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LAWRENCE--Glenn Prescott, University of Kansas professor of electrical engineering and computer science, has received the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Special Service Award. At a ceremony today at NASA headquarters in Washington, D.C., Prescott was recognized for his help in establishing the NASA Earth Science Enterprise Advanced Information System Technology program.
The program awards up to $15 million annually to researchers whose work helps NASA's Earth Science Enterprise to better understand changes to global environment from natural and human activities. The Earth Science Enterprise collects a large volume of data from observations and modeling of the earth's land surface, liquid and frozen ocean, ice sheets and atmosphere.
"His leadership was an essential element for the success of this first-of-a-kind ESE proposal solicitation," said Gordon Johnston, associate director for technology strategy at NASA's Office of Earth Science, Program Planning and Development. "Glenn's work directly supported NASA's future ability to acquire, process and deliver large volumes of Earth remote sensing and related data to public and governmental entities in a timely manner."
A specialist in information systems and a researcher at KU's Information and Telecommunication Technology Center, Prescott worked at the NASA Earth Science Enterprise from May 1999 through mid-August 2000. He served as an associate director for technology (information systems) in the Office of Earth Science while on sabbatical from KU.
Today's NASA award was the second Prescott has received this year. On July 12, he received the Terra Award--one of the highest honors given by NASA's Earth Science Enterprise group--for his contributions to the planning of future Earth observing satellite information systems.
Editors note: A photo of Prescott is available at www.ittc.ku.edu/download.
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