Raytheon honors excellence in technology and engineering.LEXINGTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 24, 1996-- Raytheon Company, one of the world's leading high technology companies, honored ten individuals and ten teams with one of the highest distinctions in the $12 billion company, the Thomas L. Phillips Excellence in Technology Award. Named for Raytheon board member and former chairman, Thomas L. Phillips, these awards recognize the technical achievements of Raytheon's individual contributors and project team members among the company's worldwide business groups. Many of the company's top executives and guests honored the award recipients last night at a special recognition dinner held in Waltham, Massachusetts One of the early centers of the Industrial Revolution in northern America, Waltham is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 59,226 at the 2000 census. . "We are delighted to honor the hardworking men and women of Raytheon whose engineering and scientific capabilities have contributed to the company's success," said Dennis J. Picard, chairman and chief executive officer of Raytheon and a registered engineer. "The efforts of thousands of Raytheon engineers and scientists have helped the company grow, evolve and prosper throughout the years. Today, we honor many talented engineers and scientists who have helped us become a successful diversified commercial company, while remaining a leader in defense. Because of their efforts, Raytheon today is building a heritage of leading edge technology, products, and services." The ten individuals honored for their work on various projects are: -- Raytheon Aircraft -- Ann L. Kolarik -- structural integrity analysis and Brian D. Morrison -- Control by Light aircraft control system project -- Raytheon Engineers & Constructors -- Paul A. Ireland -- ammonium sulfate ammonium sulfate, chemical compound, (NH4)2SO4, a colorless-to-gray, rhombohedral crystalline substance that occurs in nature as the mineral mascagnite. It is soluble in water and insoluble in alcohol or liquid ammonia. flue gas desulfurization Flue gas desulfurization (FGD) is the current state-of-the art technology used for removing sulfur dioxide (SO2) from the exhaust flue gases in power plants that burn coal or oil to produce steam for the steam turbines that drive their electricity generators. process -- Raytheon E-Systems -- Dr. Jaycee H. Chung -- composite repair technology; Dr. James R. Johnson -- image processing image processing Set of computational techniques for analyzing, enhancing, compressing, and reconstructing images. Its main components are importing, in which an image is captured through scanning or digital photography; analysis and manipulation of the image, accomplished algorithms; and Dr. Stacy K. Kniffen -- signal processing See DSP. enhancements -- Raytheon Electronics -- Michael T. Borkowski -- IRIDIUM iridium (ĭrĭd`ēəm), metallic chemical element; symbol Ir; at. no. 77; at. wt. 192.22; m.p. about 2,410°C;; b.p. about 4,130°C;; sp. gr. 22.55 at 20°C;; valence +3 or +4. transmit/receive modules -- Raytheon Electronic Systems -- Frederick E. Daum -- real time algorithms; Aaron C. DerMarderosian -- failure analysis expertise; and Dr. Peter J. Feil -- systems engineering contributions Ten teams of individuals also were honored for their work on various projects. They are: -- Raytheon Aircraft based in Wichita, Kansas
Wichita, also known as the Air Capital of the World, is the largest city in the U.S. state of Kansas, as well as a major aircraft manufacturing hub and cultural center. -- Two teams were honored: the Premier I Fuselage Shell Team, and the Joint Primary Aircraft Training System Joint Primary Aircraft Training System, usually just called JPATS, was an aircraft procurement program of the United States in the 1990s by the USAF and USN, a merger of 1980s era training aircraft programs. (JPATS JPATS Joint Primary Aircraft Training System JPATS Justice Prisoner and Alien Transportation Service (US Department of Justice) ) Flight Evaluation Team. -- Raytheon Engineers & Constructors, based in Lexington, Mass., had two teams honored: the Barge-Mounted Plant Team and the Mobil/Badger Cumene Cu´mene n. 1. (Chem.) A colorless oily hydrocarbon, IRIDIUM is a registered trademark and service mark of IRIDIUM, Inc. WaveOven is a registered trademark of Raytheon Appliances. Control-by-light is a registered trademark of Raytheon Aircraft Company. CONTACT: Raytheon Company Elizabeth Allen, 617-860-2141 http://www.raytheon.com |
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