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Professor Smith has conducted studies on the applications of ergonomics and industrial psychology for improving working conditions.He was formerly a research program director at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH).He is interested in studying the effects of advanced technology, organizational design, working conditions and community development on stress, safety ...
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Michael J. Smith was born on April 30, 1945, to Robert Lewis and Lucille S. Smith, in Beaufort, North Carolina. He attended East Carteret High School and learned to fly while still a teenager. He enrolled in the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, where he received a Bachelor of Science in Naval Science. He then pursued a master's degree in ...
Michael J. Smith applied to the NASA astronaut program and was selected for duty in 1980. He spent the next five years in training and working in various capacities in the agency, focusing on flight operations, night landings, and other areas. His duties also included command of the Shuttle Avionics Integration Laboratory, as well as stints with ai...
Michael J. Smith married Jane Anne Jarrell in 1967, just after his graduation from the Naval Academy. They had three children, Scott, Alison, and Erin. Smith was an athletic type and played tennis and squash. He also played football and participated in boxing while at the Naval Academy. Although he loved being in the Navy and served with distinctio...
Michael J. Smith, as with the other Challengerastronauts who perished with him, is recognized at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Center memorial wall. The airport in his hometown is named for him. Smith was awarded the Congressional Space Medal, as well as the Defense Distinguished Service medal (both posthumously). For his service in the Navy, he...
“Home.” Challenger Center, www.challenger.org/.Jones, Tamara. “A SPACE IN THE HEART.” The Washington Post, WP Company, 27 Jan. 1996, www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1996/01/27/a-space-in-the-heart/c430840a-2f27-4295-81a4-41ad617e237e/?...“Michael J. Smith.” The Astronauts Memorial Foundation, www.amfcse.org/michael-j-smith.NASA, NASA, www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/smith-michael.html.- Carolyn Collins Petersen
Dr. Michael J. Smith Professor. Christian Leadership and Church Ministries. Dr. David Adams ... Professor, Coordinator for Residential Doctoral Programs. Dr. Eunice Chung Assistant Professor.
Professor. Dr. Michael J. Smith received a B.S. degree from Western Michigan University and went on to serve as a missionary in Cameroon, West Africa for two years. He earned his Th.M. degree in ...
Michael J. Smith's 76 research works with 2,602 citations and 46,097 reads, including: The Balance Concept Revisited: Finding Balance to Reduce Stress in a Frantic World of IT
Michael John Smith (April 30, 1945 – January 28, 1986), ( Capt USN) was an American engineer and astronaut. He served as the pilot of the Space Shuttle Challenger when it was destroyed during the STS-51-L mission, breaking up 73 seconds into the flight, and at an altitude of 48,000 feet (14.6 km ), [1] killing all seven crew members.
Liked by Michael J. Smith. Professor with a history of working in the higher education industry and local church ministry. Experienced in Bible Exposition, Pastoral Counseling, Public Speaking ...
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