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BIOGRAPHY BRIEF FOR DR. JERRY GREY

Dr. Jerry Grey received his Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering and his Master's in Engineering Physics from Cornell University; his PhD in Aeronat cs and Mathematics from the California Institute of Tennology.

His early career included stints as a full-time Instructor of Thermodynamics at Cornell, an engine development engineer at Fairchild, a Senior Engineer at Marquardt, and a hypersonic aerodynamicist at the GALCIT 5-inch Hypersonic Wind Tunnel. He was a professor in Princeton University's Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Sciences for 15 years, where he taught courses in fluid mechanics, propulsion, and nuclear powerplants and served as Director of the Nuclear Propulsion Research Laboratory. He formed the Greyrad Corporation in 1959 and was its full-time President from 1967 to 1971. He is now Administrator of Public Policy for the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, where he spends half his time; the other half is devoted to consulting practice, writing, and lecturing. He is also Adjunct Professor of Environmental Science at Long Island University, where he teaches courses on energy, and President of the Calprobe Corporation, a supplier of high-temperature instrumentation based on Dr. Grey's patents.

Dr. Grey is the author of five books and over a hundred technical papers in the fields of solar energy, fluid dynamics, heat transfer, I ket and aircraft propulsion and power, plasma diagnostics, instrumentation, and the applications of technology. He has served as consultant to the U. S. Congress (as Chairman of the Office of Technology Assessment's Solar Advisory Panel), the Air Force, NASA, and ERDA, as well as over twenty industrial organizations and laboratories. He was Vice PresidentPublications of the AIAA for five years, and is listed in. Who's Who in America, American Men of Science, Who's Who in Aviation, Engineers of Distinction, Contemporary Authors, and the United Kingdom's Blue Book and Dictionary of International Biography.

FAS

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
FOREIGN AGRICULTURAL SERVICE
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20250

JAN 31 1978

Mr. Olin E. Teague, Chairman

Committee on Science and Technology
House of Representatives

Washington, D.C. 20515

Dear Mr. Teague:

This is in further response to your December 19, 1977, letter in which you asked for our views on future space programs.

The enclosed statement, is submitted for the consideration of
you and your Committee.

We appreciate the opportunity to present our thoughts on future space programs as they relate to the Foreign Agricultural Service. Mr. Howard W. Hjort, Director of Economics, Policy Analysis and Budget, has overall responsibility for Remote Sensing Policy coordination for the Department of Agriculture. If the Committee wishes additional information concerning the total Department of Agriculture remote sensing activities, plans or policy, Mr. Hjort should be contacted in the future.

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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
FOREIGN AGRICULTURAL SERVICE
WASHINGTON, D. C. 20250

JAN 31 1978

Mr. Olin E. Teague, Chairman

Committee on Science and Technology
House of Representatives

Washington, D.C. 20515

Dear Mr. Teague:

This is in further response to your December 19, 1977, letter in which you asked for our views on future space programs.

The enclosed statement, is submitted for the consideration of you and your Committee.

We appreciate the opportunity to present our thoughts on future space programs as they relate to the Foreign Agricultural Service. Mr. Howard W. Hjort, Director of Economics, Policy Analysis and Budget, has overall responsibility for Remote Sensing Policy coordination for the Department of Agriculture. If the Committee wishes additional information concerning the total Department of Agriculture remote sensing activities, plans or policy, Mr. Hjort should be contacted in the future.

Sincerely,

Thomas R. Hughes
Administrator

Enclosure

Written Statement of Thomas Hughes Administrator, Foreign Agricultural Service to House Committee on Science and Technology

FAS Programs and Information Requirements

As the primary program and policy support arm of the U.S. Department of Agriculture in international affairs, the Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) has a special interest in utilizing space-acquired data. FAS's mission is to help develop and expand foreign markets for U.S. agricultural products; to provide representation for the Secretary of Agriculture and the U.S. farm community in foreign countries and international forums; and to assist in formulation and execution of U.S. agricultural and foreign policies.

To accomplish this mission, accurate and timely information regarding world agricultural production and trade conditions is needed. FAS employs analysts both here and abroad to gather this information and to provide the analysis needed to carry out the agency's responsibilities.

Utilization of space-acquired data would amplify the ability of FAS to assess world crop conditions. For example, world agricultural production could be monitored more accurately in-season, and changes due to drought or crop diseases could be detected more quickly. Used in conjunction with weather and climate data and traditional agricultural information resources, space-acquired data could provide a better basis for FAS policy and program decision-making.

USDA's Interest in Remote Sensing

The Department of Agriculture is a long-time user of remote sensing, beginning with the use of aerial photography more than 40 years ago. It uses remote sensing in a wide variety of ways, including land measurements;

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crop, forest and soil inventories and condition assessments; mapmaking; land surveying; and fire detection and monitoring. Since the early 1970's, beginning with the launch of ERTS-1 (later renamed Landsat-1), we have been interested in the potential of space technology as a new and valuable source of data which could help this and other Executive Branch agencies to meet their statutory responsibilities.

Two satellites, Landsats-1 and 2, have been providing multispectral data over large areas since mid-1972. The Landsats cover the same areas at frequent intervals and deliver data in computer processable form. A third satellite, Landsat-C, to be launched this year and its new ground processing capability will make Landsat data available to users in a matter of days instead of weeks. Landsat-D, to be launched in 1981, will provide substantially improved spacial and spectral resolution. We believe that these current and planned Landsats are providing us with an opportunity to develop, test, and evaluate ways to exploit space technology as an additional source of data for the Department's information systems. Consequently, FAS and other agencies are actively engaged in developing and testing applications of Landsat data. Examples of these efforts

include:

1. Under Foreign Agriculture Service Leadership.

The Large Area Crop Inventory Experiment (LACIE) is a joint effort of USDA, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The LACIE objective is to develop, test, and evaluate a system to forecast foreign wheat.

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