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NASA Marshall Center engineer awarded associate fellow status in AIAA aerospace engineering society
Steven D. Pearson, manager of the Engineering Technology Development Office at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala., has been elected Associate Fellow by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, the nation's largest society devoted to the advancement of aviation, space and defense.
Photo: Pearson (NASA/MSFC)
Steven D. Pearson, manager of the Engineering Technology Development Office at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala., has been elected Associate Fellow by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, the nation's largest society devoted to the advancement of aviation, space and defense.
Pearson will be honored Jan. 6 at the institute’s Foundation Associate Fellows Dinner, in conjunction with the 41st AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit in Reno, Nev.
To be distinguished as an Associate Fellow by the prestigious aeronautics group, a candidate must be a senior member of the institute and have made valuable contributions to the arts, science and technology of their field. Nominees must have at least 12 years of professional experience.
In addition to serving as manager of the Engineering Technology Development Office, Pearson is also the chief technologist for the Marshall Center’s Engineering Directorate. In his dual roles, he is responsible for coordinating the development of advanced engineering technologies in advanced avionics, advanced materials and structures, advanced manufacturing and space environments and effects. The Engineering Directorate provides science, technology and engineering design and development support for programs such as the International Space Station, the Space Shuttle, the Gravity Probe-B and the Next Generation Launch Technologies
program. That program funds developments in areas such as propulsion, structures and operations for the next generation Reusable Launch Vehicle.
Pearson began his career at Marshall in 1979 as an engineering co-op student. He joined Marshall full-time as an electrical engineer in 1981. In 1991 he became the team lead for the Electromagnetic Compatibility and Lightning Safety Protection Team, later on becoming branch chief for the for the Electromagnetics and Aerospace Environments Office. He took his current position in 1999.
Pearson is a second-generation NASA employee. His father, Pete, was a mechanical engineering technician at the Marshall Center during the Apollo and Skylab eras.
The AIAA recognized Pearson in 1998 by with its Holger Toftoy award for outstanding technical management in the fields of aeronautics and astronautics.
Pearson received his bachelor’s degree in engineering from the University of Alabama in Huntsville in 1981. He earned his master’s degree in engineering management from the Florida Institute of Technology in Huntsville in 1986.
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