Panama City engineer among best

WASHINGTON, DC - A Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City, Fla., electrical engineer was among 22 people and five groups to receive top Navy awards at a July 13 ceremony in the Pentagon. NSWC PC Senior Scientist, Dr. J. Tory Cobb, a native of Anniston, Ala., received the Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development and Acquisition (ASN RD&A) Top Scientists and Engineers of 2016 award. Cobb got the award for outstanding scientific contributions and technical breakthroughs in the development of automated target recognition (ATR), seabed modeling and segmentation algorithms for mine-hunting sensors and technical leadership in the transition of ATR technology. Cobb earned a Master of Science in Electrical Engineering degree from Auburn University, and a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Florida. (Source: NSWC Panama City 07/14/17)