Research Reports -1992 NASA/ASEE Summer Faculty Fellowship Program

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The 28th NASA/ASEE Summer Faculty Fellowship Program was conducted at the Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) in 1992, carried out by the University of Alabama and MSFC from June 1 through August 7. Sponsored by NASA Headquarters’ Office of Educational Affairs under the American Society for Engineering Education, the program aimed to advance qualified engineering and science faculty expertise, foster idea exchange between participants and NASA, refresh research and teaching activities, and support NASA center research objectives. Faculty Fellows spent 10 weeks at MSFC working on collaborative, interest-aligned research projects. This volume compiles the Fellows’ summer 1992 reports.

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Research Reports-1992 NASA/ASEE Summer Faculty Fellowship Program

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Batson, Robert G. - Systems Engineering Process and Organization Assessment

Blake, Jean A. - Updating and Expanding the Library of Materials on NASASpaceLink Electronic Information System

Bower, Mark V. - Design and Analysis of Seals for Extended Service Life

Brewer, William V. - Shuttle Flight Experiment Preliminary Proposal: Demonstration of Welding Applications in Space

Brooks, Joni - Investigation of Rainfall Data with Regard to Low-Level Wind Flow Regime For East Central Florida

Bullington, Stanley F. - Requirements for the Implementation of Schedule Repai

(NASA-CR-184505) 1992 NASA/ASEESUMMER FACULTY FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM(AIabama Univ.) 307 p /80 0136041 # NASA CONTRACTOR REPORT NASA CR-184505 # RESEARCH REPORTS-1992 NASA/ASEE SUMMER FACULTYFELLOWSHIP PROGRAM The University of AlabamaTuscaloosa,Alabamaand The University of Alabama in HuntsvilleHuntsville,Alabama December 1992 # Final Report Prepared for NASA,George C.Marshall Space Flight CenterMarshall Space Flight Center,Alabama 35812 1 # RESEARCH REPORTS 1992 NASA/ASEE SUMMER FACULTY FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM George C.Marshall Space Flight CenterThe University of Alabama and The University of Alabama in Huntsville EDITORS: Dr.L.Michael Freeman Associate Professor of Aerospace EngineeringThe University of Alabama Dr.Charles R.ChappellAssociate Director for ScienceMarshall Space Flight Center Dr.Frank SixUniversity Affairs OfficerMarshall Space Flight Center Dr.Gerald R.Karr Chairman of Mechanical &Aerospace EngineeringThe University of Alabama in Huntsville NASA CR-184505 | REPORT DOCUMENTATION PAGE | | | | | Form Approved
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Research Reports-1992 NASA/ASEE Summer
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M.Freeman,R.Chappell,F.Six,G.Karr,Editors | | | | | | | | 7.PERFORMING ORGANIZATION NAME(S)AND ADDRESS(ES)
The University of Alabama,Tuscaloosa,Alabama and
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REPORT NUMBER | | | 9.SPONSORING/MONITORING AGENCY NAME(S)AND ADDRESS(ES)
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
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For the 28th consecutive year,a NASA/ASEE Summer Faculty Fellowship Program was
conducted at the Marshall Space Flight Center(MSFC).The program was conducted by the University
of Alabama and MSFC during the period June 1,1992 through August 7,1992.Operated under the
auspices of the American Society for Engineering Education,the MSFC program,as well as those at
other NASA centers,was sponsored by the Office of Educational Affairs,NASA Headquarters,
Washington,DC.The basic objectives of the programs,which are in the 29th year of operation
nationally,are(1)to further the professional knowledge of qualified engineering and science faculty
members;(2)to stimulate an exchange of ideas between participants and NASA;(3)to enrich and
refresh the research and teaching activities of the participants'institutions;and(4)to contribute to
the research objectives of the NASA centers.
The Faculty Fellows spent 10 weeks at MSFC engaged in a research project compatible with
their

FAQs

What was the duration of the 1992 NASA/ASEE Summer Faculty Fellowship Program at MSFC?

The program ran from June 1, 1992 through August 7, 1992 at the Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC).

Who sponsored the NASA/ASEE Summer Faculty Fellowship Program in 1992?

The program was sponsored by the Office of Educational Affairs, NASA Headquarters, Washington, DC, under the auspices of the American Society for Engineering Education.

What does this document contain?

It is a compilation of Fellows’ reports on their research conducted during the summer of 1992 at MSFC, developed from 10-week research projects in collaboration with NASA/MSFC colleagues.

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