Air Force Print News (Oct. 15, 2007): awards shine spotlight on Air Force's best, brightest.U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. -- The efforts of the best and the brightest scientists, technicians, and engineers were honored at the Air Force Scientist & Engineer and Science & Technology Awards ceremony that took place Oct. 4. Among the award winners was 2nd Lt. Robert Bethancourt, recognized for his outstanding contributions in cadet research in 2007. While he's pursuing his Air Force career as a pilot instead of a scientist, he said the scientific understanding and research skills he learned at the Academy can be applied to his overall Air Force career. The 2007 Academy graduate acknowledged the role fellow award recipient Dr. Paul Vergez played in his growth as a scientist and an officer. He said all Academy faculty play important mentoring roles for the cadets and teach them research methods for life. Vergez was named Outstanding Science and Engineering Educator of the Year. He mentored and led cadets as part of the Attitude Control of Satellites program. The astronautical engineer said the "hands-on" learning opportunities cadets receive are key building blocks for the Air Force's future scientists, technicians, and engineers. The program Vergez leads allows cadets to benefit from Department of Defense funds and support for their projects. The award recipients were saluted by guests including Terry Jaggers, deputy assistant secretary of the Air Force for science, technology and engineering, and other top Air Force leaders from around the country. Dr. Mark Lewis, the chief scientist of the Air Force, and Air Force Brig. Gen. Dana Born, the Academy's dean of faculty, addressed the crowd. Born said it is indicative of the Academy's dedication and contribution to the overall scientific achievement of the Air Force, that the award ceremony was held at the Academy. Among this year's honorees were several Academy faculty members, officers, and a 2007 Academy grad. "In just a few years, our cadets will be using technologies that don't exist today and will be facing problems we could not possibly predict today," Born said. "We are dedicated to cultivate adaptable leaders and critical thinkers who can confidently problem solve, communicate and collaborate, regardless of the challenge, who will excel in a global, technical, complex, ambiguous, and dynamic environment." Jaggers spoke of the tenacity shown in past years following personnel and fiscal cuts, and the impressive achievements accomplished despite those challenges. Lewis marked the anniversary of the start of the space race and the former USSR's launch of Sputnik Sputnik: see satellite, artificial; space exploration. Sputnik Any of a series of Earth-orbiting spacecraft whose launching by the Soviet Union inaugurated the space age. . He called for America's leaders, and those in the Air Force in particular, to re-dedicate themselves to America's continued dominance of space. He said the men and women in the Air Force and America have learned, by trial and error in their bid to control space, and that it's in the country's best interest and security to continue to dominate space. Lewis added the inclusion of the Academy honorees showed the institution's leadership, not only in science, technology, and engineering, but in the overall education of future officers. He said the Academy teaches research skills to cadets and those real-world skills help them be independent thinkers and teach them to respond creatively to situations. He cited the cadet contributions to the FalconSat satellite design program. The program teaches science and technology while simultaneously giving them hands-on research and presentation skills. The program culminates in the cadet-designed satellites being used in space for research. Learning is a two-way street, added Vergez. He has fun and learns from his students, while teaching them the skills to be "good problem solvers, work together as a team, and be better officers." Winners of the 2007 Scientist & Engineer and Science & Technology awards include: Dr. Jim Riker, Air Force Research Laboratory, Harold Brown Harold Brown may refer to:
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