Cheatham's summer experience came about through NASA's Equal Opportunity 10-week Summer Scholars Internship Program, which pairs minority and disabled college students with NASA researchers and engineers.
Students perform research and experiments, then make presentations on their findings.
By studying such software, I hope to design better computer hardware. Akia Laurant, a junior majoring in civil engineering with an environmental focus, is learning about cleanup of the environment. I love lab work, so this and last year's internship at NASA's Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif., have been great projects for me. Lindsay Johnson, a sophomore majoring in chemical engineering, is learning the benefit of items made from composite materials. Fla. Jones, under the guidance of Ken Cooper, has researched reducing rapid prototying technology.