[NTA] Congratulations to 2 Top National Award Winning African Americans
- From: Hattie Carwell <hattie.carwell@xxxxxxx>
- To: nta@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 24 Dec 2012 08:58:00 -0800 (PST)
President Obama on Friday named twelve eminent researchers as recipients of the
National Medal of Science and eleven extraordinary inventors as recipients of
the National Medal of Technology and Innovation, the highest honors bestowed by
the United States Government upon scientists, engineers, and inventors. The
recipients will receive their awards at a White House ceremony in early 2013.
“I am proud to honor these inspiring American innovators,” President Obama
said. “They represent the ingenuity and imagination that has long made this
Nation great—and they remind us of the enormous impact a few good ideas can
have
when these creative qualities are unleashed in an entrepreneurial environment.”
Among the recipients are two African American Physicists that we are so proud
of:
National Medal of Science
Dr. James Gates:
Sylvester James Gates, Jr.(born December 15, 1950), known as S. James Gates,
Jr,
or Jim Gates, is an American theoretical physicist, known for work on
supersymmetry, supergravity, and superstring theory. He is currently the John
S.
Toll Professor of Physics at the University of Maryland, College Park and
serves
on President Barack Obama's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology. He
was the Charles S. Duke Lecturer at the 2010 NTA Annual Conference.
Dr. George Carruthers:
George Carruthersis an engineer and astrophysicist who retired from the Naval
Research Laboratory after over 44 years as a researcher. He was the principal
scientist responsible for the development of the ultra-violet camera that made
the trip to the moon aboard Apollo 16 in 1972. The camera was designed to study
the earth’s upper atmosphere, interplanetary and interstellar space, stars, and
galaxies by making observations of light in the far-ultraviolet. Later versions
of the camera have flown on Skylab 4, two space shuttle flights, and the ARGOS
satellite.
For many years, he served as the Editor of the National Technical Association
newsletter and Journal and secretary of the Development Fund for Black Students
in Science and Technology.
The awards are truly wonderful Christmas gifts. Let us join in the celebration
by showering them with congratulatory e-mails.
Sylvester James Gates Jr <gatess@xxxxxxxxxxx>;
SpaceScientist16@xxxxxxxxx;
Hattie Carwell
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