VOLUME 16 ISSUE 7 JULY 2014

Social Showcases Glenn-Led Alternative Fuel Research

Research Supports Aeronautics' Strategic Vision 

Social media followers and news media representatives from across the United

States, Canada and the United Kingdom traveled to Southern California, 

May 20. They gathered to learn about a NASA Glenn-led flight experiment 

that is investigating the effects of alternative fuels on the environment.

Held at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center facilities in Palmdale and 

Edwards Air Force Base, California, the NASA social focused on Alternative 

Fuel Effects on Contrails and Cruise Emissions, or ACCESS II. This research 

supports NASA Aeronautics’ strategic vision, which includes the goal of 

enabling the aviation industry to transition to low-carbon fuels and alternative 

propulsion systems.

During the NASA social, Glenn’s Dr. Rubén Del Rosario, NASA Aeronautics 

Subsonic Fixed Wing project manager who oversees the research, met with 

participants about ACCESS II. Members of the experiment’s Glenn team also 

include Dr. Clarence Chang and Angela Surgenor. Continued on page 2

Pictured: Glenn's Dr. Del Rosario briefs social media followers and news media 

about the ACCESS II experiment during the event at NASA Armstrong. Photo by Frank Jennings

Center Recognized for Diversity and Inclusion 

Creating, Enhancing, Sustaining Diversity

NASA Glenn has been designated a member of the 2014 Commission 50 by the Greater Cleveland 

Partnership’s Commission on Economic Inclusion.

Members of the Commission 50 (25 for-profit and 25 nonprofit/ government) are recognized annually 

for progress in creating, enhancing and sustaining their diversity and inclusion strategies. 

This recognition is based on their responses to the annual Employers Survey on Diversity. Member 

organizations with the highest combined scores based on the survey’s four metrics—board, senior 

management, workforce and supplier diversity—receive this distinguished designation.

Lean Six Sigma Processes Improve Efficiencies

Need to make some changes but you’re 

not sure how or where to get started? 

NASA’s Lean Six Sigma (LSS) Program 

Office wants to help you gain the skills you 

need to get moving in the right direction.

LSS is a structured approach to 

identifying and eliminating waste. 

NASA has adopted this methodology 

and created a curriculum to train 

employees how to employ a five-step 

method to increase process speed, 

eliminate waste, reduce variation and 

improve customer satisfaction. 

“We have the tools, but our customers 

are the process owners,” said Michael 

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In This Issue

Tutor Collects Books ..................2

Creativity Takes Root .................3

NASA Center Renamed ...............3 

Celebrating Asian Heritage ........4

SMEs Take to the Road ...............5

Jeopardy! Seeks Answers ........... 5
Koch Collects Books to

Encourage Joy of Reading

FEB Tutoring Program 

As a tutor in the Cleveland Federal 

Executive Board (FEB) Tutoring Program 

over the past 7 years, Danielle Koch, 

Acoustics Branch, has seen how lack 

of resources can hinder hope and 

learning. To fill the void at Cleveland’s 

Clark Elementary School, Koch has 

been collecting and donating thousands 

of new/used books and magazines to 

inspire students and encourage a joy of 

reading. On May 7, she delivered two 

more boxes of books and magazines to 

school principal, Amanda Rodriguez, 

bringing her total donations to well 

over 5,000 items.

While Koch takes pride in this initiative, 

she gratefully attributes much of her 

success to the generosity of others 

inspired by her mission. “I’ve been 

fortunate to have the support of my 

Glenn coworkers, family and friends,” 

she said. “My branch chief, Brian Fite, 

allowed me to set up collection boxes 

and post messages on Today@Glenn.”

News of Koch’s book collection 

provided Isabella Piasecki, the daughter 

of Jerry Piasecki, NASA Safety Center, 

with a partner to donate the books she 

had collected for her Girl Scout Silver 

Award. Isabella reached out to family 

and friends, her Girl Scout Service 

Unit 732, the Brecksville/Broadview 

Heights School District and Preschool 

Moms Club and 

the Cuyahoga 

County Public 

Library to collect 

nearly 2,000 new/

used books to 

benefit Clark 

students and 

families. 

Koch is one of 

34 Glenn tutors 

currently supporting the 

FEB Tutoring Program. The 

program focuses on K–8 

students in the Cleveland 

Municipal School District 

to improve reading and 

math comprehension 

and performance, areas 

determined to have the 

greatest impact on a child’s 

education, in addition to 

science and social studies. 

Employees interested in 

supporting the FEB tutoring program 

should contact Lynne Sammon,

Office of Educational Programs,

216–433–3952, to see how they can 

make a difference. Additionally, watch 

for future book collection dates and 

locations on Today@Glenn.

—By S. Jenise Veris

Top: Koch, right, rolls in her latest book 

contribution, while Piasecki and her dad, 

Jerry, begin unloading her donations. 

Above: Koch, left, presents Piasecki a NASA 

poster commemorating astronauts, who 

were former Girl Scouts, in appreciation of 

her donation. Clark principal Rodriguez 

and Glenn FEB Tutor Program manager 

Sammon are also pictured.

Photos by S. Jenise Veris

Alternative Fuel Research

Photo courtesy of National Research Council of Canada

Continued from page 1

NASA Langley’s Bruce Anderson, ACCESS II chief scientist 

and principal investigator, and NASA Armstrong’s Gary 

Martin, deputy project manager for the Fixed Wing project, 

joined in the discussions. In addition to a full briefing of the 

experiment, participants also asked questions of aircraft 

crew, pilots and scientists involved in the research process. 

For more information on the event, visit http://www.nasa.

gov/centers/armstrong/Features/ACCESS_II_showcase.html. 

For more information about the ACCESS II project, visit 

http://1.usa.gov/1gRxQfz.

The crew of National Research Council of Canada's CT–133 

research aircraft (front) captures NASA HU–25C Guardian 

“sniffing” the contrails and emissions of NASA's DC–8. 

Collected data is stored for analysis by ACCESS II researchers.

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Creativity and Innovation Initiative Takes Root

Seeds take nurturing to grow, but 

when they take root, it is inspiring 

to see the growth of new life. NASA 

Glenn’s Creativity and Innovation (C&I) 

Initiative is much like seeds taking root. 

Born of a grass-roots effort in 2011, and 

tended by volunteers throughout the 

center, the C&I Initiative has spread, 

creating a culture of creativity and 

innovation.

The seed tenders are a group of passionate 

researchers, artists, engineers, writers, 

managers and administrative specialists 

who have rallied to make Glenn a 

crusader of all things new, creative and 

innovative. That passion is spreading. 

The team’s membership, which started 

with two researchers interested in 

spreading creativity and innovation 

methods throughout the center, has 

grown to more than 100. The team 

has responded to numerous requests 

from various organizations across the 

center to facilitate idea generation, or 

“Ideation” sessions. 

“Ideation sessions are different from 

traditional problem-solving sessions,” 

said C&I member, Nikki Welch. “We 

use parallel and lateral thinking tools as 

an approach to break out of traditional 

thinking pathways. This enables us to 

generate new and creative problem 

solving ideas.”

Welch said the team’s primary tools 

are derived from the teachings of Dr. 

Edward de Bono, a world-renowned 

authority on creative thinking. The 

C&I team’s certified trainers have used 

de Bono’s Six Thinking Hats and Lateral 

Thinking tools to teach these methods 

to numerous center employees. To 

date, 64 employees have been trained 

directly by de Bono master trainers.

The team has held Ideation sessions 

with Glenn organizations, other NASA 

centers and external organizations. 

Several sessions were incorporated into 

workshops aimed at tackling technical 

issues and improving collaboration and 

communication. 

During a multiday Electric Aircraft 

Workshop held at the Ohio Aerospace 

Institute, for example, the C&I Ideation 

Team helped plan and facilitate 

each of the sessions using the Six 

Thinking Hats framework. From these 

sessions, participants began identifying 

Glenn’s strengths and capabilities in 

technologies related to electric aircraft.

“The C&I facilitators did a great job, 

and without your effort the [Electric 

Aircraft] workshop would not have 

been a success,” said Dr. Ajay Misra, 

chief, Structures and Materials Division.

 “You asked the right questions during 

the brainstorming sessions, and we 

obtained good answers from the 

participants. You have made me a big 

fan of the Six-Hat process.” 

The team has also introduced creative 

spaces that are available for use centerwide. The Creativity & Innovation 

Commons (CIC), a collaborative 

work environment designed to spark 

innovative thinking, comprises a 

large 25-person meeting area and four 

smaller work areas. The iLab, located 

in Building 5, Room CW–12, is a second 

creative space that allows staff to 

prototype hardware and run proofof-concept bench-top experiments. 

Both spaces are available for use by 

the Glenn community.

To learn more about C&I initiatives, 

reserve creative spaces, request 

facilitation or join the team, visit the 

C&I Web site at https://ci.grc.nasa.gov/.

Top: Jim Zakrajsek 

creatively explains 

a new lateral thinking tool. 

Left: Irebert 

Delgado leads a 

NASA Centennial 

Challenge Ideation 

Session.

Photo courtesy of Creativity and Innovation Initiative Team

NASA Dryden Renamed Armstrong Flight Research Center

In January, President Obama signed a congressional resolution renaming NASA’s 

Hugh L. Dryden Flight Research Center as the Armstrong Flight Research Center. 

Additionally, the center’s West Aeronautical Test Range has been designated the 

Hugh L. Dryden Aeronautical Test Range. NASA Administrator Charlie Bolden 

joined members of the Armstrong and Dryden families in a dedication ceremony 

at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., May 13. With this honor, Armstrong shares the 

distinction of a NASA center named for him along with fellow Ohioan Sen. John 

H. Glenn. For details on the renaming, visit http://www.nasa.gov/centers/armstrong/

news/news/NewsReleases/2014/14-12MA.html#.U6xE7iRpHVQ. Dryden Armstrong

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News and Events

Photo by Mack Thomas 2014-2460 Photo by Michelle Murphy

Center Supports Asian Pacific American Heritage Festivities

NASA Glenn employees supported Asian Pacific American Heritage festivities throughout the month of May. Glenn’s Asian 

Pacific Islanders Advisory Group (APIAG) and other Glenn volunteers staffed a NASA informational booth and a Picture 

Yourself In Space kiosk at the 5th annual Cleveland Asian Festival, May 17 and 18. Glenn’s Wayne Wong served as Master of 

Ceremonies. Pictured, top left: Dongming Zhu, front, and Ghansham Dutt at the festival. On May 29 the APIAG hosted Ratanjit 

Sondhe, author, entrepreneur and founder of Discoverhelp, Inc., and musicians Nupur Das and Manabendra Dey for Glenn’s 

annual Asian Pacific American Heritage Observance. Sondhe (pictured, top right) gave the keynote speech on the topic of 

“Diverse Leadership + Expanding Opportunity.”

Photo by John Oldham

Sharing NASA's Mission at Space Fest 2014

NASA astronauts and Glenn employees shared NASA’s mission with nearly 

11,000 visitors attending “Space Fest 2014” at the National Museum of the 

U.S. Air Force, Wright Patterson Air Force Base, May 16 and 17. Astronauts 

Greg Johnson, Don Thomas and Doug Wheelock engaged the public 

through mission presentations, autographs and their personal critique of 

the movie, Gravity. Glenn employees staffed a NASA career/information 

table, picture booth and several activities/exhibits throughout the 2-day 

festival. Pictured: Bryan Palaszewski presents a historical perspective 

of the space shuttle to the backdrop of the museum’s new shuttle Crew 

Cockpit Trainer in the Space Vehicle Mockup Facility. The event helped 

NASA to communicate its mission objectives to the general public.

Photo by John Blakeman

Glenn Helps Preserve History

Plum Brook Station staff recently preserved a slice 

of local history by donating five of its shingle oak 

seedlings to Thomas Alva Edison’s birthplace in 

nearby Milan. Edison’s father, Samuel, settled in 

Milan due to the abundance of shingle oak trees 

in the surrounding area and established himself 

as a manufacturer of roof shingles. The seedlings 

were planted on the property now known as the 

Thomas Edison Birthplace Museum. When the trees 

begin to mature in 2 to 3 years, they will become 

a noteworthy aspect of the history and landscape.

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News and Events

Solving Challenges 

Through Roadshows

NASA Glenn’s Venture Development and 

Partnerships Office is taking an innovative 

approach to economic development and 

job creation through the NASA Roadshow. 

Under the initiative, Glenn scientists 

and engineers go on the road and offer 

expertise to businesses that are stuck on 

engineering or technological challenges. 

A small group of NASA subject matter 

experts (SMEs) traveled to the University 

of Toledo’s engineering campus, June 12, 

to assist area companies solve technical 

challenges. The NASA Roadshow kicked 

off in Youngstown last December; several 

more are planned for fiscal year 2015. 

Glenn's Dr. Felix Miranda, center, and Jackie Morse, to his right, talk with 

representatives from Cooper Tire about the company’s technical challenges.

Celebrating Young Graduates 

Photo by Doreen Zudell

Associate Director Janet Watkins recently 

shared a special time with Lewis Little Folks 

students. On June 6, 16 preschool and 12 

kindergarten students graduated from the 

onsite child development center during a 

ceremony at the Picnic Grounds. Watkins 

encouraged the graduates to continue 

working hard in school while taking time 

for play. 

Jeopardy! Gets Answers at Glenn

2014-2460 Photo by Michelle Murphy

The Clue Crew from Jeopardy! filmed at NASA Glenn during a 2-day, fourlocation shoot in Cleveland, April 23. Correspondents Sara Whitcomb 

Foss, pictured, and Kelly Miyahara talked to Glenn researchers and 

visited several Lewis Field buildings to film video clues that will air 

on future episodes of the game show. Stay tuned to Today@Glenn

for Jeopardy! air dates. 

Attention Glenn Musicians: Join the Band!

In the 1960s, the Lewis Research Center had a band that played at social activities and center events. Recently

a group of employees has expressed an interest in continuing this tradition by forming a band or smal

orchestra. Consider joining a pool of musicians who have a desire to perform, record or just jam together

Employees (civil servant or contractor) and retirees who play a musical instrument (novice or accomplished

and enjoy the camaraderie of playing with others are invited to join. Family members are also welcome

For further information, please contact Jeff Woytach at 216–977–7075 or Jeffrey.M.Woytach@nasa.gov.

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Awards & Honors

The Composite Cryotank Technology Demonstration (CCTD) Project Team received the Rotary 

National Award for Space Achievement (RNASA) Foundation Stellar Award on April 11. The RNASA 

Stellar Awards recognize individuals and teams whose accomplishments hold the greatest promise 

for furthering future activities in space. The CCTD team, including members from NASA’s Glenn, 

Marshall and Langley centers, and Boeing, was recognized for outstanding technical excellence 

in the development and demonstration of low-cost, lightweight composite cryogenic propellant 

tanks for future heavy-lift vehicles and other in-space applications. 

Careers & the disAbled magazine honored Duane Schaft, Office 

of Chief Financial Officer, among its 2014 Top 10 National

Employees of the Year during a ceremony in Boston, April 28. 

The magazine recognizes professional and personal achievements 

of outstanding individuals with disabilities in the public and 

private sectors.

The Cleveland Chapter of the National Technical Association 

(NTA) honored two Glenn employees with Nsoroma Awards 

during its 2014 Nsoroma Technical Symposium and Awards program, June 7. Janice Gassaway, Program/Project Integration 

Office, received the Lifetime Achievement Award. Bethany Gigante, Energy and Environmental Management Office, received 

the Princess Award. NTA vice-president and chairman for the event Dr. Bilal Bomani, Fluid Physics and Transport Processes 

Branch, joined NTA President Dr. Lateef Saforre in presenting the awards. 

Schaft Gassaway Gigante

Welcome to the NASA Family 

Glenn welcomed the following new employees and the Pathway and Veteran interns who reported for duty/orientation during 

the month of May. Editor’s note: The new hires in the month of June will be featured in the next issue. 

May hires include: Brianna Artino, Procurement Division; Jeremy Holmes, Engineering Management Branch; Joshua Jones, 

Wind Tunnel and Propulsion Test Branch; Jennifer Lademann, Center Operations Branch; Nicholas Lantz, Avionics Systems 

Branch; Kyle Lynch, Space Combustion and Materials Branch; Shaun McKeehan, Integration Office; David Meigs, Engineering 

Management Branch; Christopher Miller, Sensors and Electronics Branch; Dale Mortensen, Aerospace Communications 

Systems Branch; Ryan Shackle, Accounting and Reports Branch; Aayush Sharma, Mission Design and Analysis Branch; Craig 

Smith, Ceramics Branch; and Nathan Williams, Systems Integration Branch. (Organization affiliations listed are at the time 

of installation and prior to the Glenn reorganization.)

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Left to right: Mortensen, Lademann,

Artino and Smith.

2014-2252 Photos by Bridget Caswell

Left to right, front: Lantz, Meigs, Shackle, Williams and Jones; back: Lynch, Sharma, 

McKeehan, Holmes and Miller. 

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More Than a Memory

Virden C. Beckman, 94, a 1972 retiree with 

29 years of service, died Feb. 19. Beckman was 

a U.S. Army veteran and an electrical engineer. 

He supported NASA’s Launch Vehicles Office 

for the Centaur, Mars Mariner and Titan/

Centaur programs. He received several Cost 

Reduction Awards for his ingenuity, which 

helped NASA improve costs and efficiencies 

within several of the programs. Beckman 

also volunteered at the NASA Glenn Visitor 

Center for more than 15 years.

Harvey S. Bloomfield, 75, a 1998 retiree with 37 years of service, died March 27. Bloomfield was a chemical/nuclear engineer, 

whose expertise benefitted the SP-100 nuclear space power program. He was an expert in the specification and evaluation of 

the free-piston Stirling and Brayton Cycle energy conversion subsystems used for a highly integrated nuclear power systems 

configuration. He received NASA’s Exceptional Service Medal and numerous achievement awards. Bloomfield retired from 

the Thermo-Mechanical Systems Branch.

Eugene R. Brattoli, 84, a 1987 retiree with 32 years of service, died May 11. Brattoli was a U.S. Air Force veteran of the Korean 

War. He graduated from the Apprentice Program to become an electronics technician. He was a member of the Test Installation 

Division, who worked predominantly in the Icing Research Lab and earned numerous performance and special achievement 

awards. Brattoli captained the Jets, a Lewis softball team, that dominated the league for many years.

James E. Loeser, 83, a 1982 retiree with 30 years of service, died April 7. Loeser began his NASA career in 1952 before entering 

the Apprentice Program, where he graduated as a stationary engineer in 1958. He was responsible for the operations and 

maintenance of the Icing Research Tunnel.

Lillian A. Manning, 90, a 1994 retiree with 28 years of service, died in Oct. 29, 2013. Manning was a proficient secretary 

who began her career in NACA Lewis’ Personnel Records Department. She was recognized for her support in several group 

achievement awards. She retired in the Aeropropulsion Technology and Facilities Division.

O. Frank Spurlock, 74, a 1997 retiree with 35 years of service, died May 29. Former deputy chief for Systems Analysis, Advanced 

Space Analysis Office, Spurlock was a respected supervisor, mentor and mathematician supporting NASA’s launch vehicle 

program. He wrote the 3D computer program used to calculate performance and trajectories for Atlas Centaur and Titan 

Centaur launch vehicles for almost 30 years. A memorial mass is scheduled for Saturday, July 12, 11 a.m. at St. Thomas More 

Church, 4170 North Amber Drive, Brooklyn, Ohio 44144. 

Beckman Bloomfield Manning Spurlock

Calendar

SPACE ADVENTURE WEEK: Celebrate 

space exploration with a week of 

space-themed events, programs and 

workshops, July 21 through July 28. 

Explore the space-themed exhibits in 

the NASA Glenn Visitor Center and 

hear guest speakers from NASA Glenn.

MIC OPEN HOUSE: The Mission 

Integration Center (MIC) ribbon 

cutting ceremony and open house 

is Wednesday, July 30, beginning at 

10 a.m., building 162.

AUGUST PUBLIC TOUR: The next 

Saturday tour, Aug. 2, will highlight the 

Aero-Acoustic Propulsion Laboratory. 

Tours are open to U.S. citizens 

and lawful permanent residents. 

Space is limited and reservations are 

required for admission. To register, 

call 216–433–9653 or send an email 

to sean.r.delaney-gesing@nasa.gov. 

For more information and a complete 

schedule of Glenn’s tours, visit http://

www. nasa.gov/centers/glenn/events/

tours.html.

IFPTE LOCAL 28, LESA MEETING: LESA 

will hold its next membership meeting 

Wednesday, Aug. 13, noon, at Glenn’s 

Employee Center’s Small Dining Room. 

RETIRED WOMEN'S LUNCHEON: The 

NASA Retired Women’s Luncheon is 

Thursday, Aug. 21, at 1 p.m. at Mapleside 

Farms Orchard House Restaurant, 262 

Pearl Rd., Brunswick. Luncheons 

are held February, May, August and 

November. All are welcome. Please 

confirm your reservation by calling 

Gerry Ziemba, 330–273–4850.

In Appreciation

Thank you so much for your kind wishes 

and words upon my retirement. I am 

sure I will be corresponding with many 

of you in the future. It has been great 

to work with you over the years. 

 —Don Roth

On behalf of my family and myself, 

I am deeply thankful to all who so 

generously donated leave time over 

the past 18 months. It was my time of 

greatest need and therefore impossible 

to fully convey my appreciation of the 

NASA Glenn family—there is no equal. 

“Gratitude is the memory of the heart.” 

~Jean Baptiste

 —Kate and David Dunlap

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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. 

August 2014 issue copy deadline: July 18, noon

Editor: Doreen B. Zudell, SGT, Inc.

Assistant Editor: S. Jenise Veris, SGT, Inc.

Managing Editor: Kelly R. DiFrancesco

Read AeroSpace Frontiers online at http://aerospacefrontiers.nasa.gov

Lean Six Sigma Processes

Continued from page 1

Moxley, NASA’s LSS program manager. 

“We walk a customer through the LSS 

process—define, measure, analyze, 

improve and control—to help them 

discover a way forward to meet their 

goals.”

Two recent LSS projects that met with 

great success, include the Plum Brook 

Station (PBS) Bunker Deconstruction and 

Lewis Field Gas Cylinder Reclamation 

projects, both previously highlighted 

in the AeroSpace Frontiers.

Using LSS tools, the Cylinder Reclamation 

Project team determined areas of 

improvement, and then they used LSS 

tools to prioritize their solutions. For the 

PBS Bunker Project, several data-driven 

tools were used, including the Pareto 

chart. This tool showed which customers 

used the most square footage of storage 

to develop their marketing strategy of 

likely users. More recently, the LSS team 

consulted on the reconfiguration of the 

Graphics & Visualization Lab.

Moxley said LSS members have consulted 

within every directorate of the center, 

averaging 20 events per year. Yet, some 

misconceptions still abound. 

“First, we want to stress that there is 

no cost for LSS services because the 

customer performs the labor,” Moxley 

said. “Second, while some employees 

may view ‘lean’ and ‘eliminate waste’ 

as job threatening, it is actually an 

opportunity to redirect efforts to focus 

on more value-added work.”

In addition to consulting, the Glenn 

LSS team’s primary responsibility is 

training center employees. They do 

this through Green Belt and Black Belt 

training programs. Students learn the 

LSS methodology and then obtain their 

certification by completing LSS events. 

Additionally, civil servants (GS 12–14) 

who demonstrate problem-solving 

know-how, and indicate a strong desire 

to learn LSS and make a difference, can 

be recruited for 1-year details in the LSS 

Program Office. Detailees gain exposure 

to a variety of areas and challenges, while 

learning new skills that they can share 

with their home organizations.

“LSS has made significant impacts on 

NASA Glenn’s people and processes 

over the past 5 years,” Moxley said. 

“Using LSS as a fact-based, data-driven 

approach will help the center weather 

a difficult budgetary environment.” 

Employees who want to learn more 

about LSS may choose to attend a LSS 

4-hour White Belt program (awareness 

training) or one of the Lunch & Learn 

sessions usually presented in the Small 

Dining Room. They can also pursue a 

course at their own pace through the 

Learning Center. —By S. Jenise Veris

Top: An area in the Structural Dynamics 

Laboratory, prior to its transformation 

following LSS consultation. Above: The 

additional desk was excessed, files managed, and work surface cleared to create 

an appealing area to accommodate 

internal and external customers.

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