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(228) 688-3341 Sept. 9, 2004
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NASA SCIENTIST WINS PRESTIGIOUS PRESIDENTIAL AWARD HANCOCK COUNTY, Miss. – Dr. Carlos Del Castillo of Slidell, La., is one of three NASAfunded scientists who received the Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) today at the White House.
Del Castillo, an aerospace technician with the Earth Science Applications Directorate at NASA Stennis Space Center in South Mississippi, will soon complete a one-year assignment with NASA’s Ocean Biology and Biogeochemistry Program in Washington, D.C. He received the award for his research proposal, “Carbon Transport by the Mississippi River Plume.”
The National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) awards represent the highest honor bestowed by the U.S. government on scientists and engineers beginning their independent careers. They recognize recipients’ exceptional potential for leadership at the frontiers of scientific knowledge. The NSTC only bestows the PECASE award to an individual once during his or her career.
“NASA is honored to have such promising researchers among our ranks of pioneers,” said NASA Administrator Sean O’Keefe. “It is the work of these talented individuals and others that will propel us forward to carry out our exploration of Earth and the universe beyond.”
The other NASA recipients and their winning research proposals are:
* Dr. Stuart D. Bale, assistant professor, Space Sciences Department, University of
California, Berkeley, Calif. “An Investigation of Solar Wind Coherent Structure and Turbulence Using Wind Spacecraft Instruments.” * Dr. Sarah Stewart-Mukhopadhyay, assistant professor of Planetary Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass. “Experimental Investigation of Porosity and Volatility in Impact Processes.”
The PECASE awards were created to foster innovative and far-reaching developments in science and technology, increase awareness of careers in science and engineering, give recognition to the scientific missions of participating agencies, enhance connections between fundamental research and national goals, and to highlight the importance of science and technology for the nation’s future. The recipients receive funding for their projects.
For Information about the PECASE awards on the Internet, visit: http://www.ostp.gov/html/pecase2002.html
For information about NASA and photos of the award ceremony on the Internet, visit: https://www.nasa.gov
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