Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland 20771
ENGINEERING COLLOQUIUM
Monday, October 20, 2008 / 3:30 PM, Building 3 Auditorium
Henning Leidecker
"Dark Energy and Incandescent Lights"
ABSTRACT -- This talk will explore the many interesting ways that incandescent lights have influenced the history of Western Civilization, especially the GOES project. It will also explore the implications for future work on Dark Energy.
SPEAKER -- Dr. Henning Leidecker Jr. is the Chief Parts Engineer at the Goddard Space Flight Center. Dr. Leidecker obtained a BA and PhD in physics from the Catholic University of America. He then taught physics at The American University (and worked for one summer at Bell Labs.)
He has worked at Goddard since 1985. He first joined the Materials Branch, then moved to the Assurance Technologies Division. Hew is now in Code 562, the Parts, Packaging, and Assembly Technologies Office.
He received the GSFC Award of Merit in 2004. Other NASA awards he has received include the Exceptional Service Medal, the Outstanding Leadership Award, the Exceptional Engineering Achievement Medal, the Flight Awareness Award, the Robert C. Baumann Memorial Award For Contributions to Mission Success, and the QASAR Award for Safety & Mission Assurance. He has also received the Washington Academy of Sciences annual award for Physical Sciences.
He has a patent awarded for the manufacturing of nanotubes in 2004. He is a member of the GSFC Senior Fellows. He was invited to chair the International Tin Whiskers Workshop for the Spring Meeting of the Electronic Components and Technology Conference. He is a Member of the Board of Directors of the Ethiopian Community Development Council, Inc.