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Students Soar at NASA Glenn’s Aviation Day

For students considering careers in STEM, the field of aviation offers diverse and abundant opportunities they may never have realized. During Aviation Day on Aug. 27, NASA Glenn Research Center’s Office of STEM Engagement welcomed middle and high school students to the research center in Cleveland. The one-day event enabled students to learn more about […]

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Students Soar at NASA Glenn’s Aviation Day

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A researcher assists a student in guiding his cylindrical-shaped paper model into a tabletop demonstration unit.

During Aviation Day at NASA’s Glenn Research Center, researcher Will Banks, right, assists a student with the installation of his test article into a demonstration wind tunnel to gain a drag force measurement.

Credit: NASA/Sara Lowthian-Hanna

For students considering careers in STEM, the field of aviation offers diverse and abundant opportunities they may never have realized.

During Aviation Day on Aug. 27, NASA Glenn Research Center’s Office of STEM Engagement welcomed middle and high school students to the research center in Cleveland. The one-day event enabled students to learn more about the field of aviation and advancements in technology related to the aviation industry.

An engineer addresses a group of predominately female students in front of a test unit in a test facility filled with test hardware.

Test engineer Cecila Otero, left, explains factors to consider when testing inside the 1×1 Supersonic Wind Tunnel facility at NASA’s Glenn Research Center. 

Credit: NASA/Sara Lowthian-Hanna

An aerodynamic drag challenge, virtual reality cockpit, and tours of icing and wind tunnel facilities were among the activities that connected students with NASA scientists and engineers working in aeronautics.