2016 Rigel Humanitarian STAR Award Nominees
ALL CATEGORIES
Daniel E. Irwin
Nominated by: NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center
SERVIR: provide developing countries NASA satellite images & data needed to address environmental issues
Mya Le Thai, Ph.D.
Nominated by: Brian Bell Communication Officer UCI
Groundbreaking research on gold nano-wire battery technology
Morteza Garib, Ph.D.
Nominated by: Ares J. Rosakis, Ph.D. Professor of Aeronautics & Mechanical Eng. Caltech
Developing & bringing market solutions for cardiac health, glaucoma, 3D dental imaging …
Sierra Madre Search & Rescue Team
Nominated by: Wendie Johnston, Ph.D., Pasadena Bioscience Collaborative
The Development of a search and rescue MapSar technology used around the world
S. Sona Hosseini, Ph.D.
Nominated by: Gilda Moshir, President of Rotary Club of San Marino
Design, construction of astronomical instruments for space exploration
Parker R Amstutz
Nominated by: Dana-Nicole B. Samuel
Creating a self-sustaining method to feed starving villages
Julius Su, Ph.D.
Nominated by: Monica Barsever, Science Teacher at Alverno Heights Academy
Collaborative learning app for mobile devices, making high-quality teaching & learning accessible
Core Flight Systems Team, NASA
Nominated by: David C. McComas, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Committed to increased openness & knowledge sharing within the flight software community
Tore C. Knos, Ph.D.
Nominated by: Lance A. Ito, Judge Superior Court of the State of California, in and for the County of Los Angeles
Developed shelter boxes that provide relief to those in disaster-stricken areas
Thomas A. Nazario
Nominated by: Lance A. Ito, Judge Superior Court of the State of California, in and for the County of Los Angeles
Founder of The Forgotten International
Isabelle Warner
Nominated by: Angie Gomez, Vice President of Pasadena Sister Cities Community
Chair of the Pasadena Sister Cities Armenia Subcommittee
Sorin Grama
Nominated by: Douglas Kerns, Ph.D., Founder & CTO of SIGENICS
Creating off-grid refrigeration for rural dairy farmers
Samuel Clamons
Nominated by: Monica Barsever, Science Teacher at Alverno Heights Academy
Teaching young scientists the Laser Interferometer-Gravitational Wave Observation LIGO
Calum I Torrie, Ph.D.
Nominated by: William E. White M.D. & Robert A. Taylor
Laser Interferometer-Gravitational Wave Observation LIGO project
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