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Appendix B Biographies of Committee Members and Staff
Pages 53-57

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... He has authored and coauthored more than 100 publications in refereed journals on data analysis, plasma theory and space plasma phenomenology, space technology, space instrumentation, and mission analysis and design. He has been awarded the Macelwane Medal by the American Geophysical Union in recognition of significant contributions to the geophysical sciences by young scientists and the Zeldovich Medal by the Russian Academy of Sciences and COSPAR on young scientists for excellence and achievement.
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... His changeability research traces the evolution and change over time of existing technical systems, formalizes patterns of change propagation, and develops methods and tools for finding where and how to embed flexibility in design and how to value such flexibility. His commonality research investigates another strategic aspect in engineering design where systems and products are no longer designed as individuals, but the need for customization and efficiency drives considerations of commonality, reuse, and platform architectures.
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... Dr. Hamilton is on the editorial board of the journal Minerals; she is a science team member and deputy instrument scientist on the OSIRIS-REx New Frontiers mission; she is a participating scientist on the 2001 Mars Odyssey mission; she served as a member of the Uni versities Space Research Association Lunar and Planetary Institute Science Council; she served as associate editor of JGR-Planets; and she was a member of the NASA Advisory Council Planetary Science Subcommittee (2006 to 2009)
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... Honors and awards received by Mr. Townsend include two Presidential Rank Meritorious Executive awards; two NASA Distinguished Service Medals; the NASA Out standing Leadership Medal; the NASA Exceptional Service Medal; the French space agency's (CNES's)
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... Since joining the NRC in 2001, Dr. Moloney has served as a study director at the National Materials Advisory Board, the Board on Physics and Astronomy, the Board on Manufacturing and Engineering Design, and the Center for Economic, Governance, and International Studies.
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