NASA C ONNECT CAREER CORNER

Cheryl Keeton, Instructional Designer
My job with NASA CONNECT is as an instructional designer. I work with a team which includes aerospace researchers, video producers, graphic designers, and other educators to create the video, instructional materials, and the Web component for NASA CONNECT. I try to find ways to show students that the mathematics they are learning in their classrooms is like the mathematics NASA engineers and researchers use.

When I was in middle school I thought math was boring and hard. When the Space Race became a daily topic in school, I became very interested in the math and science of physics. My high school math teacher encouraged me and used to "dream up" problems for me to answer as a bonus on the tests. He also showed me how mathematics is found in natural objects such as crystals. He encouraged me to study mathematics.

Bob Daugherty, Aerospace Engineer
At NASA Langley, I conduct research on aircraft and spacecraft landing gear and components including new takeoff and landing systems. This research is aimed at improving the safety of all-weather takeoff and landing operations. The results of this research find their way back to the design and simulation of landing gear systems for commercial and military aircraft as well as spacecraft.

As early as I can remember, I was always intrigued by airplanes and flying. I got a plane ride from a neighbor when I was about 10. I was hooked then. Probably the biggest influence on my career choice was watching the Apollo 8-11 flights...there was no doubt, at that time, that I had to be in the aerospace field when I grew up. Luckily, I had the good fortune of having some excellent math and science teachers in high school, so I didn't get scared away from those subjects that prepared me for this career.

Lisa Jones, Aerospace Engineer
I am an Project/Aerospace Engineer at the NASA Langley Impact Dynamics ResearchFacility. I conduct full-scale crash tests of aircraft to determine how well Aviation Safety Program.

I took my first flight on a transport aircraft when I was 11. I fell in love with airplanes and wanted to design and fly them. I loved math and science, so I decided to become an Aerospace Engineer. The irony is that I originally wanted to design and fly them, now I break them..

Lisa Jones, Aerospace Engineer	I am an Project/Aerospace Engineer at the NASA Langley Impact Dynamics ResearchFacility. I conduct full-scale crash tests of aircraft to determine how well Aviation Safety Program.
	I took my first flight on a transport aircraft when I was 11. I fell in love with airplanes and wanted to design and fly them. I loved math and science, so I decided to become an Aerospace Engineer. The irony is that I originally wanted to design and fly them, now I break them..