Kraft, Stebbins receive 2015 ITEA Publications Award

Published Oct. 13, 2015
By Raquel March
AEDC/PA

ARNOLD AIR FORCE BASE, TENN. -- Dr. Edward Kraft, AEDC chief technologist, and 1st Lt. David Stebbins, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, received the International Test and Evaluation Association (ITEA) 2015 Publication Award Aug. 20 at the ITEA 32nd Annual Symposium, Arlington, Va.

Stebbins was a former project manager for the F135 engine Accelerated Mission Testing at AEDC when he made contributions to the winning publication.

The 2015 ITEA Test and Evaluation (T&E) Professional Awards Program presents this award and five others annually to individuals and groups that have made significant contributions to advancing the test and evaluation profession. The award winners are nominated by ITEA members and T&E leaders.

Kraft and Stebbins wrote an article titled "Wind Tunnel Testing in the Department of Defense," which was published in the March 2015 issue of the ITEA Journal of Test and Evaluation.

It was an introduction to the capabilities of wind tunnel facilities operated by AEDC. Additional information provided in the article included the current status of the facilities and projected changes in the future use of the wind tunnels.

Information provided on the ITEA web site regarding the article cited in the Publications Award stated that "descriptions of wind tunnels, their capabilities and locations, are seldom found in one article, and this comprehensive inventory fills a critical void."

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