{"id":248729,"date":"2023-03-20T15:28:58","date_gmt":"2023-03-20T19:28:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/?p=248729"},"modified":"2023-10-03T09:40:20","modified_gmt":"2023-10-03T13:40:20","slug":"meteorologist-turned-engineer-creates-clouds-for-icing-research","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/aeronautics\/meteorologist-turned-engineer-creates-clouds-for-icing-research\/","title":{"rendered":"Meteorologist Turned Engineer Creates Clouds for Icing Research"},"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\">Meteorologist Turned Engineer Creates Clouds for Icing Research<\/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-none \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/grc-2022-c-11463.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/grc-2022-c-11463.jpg?w=2048\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"Smiling female researcher wearing a parka poses inside the icing research tunnel at Glenn Research Center\" 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\/2023\/03\/grc-2022-c-11463.jpg 3150w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/grc-2022-c-11463.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/grc-2022-c-11463.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/grc-2022-c-11463.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/grc-2022-c-11463.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/grc-2022-c-11463.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/grc-2022-c-11463.jpg?resize=400,267 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/grc-2022-c-11463.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/grc-2022-c-11463.jpg?resize=900,600 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/grc-2022-c-11463.jpg?resize=1200,800 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/grc-2022-c-11463.jpg?resize=2000,1333 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\">Emily Timko, icing cloud calibration engineer, stands in the Icing Research Tunnel after performing a test.<\/div><div class=\"hds-credits\">Credits: NASA<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Emily Timko has the power to control the temperature, form wispy clouds, create ice crystals, and produce powerful gusts of wind. She has a lot in common with Queen Elsa from the movie \u201cFrozen,\u201d but she\u2019s actually much <em>cooler<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Making Clouds<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Timko is an icing cloud calibration engineer at NASA\u2019s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland and works with a team of 14 other engineers and technicians to characterize and produce clouds in Glenn\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/specials\/irt360\/\">Icing Research Tunnel<\/a> (IRT). This wind tunnel is used to simulate natural conditions that can cause ice to form on aircraft during flight and test the effects of these conditions on components such as wings, tails, and engine inlets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhat I do is calibrate the clouds we simulate in the IRT,\u201d said Timko. \u201cWe can produce a light cloud or a heavy cloud so dense you can\u2019t see the other side of the tunnel. We\u2019re also able to vary the size of the cloud droplets from as small as 15 microns \u2014 smaller than the thickness of a hair \u2014 to about 300 microns.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since 1944, aircraft companies have come to the IRT to test flight components in a simulated flying environment before taking to the skies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) has requirements for aircraft to be certified to fly in different atmospheric conditions,\u201d said Timko. <\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"nasa-gb-align-center padding-y-3 maxw-full width-full display-flex flex-align-center hds-module wp-block-nasa-blocks-blockquote\"><div class=\"grid-container grid-container-block display-flex flex-column flex-justify-center padding-0\">\n\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:display-flex mobile:display-block\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"blockquote-icon margin-bottom-3\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg class=\"tablet:square-4 square-4 margin-right-3\" version=\"1.1\" aria-hidden=\"true\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" viewBox=\"0 0 3000 3000\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 3000 3000;\" xml:space=\"preserve\"> <g> <path d=\"M586.7,1429.7c-10.7,1.5-21.4,2.8-33.9,4.5c6.9-26.6,12.7-50.7,19.5-74.6c32.4-114.1,78.5-222.2,146.8-319.5 c90.2-128.5,202.5-235.3,327.7-329.1c8.4-6.3,16.7-12.6,25.3-19.1c-66.3-105.1-131.5-208.6-197.3-313.1c-3.5,1.2-5.5,1.6-7.2,2.6 C714.4,469,576.1,575.7,456,705.3c-126,135.9-226.2,289.1-303,457.8c-98.8,217.1-151.3,444-147.2,683.3 c1.7,100.5,12.9,199.6,41.1,296.3C93.7,2303,182.2,2433,326.7,2520.1c176.9,106.7,366.8,126.8,563.4,70.5 c150.9-43.2,260.9-138.9,327.2-282.5c33.4-72.5,47.8-149.4,52-228.7c6.5-122.8-14.1-239.5-74.3-348.1 C1074.6,1514.5,832.7,1394.2,586.7,1429.7z\"><\/path><path d=\"M2912.5,1722c-129.9-210.9-320.2-309.4-567.9-296c-22.1,1.2-44,5.1-67.4,7.9c2.2-9.6,4-17.9,6.1-26.2 c37.9-153.6,99.3-296,198.8-420.5c77.8-97.4,167.1-182.9,265.8-258.8c15.6-12,31.3-23.9,47.9-36.5 c-66.2-105.1-131.9-209.2-197.2-312.8c-3.5,1.1-5.1,1.2-6.4,2c-167.2,95.6-316.1,213.7-443.2,358.8 c-105.1,119.9-191.1,252.3-259.5,396.3c-95.5,201-152.1,411.6-159.1,634.8c-3.9,125.5,4.8,249.7,40.1,371 c46.7,160.8,135.7,290.9,280.5,378.7c165.7,100.5,344.8,123,531.2,78.8c172.4-40.8,296.4-143.9,366.3-308.5 c28.5-67.2,40.6-138,44.6-210.5C3000.2,1953.3,2979.9,1831.4,2912.5,1722z\"><\/path><\/g><\/svg>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"blockquote-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"margin-bottom-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"font-weight-extralight line-height-sm margin-top-0 section-heading-sm\"><span class=\"section-heading-sm\">\u201cWe ensure that when companies come here and take their data, the cloud that they want is as close to nature as possible.\u201d<\/span><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"display-flex\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"blockquote-image hds-cover-wrapper margin-right-3\"><figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/581097main_STS-1_Dust-it-Off-mp3-image.gif?w=150&h=150&crop=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Emily Timko\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-11\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"blockquote-credit-name line-height-sm margin-0\">Emily Timko<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"blockquote-credit-title line-height-sm padding-0 margin-0\">Icing cloud calibration engineer<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Timko has been working in Glenn\u2019s icing tunnel since 2017 and is an internationally known cloud scientist. But she didn\u2019t always dream of becoming an engineer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIn second grade, we\u2019d sit on the carpet, and we\u2019d talk about what day of the week it was and the date,\u201d said Timko. \u201cI\u2019d talk about the weather, and I always knew what it was supposed to be that day. My teacher always said I\u2019d grow up to be the \u2018weather girl,\u2019 and it just clicked.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Meteorology<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Timko studied meteorology at California University of Pennsylvania (Now PennWest California). Upon finishing her degree, she interned as a meteorologist with WTAE-TV Pittsburgh Action News and as a severe weather forecaster with First Energy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt wasn\u2019t stimulating enough. There just wasn\u2019t enough science for me,\u201d said Timko. \u201cBut through my college career, I did a lot of the same courses as engineers, like math, physics, heat transfer, and thermodynamics.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Eventually, Timko went back to school for her mechanical engineering degree. The combination of her meteorology and engineering degrees gave Timko the exact background and skills needed to fill the role of an icing cloud calibration engineer.<\/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-cover \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/grc-2022-c-11444.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/grc-2022-c-11444.jpg?w=2048\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"Engineer Emily Timko works at a computer station in the Icing Research Tunnel at Glenn Research Center.\" style=\"transform: scale(1.2); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/grc-2022-c-11444.jpg 3150w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/grc-2022-c-11444.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/grc-2022-c-11444.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/grc-2022-c-11444.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/grc-2022-c-11444.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/grc-2022-c-11444.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/grc-2022-c-11444.jpg?resize=400,267 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/grc-2022-c-11444.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/grc-2022-c-11444.jpg?resize=900,600 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/grc-2022-c-11444.jpg?resize=1200,800 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/grc-2022-c-11444.jpg?resize=2000,1333 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">Emily Timko, icing cloud calibration engineer, creates a cloud in the Icing Research Tunnel during a test.<\/div><div class=\"hds-credits\">Credits: NASA<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>\u201cI use a lot of my meteorology degree for cloud physics, the behavior of water droplets, and cloud growth,\u201d said Timko. \u201cIt\u2019s helpful to understand the physics and heat transfer of the process of a supercooled droplet impinging on surfaces of an aircraft and the damage that it does.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Over the years, Timko\u2019s career has taken her far outside the walls of the wind tunnel. She\u2019s traveled to Canada to complete studies with the National Research Council of Canada as well as Vienna to review a new capability at the Rail Tec Arsenal icing facility on behalf of the FAA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Timko especially enjoys sharing her story and her knowledge with the younger generation. She loves to give tours of the IRT to Great Lakes Science Center\u2019s Camp Curiosity campers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI would tell them, I\u2019m like Elsa,\u201d said Timko. \u201cI can also make frozen particles and clouds. That helps get them excited about it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>NASA\u2019s real-life Elsa has passion for what she does, and knows she\u2019s already made an impact on the aeronautics industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s important to send people to the Moon, but I feel that there\u2019s so much responsibility in ensuring the safety of air transit,\u201d said Timko. \u201cSo, next time you go on an airplane, you can think of the IRT here in Cleveland.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Jacqueline Minerd<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>NASA\u2019s Glenn Research Center<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"nasa-gb-align-full width-full maxw-full padding-x-3 padding-y-0 hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-related-articles\">\t\t<section class=\"hds-related-articles padding-x-0 padding-y-3 desktop:padding-top-7 desktop:padding-bottom-9\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"w-100 grid-row grid-container maxw-widescreen padding-0 text-align-left\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"margin-bottom-4\"><h2 style=\"max-width: 100%;\" class=\"width-full w-full maxw-full\">Explore More<\/h2><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-row grid-container maxw-widescreen padding-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-4 margin-bottom-4 desktop:margin-bottom-0 desktop:padding-right-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/aeronautics\/research-model-increases-accuracy\/\" class=\"color-carbon-black\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"margin-bottom-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-cover-wrapper cover-hover-zoom bg-carbon-black minh-mobile\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"192\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20230608-144923-nasa-ldg-full-model-ls.png?w=300\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" style=\"transform: scale(1); 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Making Clouds Timko is an icing cloud calibration engineer at NASA\u2019s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland and [...]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":99,"featured_media":209529,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nasa_hds_core_meta_l10n":"en-US","nasa_hds_core_meta_article_editor":"117","nasa_hds_core_meta_article_contacts":["47"],"nasa_hds_core_meta_article_topic":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_linked_locations":[],"nasa_hds_core_meta_article_related_articles":[],"hds_migrate_meta_pr_release_id":"","hds_migrate_meta_pr_release_type":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_location_x":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_location_y":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_gallery_images":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[2660,2822,2856],"news-tags":[],"internal-terms":[10639,10565,10618],"coauthors":[12636],"parsely":{"version":"1.1.0","meta":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","headline":"Meteorologist Turned Engineer Creates Clouds for Icing Research","url":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/aeronautics\/meteorologist-turned-engineer-creates-clouds-for-icing-research\/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/aeronautics\/meteorologist-turned-engineer-creates-clouds-for-icing-research\/"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/ps-03787-03-af-march-cover-tn2.jpg?w=150&h=150&crop=1","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/ps-03787-03-af-march-cover-tn2.jpg"},"articleSection":"Aeronautics","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Glenn Communications"}],"creator":["Glenn Communications"],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"NASA","logo":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/themes\/nasa\/assets\/images\/nasa-logo.svg"},"keywords":["NASA Centers & Facilities","Glenn Research Center","Aeronautics","Flight Innovation"],"dateCreated":"2023-03-20T19:28:58Z","datePublished":"2023-03-20T19:28:58Z","dateModified":"2023-10-03T13:40:20Z"},"rendered":"<meta name=\"parsely-title\" content=\"Meteorologist Turned Engineer Creates Clouds for Icing Research\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-link\" content=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/aeronautics\/meteorologist-turned-engineer-creates-clouds-for-icing-research\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-type\" content=\"post\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-image-url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/ps-03787-03-af-march-cover-tn2.jpg?w=150&h=150&crop=1\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-pub-date\" content=\"2023-03-20T19:28:58Z\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-section\" content=\"Aeronautics\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-tags\" content=\"NASA Centers & Facilities,Glenn Research Center,Aeronautics,Flight Innovation\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-author\" content=\"Glenn Communications\" \/>","tracker_url":"https:\/\/cdn.parsely.com\/keys\/nasa.gov\/p.js"},"read_time":4,"time_ago":"1 year","featured_image":{"id":209529,"file":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/ps-03787-03-af-march-cover-tn2.jpg","title":"ps-03787-03-af-march-cover-tn2","alt":"Female engineer in a parka examines ice buildup on a test article in the icing research lab.","caption":"Emily Timko studies how ice builds up on airplane wing sections and other components in NASA Glenn\u2019s Icing Research Tunnel.\n"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/248729"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/99"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=248729"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/248729\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":538835,"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/248729\/revisions\/538835"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/209529"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=248729"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=248729"},{"taxonomy":"news-tags","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news-tags?post=248729"},{"taxonomy":"internal-terms","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/internal-terms?post=248729"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=248729"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}