164 ANNUAL REPORT SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, 1963 



grams of tlie Observatory have gi'own and continue to grow as the 

 appropriate Smithsonian Institution response to these requirements. 



OTHER ACTIVITIES 



On June 11, in ceremonies at the White House, Dr. Whipple re- 

 ceived the President's Award for Distinguished Federal Civil Service. 



Dr. Wliipple and Drs. Fireman, Wood, and Tilles attended the 

 Gordon Research Conference at Tilton, N.H., in July 1962. 



In August Dr. Avrett participated in the Third Colloquium on 

 the Theory of Stellar Atmospheres, sponsored by Commission 36 of 

 the International Astronomical Union, at Hailsham, England. 



Dr. Colombo presented a paper at the Symposium on Gyrody- 

 namics, sponsored by the lUTAJNI, at Celerina, SAvitzerland. 



In September Dr. Lundquist presented a paper at the 13th Inter- 

 national Astronautical Conference at Varna, Bulgaria. 



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1 Supported by grant NsG 87/60 from the National Aeronautics and Space Adminis- 

 tration. 



2 Supported by contract 19(e28)-3248 witli the U.S. Air Force. 



» Supported by grants G20135 and GP388 from the National Science Foundation to 

 Harvard University and by grant NASr-158 from the National Aeronautics and Space Ad- 

 Diinistratiou to Harvard University. 



* Supported by contract 19(628)-2949 with the U.S. Air Force. 



6 Supported by contract AF19(604)5196 between the U.S. Air Force and Harvard 

 University. 



* Supported by grant number NsG 126/61 from the National Aeronautics and Space 

 Administration to the University of California. 



'Supported by contract AF19(604)7400 sub 234 between Harvard University and MIT 

 Lincoln liaboratory. 



* Supported by grant NsG 291-62 from the National Aeronautics and Space Adminis- 

 tration. 



» Supported by grant NsF 160C7 from the National Science Foundation. 



'" Supported in part by grant NsG 282-63 from the National Aeronautics and Space 

 Administration to Dr. Clifford Frondel of Harvard University. 



" Supported by grant G 14298 from the National Science Foundation to the University 

 of Chicago, 



*2 Supported by contract AT(ll-l) 382 between the Atomic Energy Commission and the 

 Enrico Fermi Institute for Nuclear Studies, University of Chicago. 



" Supported by contract AF18(600)-1596 with the U.S. Air Force. 



" Research supported by grant G2777 from the National Science Foundation to the 

 Massachusetts Institute of Technology. 



's Research sponsored by fellowships from NASA, Fonds National de la Recherche Scien- 

 tiflqiie, Belgium, and European Preparatory Commission for Space Research. 



M Supported by grant NAS5-3255 from the National Aeronautics and Space Adminis- 

 tration. 



" Supported by contract NASwl84 between the National Aeronautics and Space Adminis- 

 tration and Harvard University. 



" Supported by grant NsG-438 from the National Aeronautics and Space Administra- 

 tion to Harvard University. 



1" Supported by contract NAS5-1535 with the National Aeronautics and Space Adminis- 

 tration. 



" Research supported by grants Q-16339 and GP940 from the National Science Founda- 

 tion. 



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