TRIBUTE TO DR. DIANE L. EVANS--28TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT WOMAN OF THE YEAR; Congressional Record Vol. 165, No. 60
(Extensions of Remarks - April 08, 2019)
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TRIBUTE TO DR. DIANE L. EVANS--28TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT WOMAN OF THE
YEAR
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HON. ADAM B. SCHIFF
of california
in the house of representatives
Monday, April 8, 2019
Mr. SCHIFF. Madam Speaker, I rise today in honor of Women's History
Month. Each year, we pay special tribute to the contributions and
sacrifices made by our nation's women. It is an honor to pay homage to
outstanding women who are making a difference in my Congressional
District. I would like to recognize a remarkable woman, Dr. Diane L.
Evans of La Crescenta, California.
Dr. Evans has been the Director for Earth Science and Technology
Directorate at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's
(NASA) Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) for the last fifteen years, and
is the first woman to lead the Earth Science activities at JPL. During
her tenure, the Directorate has grown substantially in annual funding
and the number of spaceborne missions in development has increased as
well.
Dr. Evans holds a Bachelor's Degree in Geology from Occidental
College in Los Angeles and both a Master of Science and a Ph.D. degree
in Geological Sciences from the University of Washington in Seattle. A
member of many international science teams, Diane has been a principal
investigator on several research activities sponsored by NASA.
Diane is responsible for the implementation, development and
operations of JPL's Earth Science flight experiments and missions. One
such mission was entitled ``Grace'' and accomplished its main goal of
measuring the Earth's gravity field and measuring water loss from major
aquifers and ice loss from Greenland. The Grace mission represents one
mission whose science results have expended beyond its original
objectives to include other crucial measurements, thus making key
contributions to understanding our world. Dr. Evans has been
instrumental in defining the missions, which often include domestic and
foreign partnerships.
Earth Science research at JPL, which is also under Diane's
direction, include research areas of oceanography, geophysics, climate,
atmospheric composition and combines a wide spectrum of advanced
technologies. Dr. Evans has chaired many planning committees for NASA
and other academic institutions, has authored more than one hundred
research publications and conference presentations in the areas of
geologic and radar remote sensing and has presented many courses on
these topics globally. For her outstanding leadership and
accomplishments in the development of Earth science missions, Diane has
received many awards including the NASA Outstanding Leadership Medal.
I ask all Members to join me in honoring this exceptional, well-
respected woman of California's 28th Congressional District, Dr. Diane
L. Evans.
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