A conversation with Hanwant Singh, atmospheric research director at NASA’s Ames Research Center, and finalist for the 2017 Samuel J. Heyman Service to America awards. Transcript Host (Matthew Buffington): Welcome to NASA in Silicon Valley, episode 53. This week, we’re talking to Hanwant Singh, the atmospheric research director at NASA’s Ames Research Center in Silicon Valley and finalist for the Partnership for Public Service’s 2017 Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medals. The awards, better known as “The Sammies” were named for the partnership’s late founder, American businessman and philanthropist Samuel J. Heyman. The award recognizes federal employees who…