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ing department, Dr. Goldsby developed a course in electricity and magnetism theory by integrating advanced mathematics, physics and materials science concepts. The course helped future engineers understand problem solving involves competences in analysis, visualization and physics based intuition. Promotion of science and engineering as a career option is a passion of Dr. Goldsby. He participates in National Engineer’s Week activities and a United Negro College Fund symposium which consists of activities geared toward the awareness of science and engineering as a career option. He is also a member of the National Technical Association, American Ceramic Society and the Project Manage- ment Professionals Institute. He earned a bachelor’s degree in Physics from John Carroll University as well as a master’s degree and a Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering from Case Western Reserve University.
Contribution — Government Outstanding Technical
Walter N. Reuben Test and Evaluation Manager U.S. Naval Sea Systems Command
attack submarines in service with the U.S. Navy are designed for a spectrum of open-ocean and close to shore missions. As the program officer in the Virginia class office, Walter N. Reuben was responsible for execution of the follow-on operational test and evaluation program. He was the principal engineer for developing and executing operational test readi- ness reviews for next-generation combat systems and undersea weapon development software. Follow-on tests demonstrated the capability of Virginia class platform non-propulsion electronics— assessing anti-surface warfare, the situational awareness/tactical control in high density contact, exercise mine countermeasures, strikes with tactical tomahawk control systems and weapon launch control, as well as evaluating the impacts of technology insertion-08/advanced processor build-09 updates. The com- bined test was designed as a single event for submarine mission exercises.
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Reuben showed remarkable resilience in gaining buy-in on a single test and evacuation plan, setting a standard and eliminating the need for multiple programs by the fleet to test each program independently— a best value to both the Department of Defense and Department of the Navy. This resulted in $1 million net cost saving to four participating program offices; meeting war fighter needs with greater reliability and less expensively, while support- ing the Office of the Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics. He won the 2008 award for advanced
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processor build test coordination and the 2010 Team Submarine Spot Award.
Reuben earned a bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineer- ing from North Carolina A&T State University in 1987 and a master’s degree in Engineering Management from George Washington University in 1998. He is a member of the Society of Logistics Engineers and the Acquisition Professional Commu- nity. He is also a member of the American Institute of Industrial Engineers, the National Society of Black Engineers, the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity and the National Youth Sports Coach Associa- tion. His hobbies are the Washington, D.C., Intercity and Jabbo Kenner Football Youth Bowl. Each summer Georgetown Univer- sity’s McDonough Arena hosts the Kenner League. Named after one of the founders and first director of the Metropolitan Police Boys’ and Girls’ Club of Washington, D.C., the Kenner league has attracted high school, college and professional players from throughout the area to come together in the off season and play in a team-oriented atmosphere that is both competitive and safe.
Outstanding Technical Contribution — Industry
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Negus Adefris, Ph.D. Senior Product Development Specialist 3M
Negus Adefris, Ph.D is help- ing to shape the future. He developed a key component
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in the new Cubitron II abrasive belts used in cylindrical grinders and anywhere else you need an abrasive belt or sanding equip- ment to take on tough materials. Thanks to the breakthrough technology, belts average faster cutting on hard-to-grind met- als, cut cooler, and last up to four times as long as conventional ceramic aluminum. Dr. Adefris’s work with the 3M Company, the firm that’s been making coated abrasives for more than 100 years, made him a part of a team of researchers that reinvented ceramic grains for super abrasives, used in metal fabrication, precision castings, cylindrical grinding, furniture and custom woods, automotive manufacturing, maintenance and more. Dr. Adefris’ precision-shaped grain technology was recognized by the 2010 R&D 100 Award and has the potential to produce hundreds of millions of dollars in sales by 2015.
Since he joined 3M in 1994, after completing a National Re- search Council post-doc fellowship at NASA Langley Research Center, Dr. Adefris has amassed more than 50 3M records of in- vention and 14 patent applications. He has also completed one of the most comprehensive studies of mineral roll crushing in 3M, fundamentally changing the direction of mineral research in the laboratory. Later, he developed a new method for producing sol
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