going with the flow: a summer internship at nasa jamie hamilton
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Going With the Flow: A Summer Going With the Flow: A Summer Internship at NASAInternship at NASA
Jamie HamiltonJamie Hamilton
August 16, 2007August 16, 2007
BackgroundBackground
Hometown: Centennial, COHometown: Centennial, CO
University of Hartford class of May 2009University of Hartford class of May 2009
Mechanical Engineering with AcousticsMechanical Engineering with Acoustics
Vice Chair of Hartford’s ASME student chapterVice Chair of Hartford’s ASME student chapter
Student assistant for Institute for Life Support and Sustainable LivingStudent assistant for Institute for Life Support and Sustainable Living
Denver
August 16, 2007August 16, 2007
OutlineOutline
My ProjectsMy Projects Oxygen tank trade studyOxygen tank trade study Ventilation Lab build-upVentilation Lab build-up
PresentationsPresentations Visitor Suit PresentationsVisitor Suit Presentations Education Outreach Suit PresentationEducation Outreach Suit Presentation
TakeawaysTakeaways Future PlansFuture Plans
August 16, 2007August 16, 2007
My ProjectsMy Projects
Oxygen tank trade study and designOxygen tank trade study and design
Ventilation Lab Build-upVentilation Lab Build-up
Suit presentationsSuit presentations
Education Outreach suit presentationEducation Outreach suit presentation
August 16, 2007August 16, 2007
Oxygen Tank Trade StudyOxygen Tank Trade Study
Read through information on history of space suits to gather information Read through information on history of space suits to gather information from both US and Russian sourcesfrom both US and Russian sources
Compile all of that information into one collective set of dataCompile all of that information into one collective set of data Research pressure vessels from all other facets of lifeResearch pressure vessels from all other facets of life Take all of the research and find a way to create a lighter oxygen tankTake all of the research and find a way to create a lighter oxygen tank
August 16, 2007August 16, 2007
Ventilation Lab Build-upVentilation Lab Build-up
Helped order partsHelped order parts
Participated in writing Vent Lab URRParticipated in writing Vent Lab URR
Worked with LabView to build a program for collecting data when the testing Worked with LabView to build a program for collecting data when the testing is readyis ready
August 16, 2007August 16, 2007
PresentationsPresentations
Presented during “Take Your Child to Work Day”Presented during “Take Your Child to Work Day” Co-presented some suit demonstrations for visitorsCo-presented some suit demonstrations for visitors Personal suit presentation to fellow interns Personal suit presentation to fellow interns
August 16, 2007August 16, 2007
PresentationsPresentations
Helped to design the new education outreach presentationHelped to design the new education outreach presentation Found lots of video clips to useFound lots of video clips to use Learned something new almost every dayLearned something new almost every day
August 16, 2007August 16, 2007
TakeawaysTakeaways
Don’t be afraid to ask questions, everyone is willing to helpDon’t be afraid to ask questions, everyone is willing to help Becoming an expert in one topic allows learning from many other topicsBecoming an expert in one topic allows learning from many other topics There’s something new to learn everydayThere’s something new to learn everyday NASA is a great place to work and I would like to come backNASA is a great place to work and I would like to come back
August 16, 2007August 16, 2007
Future Plans
• Return to JSC for another internshipReturn to JSC for another internship
• More experience with acoustics related projectsMore experience with acoustics related projects
• GraduateGraduate
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AcknowledgementsAcknowledgements
Heather PaulHeather Paul
Richard WatsonRichard Watson
Raul BlancoRaul Blanco
Trish PeteteTrish Petete
Bruce SauserBruce Sauser
Craig ShannonCraig Shannon
Education OfficeEducation Office
CT Space Grant College ConsortiumCT Space Grant College Consortium
Prof. Thomas FilburnProf. Thomas Filburn
Patrick WhippsPatrick Whipps
EC5EC5
August 16, 2007August 16, 2007
Questions?Questions?