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Finalists for the 2010 Test Engineer of the Year award:
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Read more about the accomplishments of the finalists for the annual Test Engineer of the Year award.

T&MW Staff -- Test & Measurement World, 11/1/2009 1:40:00 PM

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Learn more about the finalists for our annual Test Engineer of the Year award by visiting Websites that describe their companies and their projects. Then, cast your ballot for the engineer you think should be named the 2010 Test Engineer of the Year.
 

Jason Gates, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Paul MacDonald, AMD
Dagmar Mayor, Verizon
Lisa Moder, Echostar Technologies
Nathan Newbury, National Institute of Standards and Technology
Lance Turner, General Motors

Jason Gates NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory Nominators: Randel Blue, Manager, Flight Systems Avionics Section, Autonomous Systems Division, JPL Barry Goldstein, Manager, Autonomous Systems Division, JPL

Links to more information on NASA and the projects on which Jason Gates works:

NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/

Mars Exploration Rovers Mission
http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/home/index.html

PBS coverage of Mars rovers
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/indepth_coverage/science/marsrover/index.html

Video on rover testing
http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/gallery/video/movies/mer_EgressTestJan13.mpg

Tests to free Spirit from soft soil
http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/spotlight/20090914a.html

NASA Mars Science Laboratory
http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/msl/

Animation videos of Mars Science Laboratory
http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/msl/multimedia/videos/

NASA Dawn mission
http://dawn.jpl.nasa.gov/

Dawn ion propulsion
http://dawn.jpl.nasa.gov/mission/ion_prop.asp

Links to more information on AMD and the projects on which Paul MacDonald works:

AMD
http://www.amd.com

ATI Radeon GPU family
http://game.amd.com/us-en/unlock_radeonhd4870x2.aspx?p=1

ATI Radeon Mobility HD 4000 GPU for notebooks
http://www.amd.com/us/products/notebook/graphics/ati-mobility-hd-4000/Pages/ati-mobility-hd-4000.aspx

HD 4000 dominant market share
http://www.amd.com/us/press-releases/Pages/amd-takes-market-share-2009aug18.aspx

AMD ATI Eyefinity multidisplay technology
http://www.amd.com/us/press-releases/Pages/amd-demonstrate-pc-2009sept10.aspx

World's first 1-GHz GPU
http://www.amd.com/us/press-releases/Pages/amd_delivers_the_world's-2009may13.aspx

Known-good-die testing basics
http://cadlab.ece.ucsb.edu/presentation/1999/vts99.pdf

Links to more information on Verizon and the projects on which Dagmar Mayor works:

Verizon
http://www.verizon.com

Verizon FIOS fact sheet
http://newscenter.verizon.com/kit/fios-symmetrical-internet-service/all-about-fios.html

Verizon CTO discusses telecom technology trends
http://www.ftthcouncil.org/sites/default/files/Questions%20for%20Dick%20Lynch%209-11-3.pdf

Video on FIOS for multifamily dwellings
http://verizon.mediaseed.tv/Story.aspx?story=36860

Verizon optical network terminal
http://newscenter.verizon.com/press-releases/verizon/2009/verizon-begins-deploying.html

Future of all-fiber networks
http://newscenter.verizon.com/press-releases/verizon/2009/all-fiber-network-is-a-game.html

G-PON technology
http://newscenter.verizon.com/press-releases/verizon/2007/verizon-to-begin-deployment.html

Broadband home router
http://newscenter.verizon.com/press-releases/verizon/2006/page.jsp?itemID=29669927

White paper on network and peripherals security
http://www.icsalabs.com/sites/default/files/NAPS%20White%20Paper_FINAL_0.pdf

Security systems laboratory
http://newscenter.verizon.com/press-releases/verizon/2009/icsa-labs-unveils-program-to.html

Links to more information on Echostar Technologies and the projects on which Lisa Moder works:

Echostar Technologies
http://www.echostar.com/index.shtml

Sling Media (Echostar subsidiary)
http://www.slingmedia.com/

Slingbox technology
http://www.slingmedia.com/go/technology\

Launch of first Sling-loaded DVR
http://www.echostar.com/NewsEvents/PressReleases/PressRelease.aspx?prid={902C16E5-241D-45B5-93F3-0424BBA4969C}

Dealerscope article on ViP922 DVR
http://www.dealerscope.com/article/dish-network-slingloaded-vip922-hd-dvr-401779_1.html

Video on Consumer Electronics Show debut of ViP 922
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-fqJ9MvGW8

DISH Network (top customer for Echostar products)
http://dishnetwork.com/

Cnet reviews of VIP722 and 622 DVRs
http://reviews.cnet.com/digital-video-recorders-dvrs/dish-network-vip722-hd/4505-6474_7-32638974.html?tag=contentMain;contentBody

MPEG4 industry forum
http://www.m4if.org/

VI Multimedia Test System
http://www.vi-tech.com/solutions/multimediatestsystem/default.aspx

Nathan Newbury National Institute of Standards and Technology Nominators: Marla Dowell, Leader, Optical Fiber and Components Group, NIST Robert Hickernell, Chief, Optoelectronics Division, NIST

Links to more information on NIST and the projects on which Nathan Newbury works:

NIST Optoelectronics Division
http://www.nist.gov/eeel/optoelectronics/index.cfm

NIST LIDAR article with video
http://www.nist.gov/public_affairs/techbeat/tbx20090526_lidar.htm

LIDAR project and links to journal papers
http://www.nist.gov/eeel/optoelectronics/fiber_components/fiber.cfm

Basics on optical frequency combs
http://www.nist.gov/public_affairs/newsfromnist_frequency_combs.htm

Article on NIST fiber combs
http://www.laserfocusworld.com/display_article/363483/12/none/none/News/OPTICAL-METROLOGY:-Fiber-laser-based-frequency-comb-nears-vibration-immunit

Spectroscopy using NIST fiber frequency combs
http://www.aip.org/pnu/2008/split/853-1.html

Journal article on optoelectronic measurements
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/abstract.cfm?uri=OFC-2005-OTuB5

Encyclopedia article on frequency combs
http://www.rp-photonics.com/frequency_combs.html

NIST paper on laser-based 3-D imaging systems
http://www.bfrl.nist.gov/861/CMAG/publications/SPIE_2009_final.pdf

NIST's John Hall, Nobel winner for laser-based measurements
http://www.nist.gov/public_affairs/releases/2005_Nobel_Prize_Hall.htm

Lance Turner General Motors Nominator: Denise Gray, director of Global Battery Systems Engineering, General Motors

Links to more information on GM and the projects on which Lance Turner works:

Lance Turner video on battery testing
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L7_NVRKOP2s

GM's new Global Battery Systems Lab
http://archives.media.gm.com/servlet/GatewayServlet?target=http://image.emerald.gm.com/gmnews/viewpressreldetail.do?domain=2&docid=54846

Accelerated durability testing for batteries
http://archives.media.gm.com/servlet/GatewayServlet?target=http://image.emerald.gm.com/gmnews/viewpressreldetail.do?domain=39&docid=44828

Battery technology 101
http://archives.media.gm.com/volt/eflex/battery.html

Importance of Chevy Volt to GM
http://archives.media.gm.com/servlet/GatewayServlet?target=http://image.emerald.gm.com/gmnews/viewpressreldetail.do?domain=2&docid=48589

Propulsion animation on the Chevy Volt
http://archives.media.gm.com/volt/eflex/prop_an.html

Chevrolet Volt basics
http://archives.media.gm.com/volt/eflex/works.html

Volt facebook page
http://www.facebook.com/chevroletvolt

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