2009 CREW Awards
2009 CREW Award Winners
Date on plaques: June 7, 2009
FRED FINKBEINER
Fred has been cited by the customer for work that has provided the foundation for superconducting x-ray calorimeter development at Goddard since 1996. His enthusiasm and perseverance have carried the program through its setbacks and successes. He has shown initiative, leadership, and innovation, leading or following as necessary in a nearly selfless way.
MAURICE HENDERSON
Maurice has consistently garnered high praise from both NASA and NOAA for his unflagging creativity and support of education and outreach. His inventiveness and technical expertise have greatly enhanced Goddard’s Visitor Center, one notable example of which is the improvement of the auditorium projection system and its integration to the SOS Globe Theatre.
PAT LAWTON
For her ever-expanding responsibilities supporting the Juno MAG Investigation Team, Pat’s ATR has stated that he can “think of no other contractor that I have worked with in my 25 years of experience at GSFC who is more deserving of recognition.” Her exceptional work ranges from spacecraft operations through software support to document and design review.
DAN CARRIGAN
Dan’s customer has cited his extraordinary skill in developing the Quadrupole Mass Spectrometer for the Surface Analysis of Mars mission. Thanks to him, the SAM QMS is considered the best such instrument ever flown in space. His remarkable work has enabled the QMS to exceed all of its performance requirements.
SARABJIT BAKSHI
Sarabjit’s support of the Cassini CAPS mission has been broad-ranging and notable for its effectiveness. His customer has cited Sarabjit’s critical support in areas ranging from system administration through software development and data analysis, often deadline-driven. The ATR credits work for enabling him to produce many research papers and a book chapter.
LISA KANE
In the past 18 months Lisa has made herself indispensable to the Landsat Data Continuity Mission (LDCM). Her customer has cited her strong organizational skills, artistic gifts, and presentation development ability in helping move the mission successfully through its critical programmatic reviews. Lisa produces work that the customer is proud of.
