AFOSR Program Manager Receives Louis H. Bauer Founders Award

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  • By Leah Haugen
  • Air Force Office of Scientific Research
ARLINGTON, Va. --  Dr. Terence J. Lyons, program manager for the Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR), in Arlington, Va. has been awarded the prestigious Louis H. Bauer Founders Award for his contributions in aerospace medicine. 

Lyons was recently presented the lifetime achievement award, sponsored by the Mayo Clinic, during the Aerospace Medical Association's (AsMA) 80th Annual Scientific Meeting, Honors Night in Los Angeles, Ca. AsMA is the largest, professional organization in the fields of aviation, space and environmental medicine. AsMA provides expertise to many federal and international agencies on a broad range of issues including aviation and space medical standards, the aging pilot, and physiological stresses of flight. 

Lyons' dedication to aerospace research over the past 35 years in areas such as: the development of countermeasures for spatial disorientation and G-induced loss of consciousness, the investigation of modafinil, a new performance-enhancing drug, as well as his international research efforts in Europe, Asia, Spain and Africa have led to this lifetime achievement award. 

The Louis H. Bauer Founders Award, named after the founder of AsMA, is given annually for the most significant contribution in aerospace medicine. Award recipients are based on nominations and are then selected by the AsMA Awards Committee based on the nominees' significant accomplishments that impact aerospace medicine and other disciplines. 

Lyons is a program manager at AFOSR in Arlington, Va. where he manages a research portfolio in socio-cultural modeling that consists of approximately 25 research projects. With a staff of 142 scientists, engineers and administrative personnel, AFOSR maintains the technological superiority of the U.S. Air Force and selects, sponsors and manages basic research relevant to Air Force needs in science and technology, and is the single manager for the entire Air Force basic research program. 

From 1997 until 2000, Lyons served as a liaison officer in life sciences and chemistry, Asian Office of Aerospace Research and Development (AOARD) in Tokyo, Japan. Subsequently, he served as director of AOARD for five years during which time he led an international multidisciplinary team of scientists, administrative officers and visiting scientists. He assessed emerging technologies over a wide range of Asian science and technology including materials, nanotechnology, chemistry, physics, aerospace and information science. He facilitated interaction between Air Force scientists and research communities in Asia and the Pacific Rim.

Through the efforts of Lyons and other AsMA members, substantial progress has been made in flight safety and man's overall adaptation to adverse environments.