08/11/2008

Bedrossian Receives NASA Exceptional Public Service Medal

In the past, large angle rotations of the International Space Station (ISS) have required significant usage of propellant. A 180 degree maneuver of the space station could use over 100 pounds of propellant at a cost of about $10,000 per pound. Dr. Nazareth Bedrossian, a Group Leader for Manned Space Systems at Draper, knew that this was an area where NASA could use his help.

Enter the Zero Propellant Maneuver (ZPM), a technique to rotate the ISS without using the stations thrusters and consuming propellant. "I had three Draper Laboratory Fellows work with me on this over the years and an opportunity arrived where they had to rotate the station," said Bedrossian, who recently was honored by NASA with an Exceptional Public Service Medal. "It was a Draper invented capability. We convinced them to try it out and they tried it out twice - first in November 2006 and then in March 2007."

The first flight demonstration rotated the station by 90 degrees and the second by 180 degrees. ZPM was developed by Bedrossian and Sagar Bhatt, a graduate student supported under the Draper Laboratory Fellow program, in collaboration with Dr. Yin Zhang, a professor of computational and applied mathematics at Rice University. ZPM is a new attitude control concept that takes advantage of the orbital environment - gravity and aerodynamics - to perform maneuvers with the ISS Control Moment Gyroscopes (CMGs). It has demonstrated how a non-propulsive maneuver can be accomplished using system dynamics. NASA describes it as being similar to the way a sailboat would tack against the wind.

Bedrossian, who has been involved in spacecraft simulation development, control system design and verification for over 15 years at Draper, is recognized by his colleagues as both a bright mind and a generous mentor for the next generation of aerospace engineers. "ZPM typifies Nazareth's ability to have an innovative technical solution and have it applied to a flight program and train the next generation of engineers," says Seamus Tuohy, Draper's Space Programs Director. By reducing propellant consumption, Tuohy notes that ZPM will allow for less stress on the ISS supply and logistics chain. The maneuver also avoids the solar array plume impingement and contamination issues associated with thruster firings.

Bedrossian has not had an easy road to success. He was born and raised in Cyprus, which was invaded by Turkey in 1974. Bedrossian was living in refugee camps before immigrating to the US as a teenager in 1977.

Upon arriving in the States, he lived with an uncle in northern Virginia while working and taking classes. Just as he was getting settled in his new country, another obstacle arrived. Bedrossian had contracted Hodgkin's disease, a cancer of the lymphatic system. He had to undergo chemotherapy and it took a year for him to recuperate.

Once he was healthy, Bedrossian fit everything he owned in his car and went to Florida to join friends. He hoped to gain admittance to the University of Florida but was not accepted the first time he applied; the school suggested that he attend community college and then transfer. His persistence ultimately paid off. After a year and a half of community college, Bedrossian was accepted by the University of Florida. He graduated with high honors in 1984, earning a degree in Mechanical Engineering.

The next step would be graduate school and Bedrossian was accepted by both MIT and Stanford. However, no scholarships were available, posing yet another challenge. "I stayed in Florida in 1985, looking for funding, and then I took a trip up to MIT to visit some professors and see if there were any TA positions available," said Bedrossian. "Most of them didn't have anything. However, one professor, Warren Seering, said there's a place called Draper that offers support for graduate students under the Draper Laboratory Fellow program, and maybe you ought to apply to them."

Bedrossian visited Draper and talked with a number of staff, including current Vice President of Programs Darryl Sargent. He was ultimately awarded a Draper Laboratory Fellow appointment and began working at the lab during the summer of 1985. Even the move to Boston had an inauspicious start. "Darryl likes to tell the story about how I came up there. Housing wasn't available and for two weeks I lived in a campsite in Littleton, a KOA," said Bedrossian. "It was pretty fun. I enjoyed it there, sleeping in a tent."

Bedrossian earned his Masters and PhD in Mechanical Engineering from MIT. "Essentially, Draper paid for school. You can't get a better deal than that," said Bedrossian. "I also worked a couple summers as staff. That was actually nice earning extra money." Once he finished his PhD work, Bedrossian became a full-time staff member. He moved to Houston in late 1991, working for Sargent's Space Systems group.

As NASA acknowledges his public service, Bedrossian is still making vital contributions to the agency and its future plans. Project Constellation, which aims to send astronauts back to the moon by 2020, is relying upon a new generation of rockets - Ares I, which will carry astronauts into space aboard an Apollo-like capsule, and Ares V, an unmanned heavy-lift cargo ship. Draper is designing the controller to fly this next generation of NASA rockets. Bedrossian serves as task leader for the Ares I launch vehicle attitude control design and Draper is helping the Marshall Space Flight Center design avionics and flight software for the platform. The technical challenges are daunting. Ares I has a long, slender body - the ratio of height to body diameter is 18:1 - which will actually bend as it moves in flight. "It's a very flexible, tall body that you need to steer," says Tuohy.  Bedrossian is applying his knowledge in control of flexible structures to keep the Ares 1 stable during its flight.

As always, Bedrossian is focused on both his projects and what is being done to prepare the next generation of aerospace engineers. In 1998, he established a Draper Laboratory Fellow program at Rice University in Houston and the program has been a huge success with 13 graduates. For 2008, the program has 7 fellows.

And Bedrossian hasn't stopped there. He is looking to soon establish a fellow program at Draper's new location in Huntsville, Alabama. "The Draper Laboratory Fellow program provides another means by which Draper serves the national interest by developing the next generation of guidance, navigation and control talent," said Bedrossian, who is now giving back to the program which offered him such a tremendous opportunity.

07/28/2008

Draper Laboratory to Establish Bio MEMS R&D Center and Multi Chip Module Center in Tampa Bay

Cambridge, Mass. --The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc., announced today that it will be establishing a BioMEMS R&D Center at the University of South Florida in Tampa and a Multi Chip Module (MCM) Center in St. Petersburg. These facilities will enable Draper to better meet the needs of its customers for advanced, highly complex MCMs and to further its achievements in the biomedical arena.
 “These centers will provide an excellent opportunity for Draper Laboratory to further its work in developing technology solutions to some of the nation’s most critical problems in healthcare, security, and energy,” said Draper President & CEO James D. Shields. “We look forward to working with USF, the Tampa Bay Partnership, Cities of Tampa and St. Petersburg, Progress Energy, and the economic development team in Hillsborough, Pinellas, and the State of Florida in executing our mission to serve the national interest.”

Between these two facilities, Draper will create 165 new high wage jobs. Furthering the educational aspect of its mission, Draper will sponsor two Draper Lab Fellows (DLFs) at USF each year, paying for their graduate education and co-advising their thesis research.

BioMEMS R&D Center
The BioMEMS R&D Center will be working in partnership with USF and its medical school for the application of MEMS technologies to medical and biological problems. Microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) are miniature mechanical devices built using semiconductor manufacturing techniques. MEMS components measure 1 to 100 micrometers -- the average human hair is 50 micrometers in diameter. BioMEMS applications include diagnostic tools, surgical instruments, tissue repair, artificial organs, and drug delivery systems. BioMEMS technologies could address pressing global challenges ranging from the detection of infectious disease to the organ shortage.

“We’re thrilled at the opportunity to work with the people of the University of South Florida to develop BioMEMS-based solutions for critical problems in healthcare,” said Dale Larson, Draper’s director of biomedical engineering.

Multi Chip Module Facility
The Multi Chip Module (MCM) pilot facility in St. Petersburg will allow Draper to meet the increasing demand from its government customers for highly complex, technologically advanced systems in small packages. Multi chip modules are specialized electronic packages where multiple integrated circuits, semiconductor dies and other components work together. Through this integration, MCMs dramatically reduce the size and weight of complex electronic systems.

“For applications in which size and weight are at a premium, this is the best technology available,” said Paul Rosenstrach, Draper’s special operations director.

Draper Laboratory as Collaborator
The USF relationship will extend Draper’s practice of partnering with academic institutions and medical research organizations. Draper is a founding member of the Center for Integration of Medicine and Innovative Technology (CIMIT), joining organizations such as the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital, the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and many others.

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http://www.flgov.com/release/10126

http://www.draper.com/mems_background/

07/15/2008

Jose Trevejo, M.D., Chats Online with Discovery Editor: "Diagnosing TB Via a Breath Analyzer"

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http://dsc.discovery.com/technology/im/diagnos-tuberculosis-trevejo.html

07/09/2008

Robert Seamans, 89: NASA Administrator During Apollo Era Was A Protégé of Charles Stark Draper

Robert C. Seamans Jr., a leading NASA administrator during the Apollo program and former Secretary of the U.S. Air Force, died on June 28 at his home in Beverly Farms, Massachusetts. He was 89.

Seamans, a graduate student of Doc Draper and teaching assistant for him at MIT in the 1940s and 1950s, maintained close ties to his mentor and the Draper Laboratory throughout his life. He became a Member of the Corporation in 1973, served on the Board of Directors from 1973-1974 and 1977-1978, and became a Member Emeritus in 1988.

Dr. Seamans was a 1939 engineering graduate of Harvard University, and earned a master’s degree in aeronautics from MIT in 1942. He completed his doctorate in instrumentation (guidance equipment) in 1951, with Draper supervising his work. During the 1950s, Seamans taught aeronautical engineering at MIT and also entered the private sector from 1955-1960, serving as chief engineer of RCA’s Airborne Systems Lab and Missile and Controls Division.  

Seamans became NASA’s associate administrator in 1960 and was instrumental in helping put men on the moon and return them safely to Earth during the Project Apollo effort. He and Doc Draper remained in close contact during this time. Draper even approached him about becoming an astronaut. “Following up our various conversations of recent days, I would like to formally volunteer for service as a crew member on the Apollo mission to the moon, and also for whatever suborbital and orbital flights that may be made in preparation for the lunar trip,” wrote Draper to Seamans in a letter dated November 21, 1961. “I realize that my age of 60 years is a negative factor in considering my request, but General Don Flickinger tells me that this is no sure bar to my selection as a crew member. I will gladly undergo any physical examinations and tests that may be prescribed and will take any courses of training that may be recommended.”  

Doc Draper further believed that by volunteering, he would show his utmost confidence in the Apollo guidance work that the Instrumentation Laboratory was performing for NASA. “If I am willing to hang my life on our equipment, the whole project will surely have the strongest possible motivation and discussions of general design and details will be most responsible to my inputs,” wrote Draper.

Replying shortly thereafter, Seamans assured Draper that he would bring his request  to the attention of the right people. “It is most reassuring to have the Instrumentation Laboratory working with us on the Apollo project and the tremendous value of your own personal interest is most appreciated,” wrote Seamans. While NASA did not ultimately take Doc Draper up on his offer to fly to the moon, the Instrumentation Laboratory delivered on its promise of building a top notch guidance and navigation system.

During an interview conducted with Seamans in December 1987, he recalled the reaction of then NASA administrator James E. Webb to Doc Draper’s offer. Doc “always found it was important that the people who designed and developed equipment had a chance to use it, and they were there at the time it was first being used, and (he said) he was available to go on the first lunar trip,” recalled Seamans. “I took this (letter) in and showed it to Webb, and he thought it was terrific. As far as he was concerned, he was going to go over and see the President and say, ‘There may be some scientists in the country that aren’t for the program, but here’s one that’s not only for it, he wants to go.’”

After leaving NASA in 1968, Seamans returned to his alma mater of MIT and served as a visiting professor. But he returned to government shortly thereafter, becoming the ninth secretary of the Air Force in 1969. During his four year tenure, he helped push for new Air Force weapons systems even as the US was withdrawing from Vietnam and military spending was being reduced. In 1974, he transitioned to another government post, becoming the first administrator of the new Energy Research and Development Administration.

From 1978 until his retirement in 1984, Dr. Seamans served as dean of MIT’s engineering school. Even after his retirement, Seamans would return to the classroom to teach freshman seminars in aeronautics. He was active right up until his death – as recently as two weeks ago, Seamans was playing tennis and looking forward to trips on his sailboat.

There will be a memorial service at a time to be announced at Harvard’s Memorial Church. 

07/08/2008

Draper's Work Supporting NASA-Funded Mars Soil Research Highlighted in Mass High Tech

The University of Vermont, Tufts University and the Charles Stark Draper Laboratory are getting their hands dirty in the Martian soil and dust to determine what, if anything, once may have lived on the red planet — and who might live there yet.

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http://www.masshightech.com/stories/2008/06/30/weekly12-Mars-plane,-anti-dust-tech-follow-NASA-grants.html

06/30/2008

Jana Schwartz Awarded National Reconnaissance Office Fellowship

Jana Schwartz has been awarded a 2008-2009 Technology Fellowship from the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO). During this one year assignment which begins July 1, she will work to develop a system for evaluating the synergistic operations of overhead sensors. She also will participate in the Technology Fellows Enrichment Program, gaining knowledge of government operations through tours of government facilities, prime contractor facilities, national laboratories, and visits with military customers. The NRO Tech Fellows Program supports the development of future technology leaders and aims to stimulate industry participation in the R&D areas critical to NRO and the intelligence community. This is the second year a Draper engineer has participated in the program, with Technical Staff Member Dorothy Poppe serving as a Fellow during 2007-2008. Poppe’s project involved the evaluation and analysis of specific satellite constellations.

06/03/2008

Draper Laboratory Fellow Jason Furtado Wins MIT 2008 Reintjes Award

Draper Fellow Jason Furtado (left) received the Reintjes Award from MIT Prof. Joel Schindall during the EECS Annual Spring Fling and Awards Presentation held May 18, 2008, at the MIT Museum. Photo provided by Patricia Sampson of MIT.

Draper Fellow Jason Furtado received the J. Francis Reintjes Excellence in VI-A Industrial Practice Award on May 18, 2008. It was presented during the MIT Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS) Annual Spring Fling and Awards Presentation, held at the MIT Museum. The award is presented to students in VI-A who have demonstrated “outstanding performance” in a VI-A work assignment and/or “exceptional quality” in a master’s of engineering thesis performed at a company affiliated with the VI-A program.

The award is named after a past director of the MIT EECS VI-A M.Eng. Thesis Program with Industry. Winners are selected by a VI-A Awards Committee organized by the VI-A director. Furtado split this year’s $1,000 award with Doris Lin, who works at Analog Devices.

The EECS curriculum is also known as course 6 at MIT, from which arises the name of the VI-A program. This EECS program enrolls undergraduate students who plan to pursue MIT’s master of engineering degree. It places undergraduate students at affiliated companies, where they start as interns; once they begin the master’s program, the students start work on their thesis projects at the companies.

Furtado began work at Draper as an undergraduate in 2005 under the supervision of Autonomous Mission Control Group Leader Lauren Kessler. Furtado’s MIT advisor and Kessler nominated him for the award. Kessler describes Furtado as “highly innovative, attentive to detail, and has a strong sense of perspective.”

Furtado’s thesis research at the Lab has focused on helping to design the Human Interactive Mission Manager (HIMM). This software will enable people to intervene in real time as mission planning is being performed autonomously by control software. Although the default state of a system to which this software is applied would be autonomous, the software would allow for human supervisory control and immediate intervention in case a problem was identified. In a letter to the VI-A director recommending Furtado for the Reintjes Award, Kessler wrote that his “software design and implementation for the Human-Interactive Mission Manager are both elegant and creative, and will be extended into the precision lunar landing technology program at NASA.”

According to Furtado his work at Draper allowed him to apply his technical knowledge to a real-world project. Commenting on his receipt of the Reintjes Award, Furtado said he is honored that Kessler and his MIT advisor took the time to nominate him and that the award “was a nice ending to my time as a Draper Fellow.”

05/28/2008

Draper's microfluidic work featured in Technology Review, May 23

"Microfiltering Sepsis: A microfluidic device may effectively filter out pathogens that trigger septic shock" discusses Draper's miniature filtration device that can clear infectious agents from blood in the case of sepsis.  This work is being developed under funding from CIMIT and in collaboration with Children's Hospital. Draper PI Jason Fiering, Jeff Borenstein, Mark Mescher, Mathew Varghese (formerly of Draper), and three co-inventors from Children's Hospital have a patent application pending.

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http://www.technologyreview.com/Biotech/20816/

05/01/2008

Jana Schwartz profiled in Diversity/Careers in Engineering Magazine April/May 2008 Issue

Draper Engineer Jana Schwartz was profiled in Diversity/Careers in Engineering Magazine, in an article discussing careers in the aerospace and defense industries.

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http://www.diversitycareers.com/articles/pro/08-aprmay/chg_tech_aero_defense.htm

04/23/2008

Draper is Member of Two Teams Selected by DARPA for Vulture Air Vehicle Program

Draper Laboratory will be part of two of the three teams selected by DARPA to complete Phase1 concept development of an unmanned aerial system that will be able to stay aloft for five years. 

Draper will be part of the Aurora Flight Systems’ team developing a design called “Odysseus” and a separate team led by Boeing.  DARPA has awarded a third Phase 1 contract to Lockheed Martin.

The Vulture program’s objective is to create an aircraft with “pseudo-satellite” capabilities that can carry a 1,000-pound, 5-kilowatt payload and is able to stay airborne for an uninterrupted period of at least five years while maintaining its on-station position 99 percent of the time.

According to DARPA, a system able to remain on station for five years could have utility in a variety of missions such as communications relay, surveillance and reconnaissance, and signals intelligence.

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http://www.boeing.com/news/releases/2008/q2/080421d_nr.html

http://www.darpa.mil/body/news/2008/vulture.pdf

http://www.aurora.aero/Communications/Item.aspx?id=apr-210

04/18/2008

Director of Biomedical Engineering Center profiled in Mass High Tech

Dale Larson's diverse career path profiled in April 18th issue.

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http://masshightech.bizjournals.com/masshightech/stories/2008/04/21/newscolumn1.html

02/27/2008

Draper part of MIT-led team to create gecko-inspired adhesive bandage for surgical use

The biodegradable bandage has the same kind of nanoscale hills and valleys that allow the lizards to cling to walls and ceilings. A thin coating of glue is layered over this to help the bandage stick in wet environments. Draper was responsible for fabricating the nanomolds involved in the work, which is described in the Feb. 11 online issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

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http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/adhesive-0218.html

http://www.pnas.org/cgi/content/short/105/7/2307

02/27/2008

DARPA Urban Challenge article in National Defense includes Draper Engineer

National Defense Magazine’s article, “Robots Ger Smarter, But Who Will Buy Them?” about applying the technology developed for the DARPA Urban Challenge to commercial and military applications quotes Draper engineer Paul DeBitetto.

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http://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/issues/2008/March/RobotsGet.htm

02/27/2008

Draper’s Tissue Engineering Work Featured in National Defense Magazine

Draper’s Tissue Engineering Work was featured in Grace Jean’s “Inside Science & Technology” column in the March issue of National Defense Magazine.

Click here for full story: http://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/issues/2008/March/SciTech.htm

02/21/2008

Fuhrman Honored with New England Achievement Award by National Engineers Week Committee of Boston

Draper’s Education Department Director Linda Fuhrman was the recipient of the New England Achievement Award 2008 by the National Engineers Week Committee of Boston at the 51st Annual National Engineers Week Awards Luncheon, held Feb. 15, 2008.

The New England Achievement Award recognizes outstanding achievement in advancing engineering in New England and fostering measurable and beneficial change. In a letter to Fuhrman notifying her of her selection as the award winner, Co-chair of Boston NEW Katie Moulton wrote, “We feel that you are very deserving of this award through your great efforts at both Draper Lab and JPL, balancing your design projects with community, and particularly educational, outreach. You were selected because you are an inspiration to other engineers, displaying both dedication and excellence in your technical work and your commitment to professional societies and your community.”

The citation presented to Fuhrman reads, “Ms. Fuhrman has been active in public education and outreach about science and engineering throughout her career, and has participated at the local, regional, and national levels in efforts to advance science, technology, engineering, and math education. As Director of Education at Draper Laboratory, she has worked with students, science teachers, guidance counselors, and other groups to promote technical education, and raise awareness of aerospace as a career through discussing her own work and NASA’s current space exploration programs.”

Fuhrman spoke briefly about what inspired her into engineering when accepting her award. Citing the people who influenced her interest in engineering, she encouraged audience members to share their enthusiasm for engineering with youth to cultivate the next generation of engineers.

Draper Laboratory was a gold sponsor for 2008 NEW Boston, and participated in the NEW Boston Students’ Career Fair, held Feb. 14.

01/07/2008

2008 Draper Prize to be Awarded to Rudolf Kalman for his development of the Kalman Filter

Rudolf Kalman will receive the prestigious Charles Stark Draper Prize -- a $500,000 annual award that honors engineers whose accomplishments have significantly benefited society -- "for the development and dissemination of the optimal digital technique (known as the Kalman Filter) that is pervasively used to control a vast array of consumer, health, commercial, and defense products."

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http://www.nae.edu/nae/awardscom.nsf/weblinks/JMAN-7A4HZV?OpenDocument

12/20/2007

Draper Works with MIT towards a Method for Engineering Blood Vessels

Using Draper’s microfabrication technology, MIT and Draper scientists have found a way to induce cells to form parallel tube-like structures that could potentially function as tiny engineered blood vessels.  Engineered vessels could one day be transplanted into tissues such as the kidneys, liver, heart or any other organs that require large amounts of vascular tissues.

By growing endothelial progenitor cells on a silicone elastomer substrate molded from a Draper-fabricated nanopatterned master wafer, scientists have been able to control the cell’s development—creating elongated capillary-like tubes that form along the ridges and grooves of the template.

A paper on the work was posted in an online issue of Advanced Materials. Draper Laboratory Graduate Student Fellow, Chris Bettinger, was lead author of the paper, along with Jeffrey Borenstein, director of Draper’s Biomedical Engineering Center; Robert Langer and Zhitong Zhang of MIT; and Sharon Gerecht of Johns Hopkins University.
For more information, see the article posted by the MIT News Office.

http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2007/vascular-1217.html

12/20/2007

President Jim Shields is one of nine CEO's featured in R&D Magazine's annual article, "Challenges and Opportunities in the World of Independent Research"

Challenges Opportunities in the World of Independent Research: Contract research organizations see a strong future for their style of R&D.

For the ninth consecutive year, the editors of R&D Magazine interviewed the chief executive officers of the leading independent research and development laboratories in North America to determine the issues and challenges confronting these long-standing supporters of R&D.

See PDF for full article.

11/30/2007

Draper Part of the Team Selected for CIMIT’s Kennedy Award for Healthcare Innovation

Boston, Mass., Nov. 13---Draper Laboratory was part of a large team of researchers and medical professionals to receive the Center for Integration of Medicine & Innovative Technology (CIMIT) 2007 Kennedy Award for Healthcare Innovation for the Medical PnP program (known as Plug-and-Play).

Plug-and-Play, led by Dr. Julian Goldman of Massachusetts General Hospital, was established in 2004 to create open standards, and develop technology to ensure interoperability and communication of various electrical and digital medical device systems in operating rooms and other hospital areas. Plug-and-Play will ultimately improve patient safety and healthcare efficiency, because networked medical device systems will support the widespread clinical use of the same medical data, and enable medical device integration to produce complete and accurate electronic health records, create error-resistant systems, and reduce healthcare costs.

Plug-and-Play is a multi-institutional, multidisciplinary program sponsored by a number of government and commercial sponsors. As part of this effort, Draper recently has teamed with Live Data on a Small Business Innovative Research grant awarded by the Telemedicine and Advanced Technologies Research Center to develop a system for coordinating the operation of medical-electrical devices in a patient-centric clinical environment. Draper will collaborate with clinicians and biomedical engineers to develop context-sensitive decision support and device management software.

Dr. John Parrish, founder and director of CIMIT, said of the team, “[They] are to be commended for both their scientific and organizational work. Their effort will likely benefit many institutions, and that means better care for patients.”

11/14/2007

MIT/Draper Team Places Fourth in 2007 DARPA Urban Challenge

Victorville, Calif. --- The MIT DARPA Urban Challenge team, of which Draper was a member, placed fourth in the Urban Challenge finals held Nov. 3.

According to the DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency) event brochure, competing vehicles had to autonomously complete a complex 60-mile
urban course with live traffic in less than 6 hours. Vehicles were entirely under the control of their onboard mission computer--observers were only allowed to intervene for the purposes of safety. The driving capabilities of the vehicles had to meet the same standards required to pass the California DMV road test. Of the 11 finalists competing, only six finished the course.

Seven of the MIT team members had Draper ties; three were Draper engineers, and four were Draper summer students.  The Draper team members led system engineering, vehicle integration & test, and navigation analysis efforts. Their participation was funded through the Lab’s Internal Research and Development program.

The 2007 Urban Challenge drew an initial pool of 89 entrants, of which 35 progressed after the first event. The qualifying rounds whittled the field to the 11 finalists.

This year’s contest was the first DARPA challenge that Draper or MIT participated in. The three teams that placed ahead of the MIT team all had participated in previous DARPA competitions for robotic vehicles.

DARPA’s goal for the Urban Challenge is to accelerate the development of autonomous ground vehicle technology that can someday be used to save lives on the battlefield. It also is designed to inspire youth to pursue careers in science, technology, and engineering.

11/07/2007

Draper Laboratory names Linda Fuhrman as new Director of Education

Cambridge, Mass. --- Draper Laboratory has named Linda Robeck Fuhrman, aeronautical engineer and space science program manager, as its new education director. Fuhrman will oversee all of the Lab’s education programs. This includes the Draper Fellow program in which engineering and science graduate students perform their thesis research at Draper while earning their degree at a partnering university. She also will be responsible for University relations; identifying and developing partnerships with a variety of advanced educational institutions and consortia to promote and advance technical education.

Fuhrman joined Draper in 2002 after more than 10 years at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory , and most recently held the position of Space Science Program Manager for Draper’s Space Systems program office. She holds an M.S. in Aeronautics and Astronautics from Stanford and a S.B. in Aeronautics and Astronautics from MIT. 

Fuhrman has been active in public education and outreach about science and engineering throughout her career, and has given numerous public lectures at museums, conferences, and schools.  She has received many awards, including six NASA Group Achievement Awards; the “Hero of Public Service” award from the Partnership for Trust in Government; and the iVillage.com “Eighteen Women Who Will Rule the World” award.  She was designated an Honorary Fellow of the Institute for Advancement of Engineering in 2000, and was named one of ten “Women to Watch in Science and Engineering” by Mass High Tech in 2006. This year she was honored with a Shining Star Award at Draper Laboratory for her work in educational outreach. She holds memberships in the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), Society of Women Engineers, and Association of Women in Science.

Draper Laboratory is a non-profit, research and development laboratory, headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Primarily focused on applied development for the Department of Defense and NASA, Draper’s mission is to serve the national interest in applied research, engineering, development, education and technology transfer. Key technology areas include guidance, navigation, and control; precision weapons; information management and decision systems; autonomous systems; reliable, fault-tolerant embedded software; miniature, low-power electronic and mechanical systems; and biomedical engineering.

11/02/2007

Corporate Communications and Community Relations Director Kathleen Granchelli honored with Children's Champion Award

Kathleen Granchelli, second from left

Draper Laboratory’s Corporate Communications and Community Relations Director Kathleen Granchelli was honored with a Children's Champion Award by Tutoring Plus of Cambridge, Inc. at its 4th Annual Celebration, held Oct. 26, 2007. Also receiving a Children's Champion Award was Robin Harris, principal of the Fletcher Maynard Academy in Cambridge.

In a profile of Granchelli's work in the community printed in the event program, Tutoring Plus cited her work on various Cambridge Chamber of Commerce committees and with the Kendall Community Group, a collaboration of which Draper is a founding member.

In her remarks following presentation of her award, Granchelli noted that Tutoring Plus was one of the first agencies to receive a grant from Draper's Contributions Program when it was formalized in 1985. To date, Draper has donated more than $84,000 to the agency through its Contributions Program or through the Kendall Community Group. She expressed appreciation for the support of Draper's management, and the employees who volunteer for helping to facilitate Draper's educational outreach.

10/07/2007

New Director and Members Elected to the Corporation of Draper Laboratory

Cambridge, Massachusetts—President & CEO James D. Shields announced that one new director and six new members were elected to Draper’s corporation at the research and development organization’s annual meeting of the corporation on Oct. 3. “I am pleased with the depth of experience that these distinguished leaders in industry, government, and academia bring to the Draper Corporation,” said Shields. “They will contribute expertise in defense, intelligence, public policy, finance, and selected industries to the governance of the Laboratory and help guide us in the continued development of Draper’s traditional business areas as well as in newer initiatives in geospatial systems, energy, and biomedical engineering.”

Dr. George M. Milne, Jr., Venture Partner of Radius Ventures, LLC and former Vice President of Research & Development for Pfizer, Inc., was elected a director.

Joining the corporation as members are:

	Wendy Abt, President, WPA, Inc., a specialized investment management company, and former Managing General Partner of the Kellett Group;
	Dr. Wanda M. Austin, President & CEO Elect, The Aerospace Corporation, former Senior Vice President of Aerospace’s National Systems Group, and former member of the Air Force Scientific Advisory Board;
	Dennis Fitzgerald, Former Principal Deputy Director, National Reconnaissance Office, and former Deputy Director of the CIA’s Office of Research and Development;
	Lena G. Goldberg, Executive Vice President, Strategic Corporate Initiatives, Fidelity Investments, former General Counsel of Fidelity Investments, and former Partner and a Member of the management committee at Sullivan & Worcester;
	Sherwin Greenblatt, Director, MIT Venture Mentoring Service, former President of the Bose Corporation, and former Executive Vice President and Treasurer of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology;
	Franklin C. Miller, Vice President, The Cohen Group, member of the U.S. Strategic Command Advisory Group, and former Acting Assistant Secretary for International Security Policy for the Department of Defense;
	Dr. M. Elisabeth Paté-Cornell, Professor & Chair, Department of Management Science & Engineering, Stanford University, and a past President of the Society of Risk Analysis.

Draper Laboratory is a non-profit, research and development organization dedicated to serving the national interest in applied research, engineering development, advanced technical education, and technology transfer. Business is focused in strategic, tactical, and geospatial systems, special operations, biomedical engineering for clinical and defense applications, and energy solutions to meet challenges of safety, security, and efficiency.

09/26/2007

Draper Laboratory President & CEO Jim Shields receives Mission Patch from NASA Astronaut Michael Lopez-Alegria

NASA Astronaut Michael Lopez-Alegria (right) presents a Mission Patch commemorating his International Space Station Flight, Expedition 14, to Draper Laboratory President & CEO Jim Shields on Sept. 17.  Lopez-Alegria was at the Lab to talk about his experiences living and working in space, then toured the facility and heard presentations from Draper staff about the Lab's space systems work being conducted for NASA.

View "Living and Working on the ISS" presentation by NASA Astronaut Michael Lopez-Alegria

08/17/2007

Retired Head of Draper Laboratory's Scientific Research Department Philip N. Bowditch, 1921-2007

Philip Nairne Bowditch, retired head of Draper Laboratory’s Scientific Research Department and head of Ocean and Scientific Systems Department, died August 1, 2007, at the age of 86. Residing most recently in Scarborough, Maine, he had lived previously in Cohasset, Mass., for many years. Bowditch worked at Draper Laboratory for more than 35 years.

During World War II Bowditch served in the U.S. Coast Guard as a chemical warfare expert. He later worked as an engineer on the Manhattan Project. He earned his S.B. in metallurgy from MIT in 1946. After working for Jackson & Moreland, Consulting Engineers of Boston, Bowditch joined the MIT Instrumentation Lab in 1950 as a design engineer for the FEBE project, the first inertial navigation system ever built.

Bowditch’s contributions to projects at Draper Lab include design of the mechanical aspects of SPIRE (Space Inertial Reference Equipment, the navigation system that directed an Air Force B-29 cross-country without the aid of a pilot) and the TITAN missile; the invention of the FLIMBAL (Floating Inertial Measurement Ball) used in the MX missile; and development of the total optical subsystem for the Apollo spacecraft, including a sextant designed specifically for use in space and the Alignment Optical Telescope for the Lunar Landing Module.

Throughout Bowditch’s career at Draper, he was a champion of cross-disciplinary problem solving and collaboration, which he felt was in keeping with the educational component of Draper’s mission. Bowditch’s wide-ranging interests were given scope in the Scientific Research Department. The varied projects pursued by the group included medical technology, oceanography, and industrial process control. Bowditch initiated the Lab’s work in oceanography and industrial automation. As head of the group, his special charge was instrumentation developments related to geophysical, oceanographic, and other scientific field measurement activities.

At the invitation of UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) Bowditch went to Venice, Italy, in 1968 as one of MIT’s scientific advisors to evaluate the city’s problems with air, soil, and hydrology. He also started a project with the Soil Mechanics Lab at MIT that was the catalyst for an invention to identify the sliding of soils.

Bowditch became head of the Oceans and Scientific Systems Department in 1983, the position from which he retired in 1986. During those years he pursued marine interests that may have come down to him from his great-great-grandfather Nathaniel Bowditch, author of The New American Practical Navigator (1802). Periodically updated, that book is still in print.

Bowditch held patents on a Profiling Current Meter, a Vertical Displacement Meter, and methods relating to manufacture of tailored clothing.

Bowditch was the husband of Marion Coulter Bowditch for 60 years and father of Nathaniel of Kittery, Maine; of Jean Stuckey of Squaw Valley, Calif.; of Stephen of Newburyport, Mass.; and of Eleanor Pettipaw of Ellicott City, Maryland. He was the brother of Nathaniel of Peterborough, N.H., and grandfather of 10. A memorial service for Bowditch was scheduled for Aug. 17 at 11:30 a.m. at Saint Alban’s Episcopal Church in Cape Elizabeth, Maine.

06/14/2007

Dorothy Poppe Awarded Fellowship by National Reconnaissance Office

Technical Staff Member Dorothy Poppe has been awarded a fellowship at the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) Advanced Systems & Technology directorate. The objectives of the NRO Technology Fellowship Program are to stimulate industry participation in research and development areas critical to the NRO and the intelligence community, to support the development of future technology leaders, and to forge strategic relationships with industry. Fellowships are a one-year assignment working at the NRO’s office in Chantilly, Virginia.

Up to 80 percent of the Fellowship year is spent working directly on a project. Poppe’s project will involve the evaluation and analysis of specific satellite constellations. The remaining 20 percent of the year will be spent participating in the Technology Fellows Enrichment Program, which is designed to improve the Fellow’s knowledge of government interactions and operations through tours of government facilities, prime contractor facilities, and national laboratories, and visits with military customers.

06/13/2007

Retired Vice President Joseph O'Connor, 1929-2007

Joseph F. O’Connor, 1929-2007

Joseph F. O’Connor, Draper Laboratory’s retired vice president of human resources and administration (1981-1994) and secretary of the corporation (1994-2005), died June 11, 2007, of cancer at the age of 77.

For more than a dozen years, O’Connor was the face of the Laboratory in the Cambridge community. On Draper’s behalf, he presented its viewpoint on topics of public interest, such as the Nuclear-free Cambridge Referendum of 1983, and he provided leadership for many civic organizations. After retirement, he continued his philanthropic involvement by serving on the board of Dental Service of Massachusetts, Inc., most recently as vice chairman, a position he had held since 2002 after serving as chairman for two years.

Draper Laboratory President James Shields said, “Joe O’Connor was a great champion of collaboration between the Laboratory and the Cambridge community. He always saw the two as intertwined, and he cultivated a mutually beneficial relationship, notably through the intersection of the educational aspect of the Laboratory’s charter and opportunities to work with the Cambridge Public Schools. Just as Joe had foreseen, Draper employees have enjoyed working with the students and faculty.”

O’Connor was a past president of the Cambridge Chamber of Commerce and vice president of its Business Education committee. For the Rotary Club of Cambridge, O’Connor performed the roles of president, director, and vice president, as well as chairman of its Vocational Service Committee. O’Connor also served Cambridgeport Savings Bank as a corporator and director, and later its parent company, Port Financial, as a director. He was a director for Junior Achievement of Eastern Mass., Inc., and a corporator of Mount Auburn Hospital.

Fellow Rotarian and civic leader Robert A. Jones, former principal of the Athenaeum Group, noted that Joe O’Connor spearheaded support to and was a founding member of such unique community collaborations as The Cambridge Partnership for Public Education and the Kendall Community Group. “I have been privileged to know the public and civic side of Joe,” said Jones. “In our 30-year association, I was a witness to his humor, intellect, integrity, and strength. We have been fortunate to have such a man and business leader among us in this community.” Both O’Connor and Jones were honored at the 2007 Kendall Community Group annual meeting for their service to the group and the agencies it supports.

For his service to the community, O’Connor was recognized by the Cambridge City Council and Mayor Sheila Russell in 1997. The resolution, sponsored by councilor Frank Duehay, lauded the “extraordinary example Joseph F. O’Connor has provided to all those who live and work in Cambridge.”

Born June 15, 1929, in Brookline, Mass., O’Connor received an A.B. from Dartmouth College in 1951. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps from 1951 to 1953. During 1954 and 1955 O’Connor completed the requirements for a master’s degree in business administration at Boston University. He worked at Tracer Lab, Inc., in human resources for approximately 16 months before joining the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Central Personnel Office in 1957.

O’Connor began his long association with Draper Laboratory in 1964, when he became the personnel director for its forerunner, the MIT Instrumentation Laboratory. In 1967, he became administrative assistant to the vice president for special laboratories, including the Instrumentation Lab. Three years later he took on the roles of assistant to the vice president for research and assistant secretary of Draper Laboratory (renamed that year). In those capacities he was deeply involved in the process of evaluating how to transition the Laboratory from being a division of MIT to operating as an independent, private, not-for-profit organization.

Upon the Laboratory’s divestment from MIT in 1973, O’Connor became executive assistant to the president of Draper Lab. That year he also became assistant secretary of the corporation. In 1981, O’Connor was named vice president for human resources and administration. Upon his retirement in 1994, he was elected secretary of the corporation, a position he held through 2005.

Longtime colleague David C. Driscoll, former Vice President of Finance and Treasurer of Draper Laboratory, said, “Joe and I were friends for 35 years and very close business associates for 25. Like an older brother would do, Joe offered his advice and counsel which I valued.  I had a deep respect for the professionalism, diplomacy, and sense of fairness that he brought to all his business interactions. He was a cherished friend, colleague, and golf partner.”

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06/01/2007

Draper Celebrates its Volunteers with Community Relations Recognition Program

Recipients of Shining Star awards for their volunteerism in support of Draper’s community relations program include (front row, left to right) Ted Hartnett, Drew Crete, Rick Flanagan, Linda Fuhrman, (back row, second from left) Helen Gillis, and (third from left, back row) Peter Wender. President Jim Shields (left, back row) presented the awards with Ellen Avery (right, back row). Corporate Communications and Community Relations Director Kathleen Granchelli offered her appreciation for the efforts of all of Draper’s volunteers. Missing from the picture are recipients Dorri Poppe and former employee Angela Zapata.

Draper Laboratory celebrated its volunteers for their contributions to the Laboratory’s community relations program with a Community Relations Recognition Program on May 30, 2007. President Jim Shields offered his thanks to the Lab volunteers, as did Community Relations Director Kathleen Granchelli and Community Relations Associate Ellen Avery. Shields and Avery recognized a group of volunteers for their efforts with Shining Star awards. The program also featured remarks by Massachusetts Teachers Association Vice President Paul Toner, who spoke about the importance of companies sharing the experience of the work environment with students and teachers. Following the formal program, refreshments were served. Attendees included vice presidents Darryl Sargent and Joe Wolfe and principal directors Jack Barry, Fred Greenberg, and Len Polizzotto.

The Shining Star award is a new form of recognition. It recognizes employees who have made outstanding, notable, and long-term contributions to Draper’s community relations programs. In addition to receiving a silvertone star-shaped paperweight with the Draper logo, each honoree will be able to designate a non-profit agency to receive a $250 donation from the Lab. Recipients were Drew Crete, Rick Flanagan, Linda Fuhrman, Helen Gillis, Ted Hartnett, Dorri Poppe, and Peter Wender. Additionally, former employee Angela Zapata was honored for her community relations efforts while a Draper employee.

Drew Crete
In addition to volunteering in the Key Pal Program, Crete was a participant in the Employee Activities Committee Stitch Club donation to Project Linus. This year she took over supervision and mentorship of two high school student interns from the North Cambridge Catholic High School.

Rick Flanagan
A Key Pal for 11 years, Flanagan last year was recognized by Cambridge School Volunteers, Inc., for his decade of service. He also serves on Draper’s Contributions Committee and its Human Services Subcommittee. Flanagan initiated Draper’s involvement with the U.S. Marines’ Toys for Tots program, which evolved into Draper’s annual holiday toy drive.

Linda Fuhrman
Fuhrman has participated at the local, regional, and national levels in efforts to advance science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education. She has worked with students, science teachers, guidance counselors, and other groups to raise awareness of aerospace as a career through discussing Draper’s work and NASA’s current space exploration programs.

Helen Gillis
Gillis has been an ongoing supporter and member of the Draper Contributions Committee; she was a Key Pal for six years; and she has participated regularly as a Community Care Day volunteer. She also volunteers with Somerville-Cambridge Elder Services, helping seniors maintain their independence through a money-management program.

Ted Hartnett
Hartnett has supported the Contributions Program’s in-kind printing services and donations projects with outreach to the human service organizations that receive the services. He is an ongoing Community Care Day volunteer, was a past member of the Draper Contributions Committee, and provides support to the annual meeting of the Kendall Community Group.

Dorri Poppe
Poppe was the first Draper employee to volunteer with the Science Club for Girls in Cambridge. Now in her seventh year of service to the organization, she works with elementary school girls in this after-school program, fostering interest in science and technology and helping to develop leadership skills among these young women.

Peter Wender
Of the years since Draper established its Contributions Committee in 1984, Wender has served on the committee for more than 20 of them. He has devoted countless hours to guiding the fair and equitable distribution of grant funds. In particular, he has served on the Arts & Culture Subcommittee.

Angela Zapata
Zapata initiated a biotechnology internship for Cambridge high school students two years ago, hired other Cambridge high school students for summer jobs, and supported the Rindge School of Technical Arts biotechnology program that she helped established. She volunteered with Science Club for Girls and spoke many times to various audiences about STEM education and careers.

05/29/2007

Cambridge Chamber of Commerce Honors Draper Lab with Award

Draper Laboratory was honored by the Cambridge Chamber of Commerce with The Leading Edge award, presented May 24, 2007, at the Chamber’s Excellence in Business Awards banquet at the Hyatt Regency. The award was accepted on behalf of the Laboratory by Kathleen Granchelli, director of Corporate Communications and Community Relations. The City of Cambridge also recognized each award nominee with a copy of a resolution expressing its congratulations to all of the nominees.

The Leading Edge award recognizes a business that demonstrates leadership and innovation in the technology or biotechnology industries, dedication to product/process development to enhance and enrich people’s lives, and that has been a member of the Chamber for at least one year. The winner of the award was determined by an election in which a random subset of the Chamber membership was invited to vote. Approximately 300 members, including the Chamber’s board, voted on three finalists: Draper Laboratory, Akamai Technologies Inc., and Pfizer Research Technology Center.

Draper has been a member of the Chamber for more than 30 years and has supported the chamber through service in various offices and on committees. Granchelli currently serves as clerk of the board, sit on its Executive & Finance Committee, and chairs its Nominating committee. Previously, she served on the Community Outreach committee. Former Vice President for HR and Administration Joe O’Connor was a president of the chamber and vice president of its Business Education committee prior to retiring from Draper in 1994.

Draper was honored by the Chamber in 1999 as Corporate Citizen of the Year.

05/15/2007

Polizzotto Named Head of Draper's Strategic Business Development and Marketing

Cambridge, Massachusetts— Dr. Len Polizzotto recently joined Draper Laboratory as a senior executive responsible for Strategic Business Development and Marketing. Reporting to the President & CEO, he is leading efforts to raise the Laboratory’s profile to help capture new opportunities for sponsored research and bring the Laboratory’s emerging technologies to market to benefit the public good.

Draper President & CEO James D. Shields said, “Len thoroughly understands the market environment and challenges facing a not-for-profit, independent lab like Draper.  His extensive experiences in both the corporate and educational sectors make him a unique fit for the Laboratory.”

For the past six years, Polizzotto served as Corporate Vice President for Business Development and Marketing for SRI International, a world leader in contract R&D services. A 25-year tenure at the Polaroid Corporation preceded this, concluding with the assignment of Corporate Vice President for New Business Development.

Between corporate experiences, Polizzotto directed the Center for the Globalization of Technology at Worcester Polytechnic Institute.  He led the University’s efforts to form partnerships with corporations in applying new technology for business development. He was a Professor of Practice in the Electrical Engineering Department as well, where he established a new course on business and technology and advised more than 50 undergraduate students. In the past eight years, he founded one and led another high tech start-up, both in the biomedical area.

Polizzotto received his Ph.D. in visual sciences from Tufts University. He earned M.S. and B.S. degrees in electrical engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute, and he completed The Executive Program at the University of Virginia’s Darden Graduate School of Business. He holds nine patents and is the author of numerous articles on human color perception, digital imaging, and microphotography. He also authored two books on drum set instruction.

Draper Laboratory is a non-profit, research and development laboratory, headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Primarily focused on applied development for the Department of Defense and NASA, the Laboratory also works with selected members of private industry. Key technology areas include guidance, navigation, and control; precision weapons; information management and decision systems; autonomous systems; reliable, fault-tolerant embedded software; miniature, low-power electronic and mechanical systems; and biomedical engineering.

04/02/2007

Draper Laboratory Cuts Ribbon on One Hampshire at Kendall Square

Draper Laboratory officially opened its newly expanded and rebuilt property on Hampshire St., One Hampshire at Kendall Square, at a ribbon cutting ceremony on Feb. 14.  Draper Vice President of Finance and Administration Joe Wolfe served as master of ceremonies for the event.

“The Laboratory has been eagerly awaiting this day since starting construction in 2004,” stated Draper President Jim Shields. “This project represents a shared vision for all of us and benefits Draper Laboratory as well as the City of Cambridge, by providing an innovative space for us [Draper] and other scientific and technical organizations.”  

In addition to housing Draper facilities, the building will be home to anchor tenant Schlumberger, who has relocated its Doll Research Center from Ridgefield, Conn., the biotech company Percivia, and long-time tenants Harvard Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics and MIT’s Kavli Center for Astrophysics and Space Research.

In reference to the wintry weather that hit Cambridge the day of the event, Cambridge Mayor Ken Reeves commented, “Despite the weather, it’s a real pleasure to come this morning.  This is truly something to celebrate and a little snow won’t chill it.”  Reeves continued by noting how much the City appreciates Draper’s long-standing track-record of corporate citizenship and technical expertise, and how such a reputation has helped to attract additional technology companies to the Kendall Square area. “Draper, you put us on the map,” said Reeves.

Jack Barry, Draper’s Principal Director of Administration, who served as Draper’s project manager for the building construction was equally appreciative of the City of Cambridge staff who were involved with the project, including the city council, the Community Development Dept. and Planning Board, and Cambridge’s inspection services, traffic, police and fire departments. 

One Hampshire at Kendall Square was designed by Tom Coffman of Symmes Maini & McKee Assoc.; construction was managed by Leggat McCall Properties and performed by John Moriarty and Associates.

Draper Laboratory’s Ribbon Cutting for One Hampshire at Kendall Square
(left to right) Principal Director of Administration Jack Barry, Vice President for Finance and Administration Joe Wolfe, President Jim Shields, Cambridge Mayor Ken Reeves, Former Draper President Vince Vitto, Former V.P. of Finance and Admin. Dave Driscoll.

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03/19/2007

03/16/2007

Draper's Timeliner Software to Function as Mission Manager on DARPA Orbital Express Mission

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http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2007/09mar_orbitalexpress.htm

03/13/2007

Draper Announces Summer Fellowship Opportunity for Massachusetts Middle and High School Teachers of Science, Engineering and Technology

Draper Laboratory is pleased to announce the Draper Engineering Fellowship for Teachers, which will be offered to Massachusetts Public School teachers of science, technology and/or engineering.

The Fellowship will provide up to three selected teachers in grades 6-12 the opportunity to spend two weeks at Draper Lab during the summer of 2007 in order to observe firsthand the application of science and math in the Engineering Design Process outlined in the Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworks.

In addition to a stipend offered by Draper, teachers participating in the Fellowship will be eligible for professional development credit and will have access to additional teaching resources from the Laboratory.

Full program details are outlined in the attached document, which is also available online at: