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Journey from Undergraduate to NASA: Learning and Experience in Aerospace Engineering

This document details a comprehensive journey through undergraduate education in Computing Science and a minor in Mechanical Engineering, leading to hands-on experience at the Southwest Research Institute. It discusses the decision to pursue a master's degree, highlighting research topics, thesis work on the Space Shuttle Main Engine, and guidance from key faculty members. The narrative also covers valuable lessons learned during interviews with NASA and experiences on the Flight Control Team during crucial space missions, emphasizing the importance of persistence and adaptability in a technical career.

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Journey from Undergraduate to NASA: Learning and Experience in Aerospace Engineering

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  1. Undergraduate Experience • Undergraduate Preparations • B.S. Computing Science • Minor in Mechanical Engineering • Southwest Research Institute • Summer hire • Decision to pursue a Masters

  2. Graduate Experience • Advisory Committee • Dr. Dara Childs (Chair, Mech Eng) • Dr. John Vance (Mech Eng) • Dr. Sallie Sheppard (IE/Comp Sci) • Graduate Research Assistantship • Dept. of Mechanical Engineering • Thesis: • “A Rotordynamic Analysis of the Space Shuttle Main Engine (SSME) High Pressure Oxygen Turbopump (HPOTP)

  3. Lessons Learned • Degree Planning • Relationship w/ Advisor • Graduate Research Assistantship • Masters Degree • Skill Set

  4. Interviewing Experience • Interview w/ JSC rep • Interviews w/ other companies • Working directly w/ JSC Human Resources

  5. Lessons Learned • Marketability • Hiring Trends • Persistence

  6. NASA Experience Flight Control Team • STS-41G – ERBS Deploy • STS-51L – Challenger • STS-26 – Return to Flight • STS-31 – HST Deploy • STS-37 – GRO Deploy • STS-49 – Intelsat VI Retrieval • STS-61 – HST Repair

  7. NASA ExperienceMission Evaluation Room (MER) • As SVS Project Management • STS-74, 80, 85, 89, 95 – SVS Flight Testing • STS-88 – ISS Assembly Flight 2A • STS-92 through STS-110 – ISS Assembly • As MER Manager • STS-111, 112, 113 – ISS Assembly • STS-107 – Columbia • STS-114 – Return to Flight • STS-121 – 1st Aggie Undergrad to fly

  8. Lessons Learned • Operations vs. Engineering • Civil Service vs. Contractor • Supervisory vs. Technical Career Path

  9. Backup Charts

  10. STS-31 Hubble Telescope Deploy

  11. STS-49 Intelsat Retrieval

  12. STS-61 Hubble Repair

  13. STS-88 ISS Flight 2A

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