Term Papers on Dr. Brenda J. Little

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Dr. Brenda J. Little

Dr. Brenda J. Little of the Naval Research Laboratory Stennis Space Center is the recipient of the 1995
Women in Science and Engineering Award.
This award recognizes specific or special scientific or technical contributions by a woman scientist in the
Federal service and specific contributions made by a woman scientist toward encouraging young girls and
women to pursue science or engineering careers, or enhance employment, promotional or development
opportunities for women scientists in their field.
Dr. Little, head of the Microbiologically Influenced Corrosion Section at NRL, has worked on MIC
projects for the Department of Energy and the U. S. Army, and has served as a consultant to the U. S.
National Aeronautics and Space Administration and the Atomic Energy Laboratory of Canada.
In addition to her accomplishments in basic research, Dr. Little also works on U. S. Navy platforms to
identify and control MIC. Her research has been used to determine the cause of corrosion failures in
weapons systems, seawater piping systems, storage tanks and other U. S. Navy equipment. She is currently
investigating fungal growths on wooden spools and corrosion of wire ropes used to transfer people and
weapons between ships.
In 1988 Dr. Little received a patent award for an innovative dual-cell corrosion measuring device, the only
published technique for quantifying the electrochemical impact of microorganisms on metal surfaces. In
1985 she was selected by the National Science Foundation as one of eight American Scientists to attend a
workshop on biodeterioration in La Plata, Argentina, and to attend a simila...

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