Dr. Mary Cleave Appointed to Board of Directors of Sigma Space Corp.LANHAM, Md. -- Sigma Space Corp. (http://www.sigmaspace.com) announced the appointment of Dr. Mary Cleave to its Board of Directors, effective October 1st, 2007. Dr. Mary L. Cleave Mary Louise Cleave (Ph. D., P.E.) Associate Administrator (Science), NASA Headquarters, since 2005. Personal data Born February 5, 1947, in Southampton, New York. Her father, Dr. Howard E. Cleave, resides in Williamstown, Massachusetts. Her mother is deceased. was the Associate Administrator for NASA's Science Mission Directorate until March of this year. She also served as deputy associate administrator (advanced planning) in the Office of Earth Science at NASA Headquarters. A veteran of two space shuttle flights, Cleave flew as a mission specialist aboard STS-61B in 1985 and STS-30 in 1989, logging more than 10 days in space. She received a Bachelor of Science Noun 1. Bachelor of Science - a bachelor's degree in science BS, SB bachelor's degree, baccalaureate - an academic degree conferred on someone who has successfully completed undergraduate studies degree in biological sciences from Colorado State University Colorado State University, at Fort Collins; land-grant with state and federal support; chartered 1870, opened 1879 as an agricultural college, assumed present name in 1957. There is a veterinary teaching hospital, an agricultural campus, and a research campus. and a Master of Science in microbial ecology and a Doctorate in civil and environmental engineering from Utah State University Utah State University, mainly at Logan; coeducational; land-grant and state supported; chartered 1888, opened 1890. It publishes Utah Science, Western Historical Quarterly, and Western American Literary Journal. . Dr. Cleave is the recipient of numerous awards, including the American Astronautical Society Formed in 1954, the American Astronautical Society (AAS) is the premier independent scientific and technical group in the United States exclusively dedicated to the advancement of space science and exploration. Flight Achievement Award, 1989; NASA Exceptional Achievement Medal, 1994; and NASA Engineer of the Year, 1998. In 1991 she joined NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center The Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) is a major NASA space research laboratory established on May 1, 1959 as NASA's first space flight center. GSFC employs approximately 10,000 civil servants and contractors, and is located approximately 6.5 miles northeast of Washington, D.C. in Greenbelt, Md., where she worked as the project manager for SeaWiFS (Sea-viewing, Wide-Field-of-view-Sensor), an ocean color sensor that monitors vegetation globally. "I am very interested in the work of Sigma Space because active optical instruments are the next frontier in understanding our planet, Earth, from space." Dr. Cleave said. "It is a great honor for our Company to have Dr. Cleave as one of our Board members," said Sigma Space Corp. founder and president, Dr. Marcos Sirota. "Her vision will be a true asset in our quest to become a leading provider of scientific aerospace instruments for the Nation." Dr. Cleave joins General (Retired) John H. Hall and Mr. Thomas Bouchard as non-officer members of Sigma's board of directors. Sigma Space is one of the fastest growing providers of optoelectronic aerospace instrumentation for NASA, DOD (1) (Dial On Demand) A feature that allows a device to automatically dial a telephone number. For example, an ISDN router with dial on demand will automatically dial up the ISP when it senses IP traffic destined for the Internet. , and commercial customers. It produces pioneering instrumentation in lidar, laser ranging, attitude determination, spectroscopy, and radiometry for remote sensing and defense applications. It also supplies optical and electronic subsystems, as well as design services to its government customers. Sigma received the NASA GSFC Contractor of the Year award for Products in 2007. |
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