Stewart, a mechanical engineering student at Iowa State, is living her dream of helping to explore the stars as part of the NASA Pathways Internships Program. Stewart has worked alongside astronauts and mission controllers and is gathering data that could inform future manned missions to Mars.
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Sarah Stewart
NASA Pathways Intern
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NASA Pathways Intern
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Dana Thacker
Senior in data science and mathematics
Dana Thacker
Senior in data science and mathematics
Applying data science to health care
Thacker, a senior from Johnston, connected with Iowa State’s nursing program and analyzed data for a lecturer researching the use of a hearing loss app. The app pre-screens for hearing loss and is being tested as a low-cost tool in retirement communities to hopefully help nursing staff make effective, efficient referrals to audiologists.
Nanotech: Tiny, mighty science
Balaji Narasimhan, Jonathan Claussen, Carmen Gomes, Jigang Wang, Rizia Bardhan, Chunhui Xiang, Guowen Song
Balaji Narasimhan, Jonathan Claussen, Carmen Gomes, Jigang Wang, Rizia Bardhan, Chunhui Xiang, Guowen Song
Nanotech: Tiny, mighty science
Iowa Staters are using nanotechnology to create better protection from the flu and treat diseases; develop super-powerful computers; grow safer food and improve gear for first responders.
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