NASA Scientist Elected to the National Academy of Engineering

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Dr. Michael King, Senior Project Scientist for NASA's Earth Observing System EOS at Goddard, has been elected to the National Academy of Engineering (NAE), for advancing our understanding of the effects of aerosols and clouds on Earth's radiation and for leading programs to improve climate prediction.

Election to the National Academy of Engineering is among the highest professional distinctions accorded an engineer. Academy membership honors those who have made "important contributions to engineering theory and practice, including significant contributions to the literature of engineering theory and practice," and those who have demonstrated "unusual accomplishment in the pioneering of new and developing fields of technology." The total U.S. membership is 2,138 and the number of foreign associates is 165. King is one of only 16 active and retired NASA employees that are members of the National Academy of Engineering.

Dr. King has been the Senior Project Scientist for the EOS since 1992. In this position, he has skillfully orchestrated the day-to-day interfacing of the Earth Science community with NASA's Earth Science Enterprise to ensure that both scientific and programmatic requirements for the program are met. He is honored for his leadership and his scientific contribution in the field of radiative transfer and its application to ground-based, airborne and satellite remote sensing techniques of clouds and aerosols.

For more on Dr. King, visit: http://www.gsfc.nasa.gov/news-
release/releases/2003/03-22.htm

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