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Going With the Flow: A Summer Internship at NASA

Going With the Flow: A Summer Internship at NASA. Jamie Hamilton. Background. Hometown: Centennial, CO University of Hartford class of May 2009 Mechanical Engineering with Acoustics Vice Chair of Hartford’s ASME student chapter

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Going With the Flow: A Summer Internship at NASA

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  1. Going With the Flow: A Summer Internship at NASA Jamie Hamilton

  2. Background Hometown: Centennial, CO University of Hartford class of May 2009 Mechanical Engineering with Acoustics Vice Chair of Hartford’s ASME student chapter Student assistant for Institute for Life Support and Sustainable Living Denver

  3. Outline • My Projects • Oxygen tank trade study • Ventilation Lab build-up • Presentations • Visitor Suit Presentations • Education Outreach Suit Presentation • Takeaways • Future Plans

  4. My Projects • Oxygen tank trade study and design • Ventilation Lab Build-up • Suit presentations • Education Outreach suit presentation

  5. Oxygen Tank Trade Study • Read through information on history of space suits to gather information from both US and Russian sources • Compile all of that information into one collective set of data • Research pressure vessels from all other facets of life • Take all of the research and find a way to create a lighter oxygen tank

  6. Ventilation Lab Build-up • Helped order parts • Participated in writing Vent Lab URR • Worked with LabView to build a program for collecting data when the testing is ready

  7. Presentations • Presented during “Take Your Child to Work Day” • Co-presented some suit demonstrations for visitors • Personal suit presentation to fellow interns

  8. Presentations • Helped to design the new education outreach presentation • Found lots of video clips to use • Learned something new almost every day

  9. Takeaways • Don’t be afraid to ask questions, everyone is willing to help • Becoming an expert in one topic allows learning from many other topics • There’s something new to learn everyday • NASA is a great place to work and I would like to come back

  10. Future Plans • Return to JSC for another internship • More experience with acoustics related projects • Graduate

  11. Acknowledgements Heather Paul Richard Watson Raul Blanco Trish Petete Bruce Sauser Craig Shannon Education Office CT Space Grant College Consortium Prof. Thomas Filburn Patrick Whipps EC5

  12. Questions?

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