NASA UNIT AT EDWARDS FILLS 2 POSTS.Byline: Jim Skeen Daily News Staff Writer NASA Dryden Flight Research Center The Dryden Flight Research Center (DFRC), located inside Edwards Air Force Base, is an aeronautical research center operated by NASA. On March 26, 1976 it was named in honor of the late Hugh L. filled two of its upper management positions, selecting a deputy director and an associate director, National Aeronautics and Space Administration National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), civilian agency of the U.S. federal government with the mission of conducting research and developing operational programs in the areas of space exploration, artificial satellites (see satellite, artificial), officials said Friday. Kevin Petersen was named deputy director of the center, after serving as the acting deputy since April 1994. Dryden officials also announced the appointment of Joseph Ramos 3rd as associate director. Petersen joined Dryden in 1974 as an aerospace engineer. He served in a variety of posts, including assistant to the director and head of projects for the National AeroSpace Plane office. Petersen graduated from Iowa State University Academics ISU is best known for its degree programs in science, engineering, and agriculture. ISU is also home of the world's first electronic digital computing device, the Atanasoff–Berry Computer. in 1974 with 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 aerospace engineering. In 1976 he earned a master of science degree from the University of California, Los Angeles UCLA comprises the College of Letters and Science (the primary undergraduate college), seven professional schools, and five professional Health Science schools. Since 2001, UCLA has enrolled over 33,000 total students, and that number is steadily rising. , specializing in control systems. Petersen received NASA's Exceptional Engineering Achievement Medal in 1985 and NASA's Exceptional Service Medal in 1987. Ramos had served since 1992 as staff assistant for the office of the director of operational tests and evaluation at the Pentagon. Ramos began his aeronautics career in 1968 as project engineer at the Air Force Flight Test Center at Edwards and held a variety of positions there until 1988, including stints as deputy director of the Special Operations Combined Test Force for the 6510th Test Wing, and program manager for space shuttle landings. In 1988, he accepted a position in defense evaluation support in Falls Church, Va., where he served until taking the Pentagon post in 1992. Ramos graduated from the University of San Francisco • • [ with a bachelor of science degree in physics in 1968. He earned a master of science degree in electrical engineering at the University of Southern California The U.S. News & World Report ranked USC 27th among all universities in the United States in its 2008 ranking of "America's Best Colleges", also designating it as one of the "most selective universities" for admitting 8,634 of the almost 34,000 who applied for freshman admission in 1973. In 1982 he graduated with a master of science degree in management from Stanford University. |
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