Albion H. Bowers began his NASA career at the Dryden (now Armstrong) Flight Research Center in 1982 as an intern specializing in aerodynamics and systems engineering. His research led him to propose a new wing design that removes adverse yaw and dramatically increases aircraft efficiency by reducing drag. Noting German aerodynamicist Ludwig Prandtl's 1933 theory of minimum induced drag and bending moment, Bowers named the first iteration of his work the "Preliminary Research Aerodynamic Design To Lower Drag (PRANDTL-D)". Ascending to the rank of NASA Armstrong chief scientist, Bowers solved the theory developed by classic aeronautical theorists and led the NASA effort to overcome adverse yaw with help from student interns. He and Edward Uden received U.S. patent 9,382,000 on the technology on July 5, 2016.