Heidinger and Pavolonis Receive NOAA Bronze Medals
Andy Heidinger and Mike Pavolonis were selected as recipients of the 2010 NOAA Bronze Medal.
Heidinger and Istvan Laszlo (STAR in Washington, DC) were recognized "For developing an enhanced production system for satellite-based real-time radiation data from NOAA's operational geostationary satellites."
Pavolonis was recognized "For providing near real-time volcanic ash information in the critical period following the eruption of the Eyjafjallajökull volcano."
In addition, Andrew Heidinger of the Advanced Satellite Products Branch (ASPB) was selected as NOAA Employee of the Month for January 2011. Heidinger is being recognized in particular for delivering the first externally-developed climate data record (CDR) dataset, PATMOS-x, to the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC) as part of its CDR program.
