Each has spent at least one semester at Dryden. Emily Beers, XRS and Rob Heinle, XRDC, from the University of Southern California. Steve Norris, XOFL, and Mark Stephenson, from Purdue University. Susan Keene, XRA, Embry Riddle Aeronautical University. The Co-op program combines academic studies with skills training and work experience at a NASA field center during the student's period of formal education.
Graduates often convert to permanent employees after graduation and completion of work requirements.
Their summer work period ends Aug. 20, with exit reports as part of the program. A May 20 article in the Desert Wings referenced water samples taken last March at DFRC as being positive for coliform bacteria contamination. The article was published by Edwards in compliance with State Health Code notification requirements. The Dryden Safety Office made a phone inquiry to the EAFB Bioenvironmental Engineering office which is responsible for the drinking water sampling program on base. Inquiry was made as to the exact nature and location of the positive samples.