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SAMPE Bestows 2011 Jerry Bauer Award on Andrew Becnel

Andrew Becnel (center), with Dr. Kate Thorp, SAMPE Intl. Vice President, and Dr. Allan Crasto, SAMPE Intl. President, after receiving the Jerry Bauer Award in May 2010.
The Bauer Award is sponsored by the SAMPE Los Angeles Chapter, which is the professional chapter where Mr. Jerry Bauer was an active member and Director for many years. Mr. Bauer served as the SAMPE International President in 1989, and was a very active member of the SAMPE Past Presidents Committee. The Jerry Bauer Award will support Mr. Becnel’s travel to Tokyo, Japan in November 2011, where he will present his research at the 12th Japan International SAMPE Symposium and Exhibition (JISSE-12). Accommodations while in Japan will be provided by SAMPE Japan.
Mr. Becnel is currently a doctoral student and National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate (NDSEG) Fellow, and is interested in developing crew protection strategies for manned spacecraft using adaptive energy absorbers. His research advisor is Prof. Norman M. Wereley, Associate Chair and Director of the Composites Research Laboratory.
Published September 9, 2011