Mentoring

Our Interns

VOLUME 25 | ISSUE 7 | JULY 2023 National Aeronautics and 

Space Administration
Glenn Welcomes

2023 Summer Interns

Advancing Leaders

Through Opportunity

AeroSpace Frontiers

is an official publication of NASA’s Glenn 

Research Center. It is published the 

second Friday of each month by the Office 

of Communications in the interest of the 

Glenn workforce, retirees, government 

officials, business leaders, and the general 

public. 

Submit short articles and calendar items 

to the editor at doreen.b.zudell@nasa.gov. 

Editor: Doreen B. Zudell, ATS, 

 216–433–5317

Design: Rhys Sampson, ATS

Managing Editor: Kelly R. DiFrancesco

Throughout the years, our Glenn 

facilities and laboratories have had a 

very good safety track record, yet there 

is always room for improvement in 

helping to ensure the safety of each 

employee working at our center. Safety is 

everyone’s responsibility here, so if you see 

something unsafe, please say something 

to your supervisor or report the issue 

to the Safety and Health Division. 

Also, as a reminder to supervisors, it 

is your responsibility to ensure a safe 

environment for your employees and be 

aware of their work assignments. 

I ask that you all remain vigilant in 

identifying and reporting safety issues 

and be accountable to one another to help 

ensure everyone at our center gets to go 

home safe and sound at the end of the day.

DIRECTOR’S

SAFETY CORNER

See Something, 

Say Something

Glenn staff welcomed 162 summer interns to the center for a day of orientation 

that included briefings and tours on June 5. Interns are working under mentors in 

a variety of areas, including aircraft propulsion; space propulsion and cryogenic 

management; communication technology development; power, energy storage, and 

conversion; physical sciences and biomedical technologies in space; materials and 

structures for extreme environments; and more. 

On the cover:

Nancy Hall, a researcher in the Microgravity Science Division, briefs intern Brandon Lam 

on how to operate the Flow Boiling and Condensation Experiment (FBCE) brass board 

system. The brass board is used for ground testing of FBCE flight hardware before being 

launched to the International Space Station. Hall has been mentoring students since 1994. 

Employees throughout the center are mentoring interns this summer.

GRC-2023-C-04763 Photo by Jef Janis

GRC-2023-C-04431 

A traditional Chinese lion dance performed by the 

Kwan Family Lion Dance Team highlighted Glenn’s 

2023 Asian American, Native Hawaiian, Pacific 

Islander Heritage Month Celebration on May 23. The 

dance followed an empowering presentation by 

George Kwan, community leader and former 

 Cleveland police officer, about advancing leaders

 through opportunity. Glenn’s Asian Pacific

 Islander Advisory Group sponsored the event.

GRC-2023-CN-00008

Photo by Doreen B. Zudell 

Photo by Bridget Caswell
Supporting Pride Progress

JULY 2023

GRC-2023-C-03232

GRC-2023-C-04722

Photo by Jef Janis

The Rainbow Alliance Advisory Group (RAAG), NASA Glenn’s Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer 

or Questioning, Plus (LGBTQ+) Employee Resource Group, hosted a Progress Pride flag-raising ceremony 

in honor of LGBTQ+ Pride Month, June 1. Employees gathered for a ceremony at Lewis Field, and a flag 

was raised at the Neil Armstrong Test Facility. On June 3, RAAG members and allies represented NASA 

in Cleveland’s Pride march, called Pride in the CLE. For more information on the significance of the 

parade and Pride Month, visit https://go.nasa.gov/3p2hcKY.

Photo by Bridget Caswell

Browns Get to Know 

NASA Glenn

GRC-2023-C-03867

Members of the Cleveland Browns organization stopped at 

the Simulated Lunar Operations Laboratory during a visit to 

NASA Glenn’s Lewis Field on May 31. The group met with 

engineers, researchers, and scientists to learn about the 

center’s work and NASA missions. They also stopped in 

the Flight Research Building, Zero Gravity Research Facility, 

and Icing Research Tunnel. 

Photo by Jef Janis

Celebrating Juneteenth

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NASA Glenn’s African Heritage Advisory Group hosted a hybrid 

Juneteenth celebration from the Administration Building at 

Lewis Field on June 15. This event featured guest speaker, 

Charles (CJ) Harkness, pictured, director of spiritual life and 

previous diversity officer at Baldwin Wallace University. The 

celebration also included a flag-raising ceremony, line dancing, 

and a special lunch menu in the Glenn Cafe.

Photo by Jef Janis

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2022 AGENCY

HONOR AND

CENTER AWARDS

NASA Glenn held its 2022 Agency Honor 

and Center Awards Ceremony on May 30. 

Center Director Dr. Jimmy Kenyon awarded 

the medals and certificates with assistance 

from guest speaker Dr. Prasun Desai, 

deputy associate administrator of NASA’s 

Space Technology Mission Directorate.

Agency Honor Awards

Outstanding Leadership Medal 

Lynn A. Capadona 

Rodger W. Dyson

James W. Jackson 

Konstantinos S. Martzaklis 

Felix A. Miranda 

Gail P. Perusek

Laurence A. Sivic 

Outstanding Public

Leadership Medal 

Mrityunjay Singh 

Exceptional Service Medal

Juan H. Agui 

Suleyman A. Gokoglu 

Yvette C. Harris 

Jason W. Hartwig 

Michael W. Henry 

Mark J. Hyatt 

James H. Jackson 

Melissa L. McGuire 

Michael Milbert 

Eric J. Pencil 

Bryan K. Smith 

Henry J. Speier 

Ryan A. Stephan*

Ulrich Wiedenmannott 

James R. Yuko 

Capadona

Miranda 

Agui

Henry

Milbert 

Jackson 

Sivic

Harris

Jackson

Smith

Dyson

Perusek

Gokoglu

Hyatt 

Pencil

Martzaklis 

Singh

Hartwig

McGuire

Speier 

Wiedenmannott Yuko
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Exceptional Public 

Service Medal 

Jennifer A. Baumeister 

Alexandra M. Bowersox* 

Jacob R. Bramley 

Larry F. Hambley 

Michael L. Harper 

Lyle Lilie 

Exceptional Bravery Medal 

John H. Oldham 

Exceptional 

Achievement Medal 

Danielle M. Griffin 

Scott A. Hensley 

Rochelle L. May 

Carl E. Sandifer 

Charles J. Sheehe* 

Michael J. Zemba 

Exceptional Public 

Achievement Medal 

Beth A. Branicky* 

Tiberiu G. Fulop 

Marcus A. Horning 

Michael A. Mackin 

Andrew Sexton 

Thomas E. Somsak 

Exceptional Engineering

Achievement Medal

Mihaela Fulop 

Steven L. McCarty

Linda J. Moore 

Frank D. Quinn 

John W. Slater 

Exceptional Scientific 

Achievement Medal 

David L. Ellis 

Exceptional Technology

Achievement Medal 

James A. Nessel

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, 

and Accessibility Medal

Luis R. Beltran 

Nancy R. Hall *Not pictured

Baumeister

Harper

Hensley

Fulop

Slater

Fulop

Hall

Somsak

Bramley

Oldham

Sandifer 

McCarty

Nessel

Mackin

Lilie

May 

Moore 

Ellis

Horning

Hambley

Griffin

Zemba

Quinn 

Beltran

Sexton
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Exceptional Administrative

Achievement Medal 

Meghan R. Ganss 

Patricia A. Gross 

Lynn A. Simmons 

Patricia A. Weckerly 

Early Career Achievement Medal 

Santino J. Bianco 

Dustin J. Dombrowski 

William C. Drum

Daniel G. Gerges 

Patrick A. Hanlon 

Marcus A. Hennekens

Frank J. Kaufhold 

Lyndsey B. McMillon-Brown

Jose G. Mendez 

Justin L. Milner 

Gretchen M. Morales-Valle

Joshua A. Pawlak 

Emma L. Pierson 

Megan M. Sorrelle 

Russell A. Stucke 

Colleen O. Van Lear

Silver Achievement Medal 

Cassandra L. Barnes

John M. Butler

Matthew R. Deminico

Joseph J. Dussling

Natalie Goldin

Quynhgiao N. Nguyen

David A. Rinehart

Tiffany S. Vanderwyst

Bryan W. Welch

Ganss

Bianco

Hanlon

Mendez

Pierson

Barnes

Goldin Nguyen

Gross 

Dombrowski

Hennekens

Milner

Sorrelle

Butler

Rinehart

Simmons

Drum

Kaufhold

Morales-Valle

Stucke

Deminico

Vanderwyst

Weckerly

Gerges

McMillon-Brown

Pawlak

Van Lear

Dussling

Welch

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Silver Group Achievement Awards 

Commercial Supersonic Technology Plug 20 Acoustic Test Team

Electrical Modeling and Thermal Analysis Toolbox (EMTAT) Development Team

(HiPER) Propulsion Dynamics Laboratory Team

NASA GRC Metrology Services Team (Calibration Lab)

NASA Quantum Metrology and Modeling Team

NASA Safety Center Course Development and Maintenance Team

Pressure Gain Combustion (PGC) Research Team

Space Micro Litigation Support Team

System Platform for Aggregating Capabilities (SPARC) Team

VIPER/Griffin Egress Test Prep and Execution Team

Zero Gravity Research Facility (ZGRF) Transcritical Combustion Team

Group Achievement Awards 

Advanced Air Vehicles Program (AAVP) Electrified Aircraft Propulsion Controls Team

Aero Acoustic Propulsion Laboratory Test Team

Artemis I European Service Module Certification of Flight Readiness Team

Commercial Supersonic Technology (CST) X-59 Sonic Boom Wind Tunnel Test Team

Communications Services Project (CSP) Participant Evaluation Panel (PEP) Team

Convergent Aeronautics Solutions (CAS) Qtech Team

GRC X-57 Power Electronics Team

HOTTech-2 Proposal Formulation Team

Artemis I European Service Module Auxiliary Engine Qualification Path to Flight Team

Light Microscopy Module Operations Team

NASA C-5 High-Power Testbed Development Team

NASA Electric Aircraft Testbed (NEAT) Team

Pilatus (PC-12) Acquisition Team

Power and Propulsion Element Mission Design Team

Small Spacecraft Electric Propulsion Team

Spacefan Design and Validation Team

Star Inspections and Qcard Applications Deployment Team

TFOME Crane and Lifting Device Team

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Senior Executive 

Service Appointment 

Shahab U. Chaudhry 

Joyce A. Dever 

Frank Gati 

Timothy J. Ruffner

Scientific and 

Professional Appointment 

David H. Manzella 

Richard C. Reinhart

Presidential Rank Award 

Bruce M. Steinetz

Agency Honor Award Recipients From

Mission Support Enterprise Organizations

Office of Chief Financial Officer 

Exceptional Service Medal

Jonathan A. Drexler 

Early Career Achievement Medal

Dana H. Ganelli

Connor R. Suba 

Exceptional Service Medal

Michael M. Tarcson* 

Office of Strategic Infrastructure 

Early Career Achievement Medal

David G. Meigs

Office of the Chief Human Capital 

Officer Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, 

and Accessibility Medal

Kathy M. Clark 

Office of Communications 

Silver Achievement Medal 

James J. Russell 

Space Technology Mission Directorate 

Exceptional Service Medal

Lee S. Mason

Manzella Reinhart Steinetz

Chaudhry Dever Gati Ruffner

Drexler

Russell

Ganelli Meigs

Mason

Suba

Clark
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Career Service Awards

40 Years of Service

Leonard J. Bellisaro

Gerald M. Bockmiller*

Gregory T. Buchar

Kathy M. Clark

Dale T. Dragony*

Dale A. Force

Gene Fujikawa

Scott R. Graham

Hung T. Huynh*

James B. Jackson

James D. Kiser*

Peter M. Pachlhofer

Robert A. Paulin

Kurt R. Sacksteder

Harvey L. Schabes

Kurt A. Shalkhauser

Bruce M. Steinetz

Kenneth L. Suder

Richard E. Tabar

Charles J. Trefny

Long V. Truong

Adrienne H. Veverka

Raymond P. Wade

Thomas M. Wallett*

Brian P. Willis

Edward J. Zampino*

Sandra Ann Zolo*

45 Years of Service

Denise L. Ryant

Nicholas C. Varaljay

50 Years of Service

Michael A. Micham

60 Years of Service

Albert J. Juhasz

Bellisaro

Shalkhauser

Graham

Clark

Trefny

Pachlhofer

Ryant

Steinetz

Truong Willis

Paulin

Varaljay

Suder

Jackson

Force

Veverka

Sacksteder

Micham

Buchar

Tabar

Fujikawa

Wade

Schabes

Juhasz

*Not pictured

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CENTER AWARDS

Steven V. Szabo Engineering Excellence Award 

DC Emulator Source/Load Development Team 

Arthur G. Birchenough* 

Nicolas A. Carbone* 

Keith R. Hunker* 

Nuha S. Nawash*

David J. Sadey 

Mark D. Schmiedlin* 

Casey J. Theman*

Craftsmanship Award 

Manufacturing Technologies* 

W-8 Forward Transition Duct Rakes Team

Timothy A. Dunlap 

Christopher R. Metro*

2021 Distinguished Publication Award 

Development of Oxide-Based High Temperature 

Environmental Barrier Coatings for Ceramic Matrix 

Composites via the Slurry Process

Kang N. Lee, Deborah L. Walters,* Bernadette J. Puleo,* 

and Gustavo Costa* (NASA Glenn)

Anita Garg* (University of Toledo)

Wayne D. Jennings* (Vantage Partners LLC)

Dagney E. Sacksteder* (The Ohio State University) 

Safety Award

Cassey D. Kuhl

Supervisor Award 

Leahmarie Koury 

Mary S. Reveley 

David L. Urban

Exceptional Administrative/Clerical 

Performance Award (Contractor) 

Victoria Anzalone 

Marian Midgett

Renee O’Brokta

GRC Small Business Prime 

Contractor of the Year Award 

Herndon Solutions Group*

Sadey Dunlap

Urban

Kuhl

Midgett

Lee

O’Brokta

Koury

Anzalone

Reveley

Text provided by the 2022 NASA Honor Awards Program.

Photos provided by the Imaging Technology Center.

*Not pictured

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AUG. 16 AND 17

Clark Recognized 

for Achievements

Gavel Named 

Rising Star

Kathy M. Clark, a human resources specialist 

in Glenn’s Human Resources Office, has been 

named a 2023 Careers & the disABLED Magazine 

Employee of the Year. CAREERS & the disABLED 

Magazine recognizes the professional and 

personal achievements of outstanding individuals 

with disabilities.

Benjamin Gavel, Glenn’s Office of the General 

Counsel, received NASA’s Rising Star of the Year 

Award. The award recognizes an attorney with less 

than 5 years of service at NASA for outstanding legal 

work during the previous year.

Clark

GRC-2023-CN-00009 Photo courtesy of NASA Kennedy

Gavel, left, receives his award from acting General 

Counsel Pete Polen. 

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Connect With Glenn

On May 17, eight NASA Glenn employees received the coveted NASA Silver Snoopy Award from 

astronaut Dr. Andrew “Drew” Morgan, who was joined by Associate Director Larry Sivic. The inperson event took place in the MIC Auditorium. 

The recipients include Douglas T. Astler, Helen M. Ceh, Randall L. Duvall, Philip T. Gonia (retired), Sonya 

Lynn Hylton, Kimberly A. Johnson, Olga Kartuzova, and Rochelle L. May. 

Morgan served as a flight engineer on Expeditions 60, 61, and 62. He launched from the Baikonur 

Cosmodrome aboard the Soyuz MS-13 spacecraft on the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon landing. 

During his 9-month mission, Morgan contributed to hundreds of experiments. He conducted seven 

spacewalks totaling 45 hours and 48 minutes, an American record for a single spaceflight. Morgan gave a 

special presentation highlighting his mission before presenting the awards.

The Silver Snoopy award, overseen by NASA’s Space Flight Awareness program, is a special honor 

given to NASA employees and contractors for their outstanding achievements related to flight 

safety and mission success. The award is given personally by NASA astronauts as it represents 

the astronauts’ own recognition of excellence and is given to less than 1 percent of the workforce 

annually. The May 17 event affirmed to employees that the work they perform is appreciated not 

only by Glenn management, but also by our astronauts. 

By Doreen B. Zudell

GRC-2023-C-03665 Photo by Bridget Caswell

Left to right: Duvall, Gonia, Hylton, Astler, Sivic, Morgan, Johnson, Ceh, Kartuzova, and May.

Astronaut Dr. Drew Morgan 

Presents Silver Snoopy Awards