NASA Exceptional Scientific Achievement Medal (1982)
Space career
Selection
Spacelab-3 (1983)
Missions
STS-51-B
Retirement
May 6, 1985 (1985-05-06)
Academic background
Alma mater
Florida State University (BS; MS) University of Florida (PhD)
Thesis
Effect of gravity forces on crystal growth parameters in tin (1973)
Doctoral advisor
David Hale Baldwin
Academic work
Discipline
Engineering
Sub-discipline
Laser-induced surface improvement
Institutions
University of Tennessee Space Institute Florida Institute of Technology
Scientific career
Fields
Materials science (metallurgical engineering), Aerospace engineering, Laser research, Hydrogen research
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