the City of Massillon and Washington

High School honored NASA Glenn’s Counter

intelligence Lead Special Agent George Scot

Crawford as a 2016 Distinguished Citizen. The

award recognizes graduates of the school who

have achieved local, national or international suc

cess in their field. Crawford was recognized for a

decorated 28‐year career of federal service as an

Air Force veteran of the Iraq War with the Office

of Special Investigations and NASA. He spoke a

several assemblies and received commendation

from the mayor, the Ohio legislature, local rotary

club and high school.

Courtesy of Washington High School

Crawford at Massillon's award 

ceremony.

Promotions

Meghan Ganss has

been selected exec‐

utive support as‐

sistant for NASA 

Glenn’s Associ‐

ate Director Janet 

Watkins in the 

Office of the Di‐

rector, effective 

March 21. Over 

the past 20 years, Ganss has worked 

as an administrative assistant for sev‐

eral onsite contracts. She served in the 

Diversity Management Office, STTR/

SBIR Program Office, and, over the past 

six years, in the Office of the Director.

Ganss

Hans Hansen has 

been selected proj‐

ect manager of the 

Evolvable Cryogen‐

ics (eCryo) Proj‐

ect in the Space 

Technology Project 

Office, Space Flight 

Systems Directorate. 

Hansen will manage 

the eCryo Project 

working with NASA’s Marshall and God‐

dard centers in developing cryogenic 

fluid management technologies needed 

to enable long duration in space mis‐

sions beyond low Earth orbit.

Hansen

Morris Selected FISSEA 

Educator of the Year

The Department of Homeland Security presented

the Federal Information Systems Security

Educators' Association (FISSEA) 2015 Educato

of the Year Award to Gretchen Morris on March

15. Morris, DBC/Risk Management and Security

Office, was recognized for her knowledge

dedication to improving security awareness and

training, and her commitment to coordinating

the annual FISSEA Security Contest.

Courtesy of FISSEA

Homeland Security’s Susan Hansche, 

left, presents the Award to Morris.

In Appreciation

I would like to sincerely thank everyone who offered support and condolences dur‐

ing my husband’s illness and subsequent passing in March. It was such a blessing 

to be surrounded by so much compassion and kindness during a very difficult time. 

—Annette Rostetter

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MAY 2016

More Than a Memory

Diane Benton, 59, management support assistant for Glenn’s 

Communications and Intelligent Systems Division, died unex‐

pectedly March 14. 

During her 311⁄2 years at NASA, Benson earned the respect of 

co‐workers for her sustained clerical and administrative ex‐

pertise across several organizations. She received multiple

support/clerical awards, while also obtaining certification as 

a Professional Secretary. She also earned an associates degree 

in business, a bachelor’s degree in human services, and more Benton recently, a master’s degree. However, many will recall her role 

on the Glenn Social Events Team and its predecessors, seeking and securing events 

for NASA employees to enjoy at discount prices. 

“Diane was an extremely dedicated individual and civil servant. She had the knowl‐

edge and determination to take on the most challenging tasks, always finding a way 

to get things done to make our lives a little easier,” said Dawn Emerson, chief, Com‐

munications and Intelligent Systems Division. “Diane loved her work and cared 

deeply about others. She was someone you could always depend on and trust. It 

was truly an honor to work with Diane and she will be greatly missed.”

Carl A. Stearns, 86, a 1990 retiree with 33 years of service, died 

March 8. Stearns was a highly regarded physicist and published 

expert on high‐temperature materials for aircraft engines. He 

began his NACA/NASA Lewis career in 1956 and rose to po‐

sitions of leadership, including High Temperature Chemistry 

Section chief and Environmental Durability Branch chief. Stea‐

rns performed critical testing for NASA’s Conservation Of Stra‐

tegic Aerospace Materials program. After retiring, he returned 

for seven more years to support the Combustor Materials team 

for NASA’s High Speed Civil Transport.

Marjorie “Marti” W. Trujillo, 68, a 2007 retiree with more than 

30 years of federal service, died March 7. Trujillo began her 

NASA career in 1983 and received multiple service awards from 

various organizations in which she supported. She received a 

2002 NASA Exceptional Service Medal for her contributions to 

the Research and Technology Directorate. In 2003, Trujillo was 

selected executive support assistant to Deputy Center Director 

Richard Christiansen. She served in the Office of the Director 

until her retirement.

Stearns

Trujillo

Welcome to the NASA Family

Glenn welcomed four new employees who reported for orientation on March 21. 

They include John Bobanga, Reliability and System Safety Engineering Branch; 

Meghan Ganss, Office of the Director; Joshua Gibson, Space Power & Propul‐

sion, Communications and Instrumentation Branch; and Leah Nakley, Space 

Combustion and Materials Branch. On April 4, two more new employees

reported for orientation. They include Harry Burnsworth, Jr., Logistics and Technical 

Information Division, and Joseph Knott, Engineering Management Branch.

Left to right: Bobanga, Gibson, Nakley and Ganss.

GRC-2016-C-01662 Photo by Bridget Caswell GRC-2016-C-01539 Photo by Marvin Smith

Left to right: Knott and Burnsworth.

Retirements

Mei-Hwa Liao, 

Structural Mechan‐

ics Branch, Materi‐

als and Structures 

Division, retired

May 3, 2016, with 

33 years of service.

Karen Pischel, Aero‐

nautics and Ground‐

Based Systems Branch, Systems Engi‐

neering and Architectural Division, retired 

May 13, 2016, with 33 years of service.

Liao

Calendar

GRC CONNECTIONS: On May 19, a 

Glenn panel will discuss their positive 

experiences as past Regional Economic 

Development roadshow participants. 

See Today@Glenn for more details.

RETIRED WOMEN’S LUNCHEON: The 

next NASA Retired Women's Luncheon 

is Thursday, May 19, at 1 p.m., at 

Coppertop Restaurant, 5740 Center 

Rd. (Rt. 303), Valley City, Ohio 44280. 

Please notify Gerry Ziemba, 330–273–

4850 or gto64gerry@yahoo.com to 

reserve your place.

MEMORIAL DAY OBSERVANCE: The 

center will hold its Memorial Day Ob‐

servance, May 26, at 1 p.m., at the flag 

pole in front of the Administration Build‐

ing. POC: Samantha Brinkman, 3–6613.

RAIN BARREL WORKSHOP: Learn 

about rainwater harvesting and build 

a rain barrel to take home, Tuesday, 

June 7, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Picnic 

Grounds. POC: Stacey Yanetta, 3–6468.

IFPTE LOCAL 28, LESA MEETING: LESA 

will hold its next membership meeting, 

Wednesday, June 8, noon, in the Glenn 

Employee Center’s Small Dining Room.

Lewis Field Open House

May 21 and 22

10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Park at I-X Cente

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John H. Glenn Research Center at Lewis Field

21000 Brookpark Road 

Cleveland, Ohio 44135

www.nasa.gov

AeroSpace Frontiers is an official publication of Glenn Research 

Center, National Aeronautics and Space Administration. It is 

published the second Friday of each month by the Office of 

Communications & External Relations in the interest of the Glenn 

workforce, retirees, government officials, business leaders and 

the general public. Submit short articles and calendar items via 

e-mail to the editor: doreen.b.zudell@nasa.gov or 216–433–5317. 

June 2016 Calendar section deadline: May 18, noon

News and feature stories require additional time

Editor: Doreen B. Zudell, ATS

Assistant Editor: S. Jenise Veris, ATS

Managing Editor: Kelly R. DiFrancesco

Read AeroSpace Frontiers online at http://www.nasa.gov/centers/glenn/news/AF/index.html

Center Takes Pride in John Glenn Highway

Join the Highway Cleanup Challenge!

The I–480/Grayton Road interchange 

serves as the gateway to Cleveland for 

many visitors who arrive at Cleveland 

Hopkins International Airport. Named 

the John Glenn Highway in 1998, this 

is an important highway in the NASA 

Glenn neighborhood as well. 

For more than 20 years, the center has 

helped maintain the grassy areas adja‐

cent to the interchange by conducting 

monthly litter removal as part of the 

Adopt-a-Highway Program, sponsore

by the State of Ohio Department of 

Transportation. This is considered a 

sanctioned center activity.

From April through October during 

lunchtime, civil servant and support 

service contractor employees and 

retirees meet in the Hangar parking 

lot for a safety review covering guide‐

lines for trash collecting and alerts for 

roadside obstacles. They then receive 

gloves, vests and collection tools to 

safely perform the task of collecting 

trash. Participants carpool to the area, 

then form groups to canvas the road‐

side for debris. 

“I’m stunned by the amount of trash 

along the roadside and amazed at how 

much we collect in a short time,” said 

Glenn’s Adopt-a-Highway Coordinato

Christie Myers. “This activity offers an 

opportunity to personally make a huge 

difference on the environment. Last 

year’s Adopt-a-Highway efforts reape

more than 1000 pounds of trash!”

As part of NASA Glenn’s 75th anniver‐

sary beautification efforts, Myers urges 

widespread support for this outreach. 

Employees are encouraged to gather 

their officemates, branch or division 

co-workers and commit to one monthly

clean up. Contact Myers at 216–433–

8874 for more information or visit 

http://spaceflightsystems.grc.nasa.gov/

outreach/highway/highway.html.

By Doreen B. Zudell

Photo by Doreen Zudell

This group of employees and retirees gathered to help with a clean up last October. Pictured, 

left to right, back row: Christie Myers, Fred Kohl (retiree), Dale Force, Monica Guzik, Hans 

Hansen, Aimee DeChant and Jennifer Rock. Left to right, front row: Lisa Ferenc, Carol Ginty, 

Gloria O’Donnell (retiree) and Ransook Evanina.

Emergency and Inclement 

Weather Lines 

Lewis Field: 216–433–9328 (WEAT) 

Plum Brook Station: 419–621–3333