{"id":141193,"date":"2022-09-28T14:29:00","date_gmt":"2022-09-28T18:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/?migration=converted-node-483054"},"modified":"2023-09-20T19:17:07","modified_gmt":"2023-09-20T23:17:07","slug":"nasa-provides-opportunities-and-career-paths-for-student-researcher","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/centers-and-facilities\/armstrong\/nasa-provides-opportunities-and-career-paths-for-student-researcher\/","title":{"rendered":"NASA Provides Opportunities and Career Paths for Student Researcher"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\" class=\"padding-top-5 padding-bottom-3 width-full maxw-full hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-article-intro\"><div class=\"width-full maxw-full article-header\"><div class=\"margin-bottom-2 width-full maxw-full\"><p class=\"label carbon-60 margin-0 margin-bottom-3 padding-0\">4 min read<\/p><h1 class=\"display-48 margin-bottom-2\">NASA Provides Opportunities and Career Paths for Student Researcher<\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-fit \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/sarkis1.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1241\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/sarkis1.jpg?w=2048\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"Sarkis Mikaelian\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/sarkis1.jpg 2215w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/sarkis1.jpg?resize=300,182 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/sarkis1.jpg?resize=768,465 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/sarkis1.jpg?resize=1024,620 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/sarkis1.jpg?resize=1536,931 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/sarkis1.jpg?resize=2048,1241 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/sarkis1.jpg?resize=400,242 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/sarkis1.jpg?resize=600,364 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/sarkis1.jpg?resize=900,545 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/sarkis1.jpg?resize=1200,727 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/sarkis1.jpg?resize=2000,1212 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" loading=\"eager\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">During a Pathways assignment, Sarkis Mikaelian worked on the X-57 program at NASA Armstrong. In this picture, Mikaelian poses during work on the X-57 Cruise Motor Controller and electric motor system integration testing.<\/div><div class=\"hds-credits\">Credits: Sarkis Mikaelian<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>A case of good timing put Sarkis Mikaelian on the path toward a NASA career.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While working toward a bachelor\u2019s degree in computer science from California State University, Northridge (CSUN), Mikaelian was looking for a research opportunity, but there were few available at the time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As Mikaelian searched for an opportunity in fall 2019, CSUN launched a new research center with funding through a NASA program called <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/stem\/murep\/miro\/index.html\" rel=\"noopener\">MUREP (Minority University Research and Education Project) Institutional Research Opportunity<\/a>, or MIRO. One of MIRO\u2019s main goals is to strengthen and develop the research capacity of Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs) in areas of strategic importance and value to NASA\u2019s mission.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>CSUN used the NASA funding to create the NASA Autonomy Research Center for science, technology and engineering, entrepreneurship, arts, humanities and mathematics, or STEAHM. Partnering with CSUN on the Autonomy Research Center (ARCS) are two of NASA\u2019s California centers \u2013 the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena and NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI was knocking on doors to see if professors had anything for me, and one of them said, \u2019We just got this NASA grant and we\u2019re launching a research center called ARCS,\u2019\u201d Mikaelian said. \u201cI was one of the first people to join the center. It was two semesters before my graduation, so it was perfect timing.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The project Mikaelian began working on was NASA Armstrong\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/centers\/armstrong\/features\/resilient-autonomy-project-develops-evaa-software.html\" rel=\"noopener\">Expandable Variable Autonomy Architecture<\/a> (EVAA), which was developed from the Automatic Ground Collision Avoidance System (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/centers\/armstrong\/news\/newsreleases\/2019\/19-02.html\" rel=\"noopener\">Auto GCAS<\/a>), a system that saved the lives of 12 fighter pilots from ground collisions. EVAA could help prevent accidents in general aviation and future autonomous aircraft.<\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-fit \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/sarkis2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2016\" height=\"1512\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/sarkis2.jpg?w=2016\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"X-57\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/sarkis2.jpg 2016w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/sarkis2.jpg?resize=300,225 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/sarkis2.jpg?resize=768,576 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/sarkis2.jpg?resize=1024,768 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/sarkis2.jpg?resize=1536,1152 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/sarkis2.jpg?resize=400,300 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/sarkis2.jpg?resize=600,450 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/sarkis2.jpg?resize=900,675 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/sarkis2.jpg?resize=1200,900 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/sarkis2.jpg?resize=2000,1500 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2016px) 100vw, 2016px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">Mikaelian poses in the cockpit of one of NASA Armstrong\u2019s F-15 aircraft. Mikaelian began working on NASA projects as a college student and now hopes to have a career with the agency.<\/div><div class=\"hds-credits\">Credits: Sarkis Mikaelian<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Mikaelian worked on a flight simulator and flight test displays with guidance from NASA Armstrong mentors Mark Skoog, former principal investigator for EVAA, and Nelson Brown, project chief engineer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe did a few design iterations. By \u2018we,\u2019 I mean most of the work I did was with my mentors and collaborators at NASA,\u201d Mikaelian said. \u201cThey advised me on what steps to take. The research portion started with making sure the flight simulator we have at the ARCS was in sync with the NASA Armstrong simulator. I still maintain that system today. I\u2019m the one who showcases it and runs experiments.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>His experience with ARCS led Mikaelian to intern with the Resilient Autonomy team at AFRC to develop EVAA\u2019s flight test displays, and other NASA opportunities, including Pathways assignments at NASA Armstrong working on flight software for the all-electric X-57 Maxwell aircraft. Mikaelian is now an intern at JPL on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpl.nasa.gov\/missions\/europa-clipper\" rel=\"noopener\">Europa Clipper<\/a>, a spacecraft that will visit one of Jupiter\u2019s icy moons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI have the intention and the goal of staying at NASA. I want to stay on and gain expertise and become a subject matter expert in autonomous flight systems,\u201d Mikaelian said. \u201cI see the industry moving towards autonomy and smart aviation.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All MIRO awards are provided to minority-serving institutions to promote research capacity, expand aerospace research, increase workforce diversity, and strengthen STEM skills. These awards directly support NASA\u2019s four mission directorates: Aeronautics Research, Human Exploration and Operations, Science and Space Technology. MIRO has funded centers at 38 minority-serving universities in 16 states, the District of Columbia, and the U.S. territories of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c[My MIRO experience] really got me thinking about how we can advance society, how we can help people here on Earth by developing aeronautics and space technology,\u201d Mikaelian said. \u201cFor our country, and humanity in general, research and development is where things change. A major distinction in science and engineering between us and other nations is that we have NASA and a very strong R&D emphasis. 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