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J.D. Harrington
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-5241
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Jan. 12, 2007
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RELEASE: 07-005
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NASA ANNOUNCES VIRGINIA AERONAUTICS RESEARCH AWARD
NASA's Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate, Aviation Safety
Program, Washington, has awarded approximately $165,000 to Old Dominion
University, Norfolk, Va., for work described in their NASA research
announcement proposal entitled "Smart Sensor Processing for Automatic
Runway Hazard Detection."
The Aviation Safety Program also awarded approximately $143,000 to the
University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Va., for work described in
their proposal entitled "First-Principles Calculations of the Structure
and Energetics of Al/Water Interfaces of Relevance to Corrosion and
Fatigue."
These awards will foster close collaboration with and facilitate the
exchange of ideas and information among researchers at NASA, industry,
academia, and other government agencies to benefit the nation's
aeronautics community.
The Aviation Safety Program conducts cutting-edge research dedicated to
improving the safety of current and future aircraft operating in the
National Airspace System. The research focus is on the way vehicles are
designed, built, operated, and maintained. Scientists and engineers in
this program develop principles, guidelines, concepts, tools, methods,
and technologies to address four areas: Aircraft Aging and Durability,
Integrated Intelligent Flight Deck Technologies, Integrated Vehicle
Health Management, and Integrated Resilient Aircraft Control.
For more information about NASA research announcements, visit:
http://nspires.nasaprs.com
For information about NASA's aeronautics program, visit:
http://www.aeronautics.nasa.gov
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