Monday, April 9, 2012

NASA Technology Officials Visit Case Western Reserve Wednesday

April 09, 2012

David E. Steitz
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1730
david.steitz@nasa.gov

Tricia Schellenbach/Marv Kropko
Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland
216-368-6949/6890
tricia.schellenbach@case.edu/marvin.kropko@case.edu


MEDIA ADVISORY: M12-063

NASA TECHNOLOGY OFFICIALS VISIT CASE WESTERN RESERVE WEDNESDAY

WASHINGTON -- NASA Chief Technologist Mason Peck and Space Technology
Program Director Michael Gazarik will visit Case Western Reserve
University in Cleveland on Wednesday, April 11, to meet with students
and faculty and learn about the school's engineering and science
programs.

Peck and Gazarik will hear about progress on NASA-funded research and
meet with three Case Western Reserve graduate students who were
selected as members of the inaugural class of NASA Space Technology
Research Fellows.

Peck and Case Western Reserve faculty and students will be available
to speak briefly with members of the media at 10:40 a.m. EDT.
Reporters must contact Tricia Schellenbach at 216-368-6949 or
tricia.schellenbach@case.edu, or Marv Kropko at 216-368-6890 or
marvin.kropko@case.edu, to attend.

Peck serves as the principal technology advisor to the NASA
Administrator and is the agency advocate on matters concerning
technology policy and programs. Gazarik oversees NASA's Space
Technology Program, which develops and demonstrates advanced space
systems concepts and technologies that enable new approaches to
achieving NASA's current and future missions.

Case Western Reserve University is one of the country's leading
private research institutions. Leading-edge faculty engage in
teaching and research in a collaborative, hands-on environment.

For information about NASA's Office of the Chief Technologist and
complete biographies of Peck and Gazarik, visit:

http://www.nasa.gov/oct

For more information about Case Western Reserve University, visit:

http://www.case.edu


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