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	+ Home Search Aviation Systems		2014 NASA Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate (ARMD) Associate Administrator Awards May 8, 2015 Dr. Marcus Johnson - High Potentials, Individual Winner Awarded to Dr. Johnson his work on the Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Integration into the National Airspace System (NAS) Project, and on the UAS Traffic Management (UTM) project. During his brief several years so far at NASA he has conceived, advocated for, executed and reported a series of groundbreaking fast-time simulation experiments that earned RTCA endorsement. The experiments are now used by the RTCA as the technical basis for their guidance regarding separation standards for unmanned operations in the NAS. He has also served in technical and advisory roles, especially in the UAS community, and leads important several subcommittees in the field. NASA's North Texas Research Station (NTX) Team - Honorable Mention for Program and Mission Support (Group) Awarded for coordination and implementation of activities in support of a visit by NASA Administrator Charles Bolden. The NTX team coordinated with NASA partners including the Federal Aviation Administration, American Airlines, and Dallas-Fort Worth Airport to provide tours of the region's air traffic facilities, senior leadership meetings, demonstrations, and a press conference. They successfully navigated ever-changing agendas, schedules, security requirements, the availability of high-ranking VIPs from all partner organizations, and even a moratorium on visitors to FAA facilities mandated one day before the Administrator's visit. Shawn Engelland (Team Lead) Paul Borchers Alan Capps Kevin Day Louise Morgan-Ruszkowski Jody Null Keenan Roach J.D. Sanders + Back to Top
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