Our time here at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center is coming to a close. I have had the opportunity to see and learn about so many things! I was able to tour some of the buildings on campus and see the giant clean rooms, their giant cryogenic chambers, and even one of the mirrors from the new James Webb Space Telescope!
We managed to get accomplished everything that we had wanted to get accomplished we have processed ~500 samples. We put in a ton of work and will be working to analyze the data that we have received in the weeks to come.
We also had the chance to do some trouble shooting on the elemental analyzer so that we were able to run our many samples more efficiently. We also were given problems that the aerosol chambers here were experiencing and we were able to do some research into the problems and find possible solutions for them!
As a final hurrah to our adventure we went out for lunch with one of the NASA scientists that we had been collaborating with, Melissa Trainer. Her and I had a great conversation about what graduate school is like, how to find a program that fits what I am looking for in a career as well as what it is like to have a career at NASA. It was a great opportunity to get more perspective about what a career in science looks like. My conversation with her was incredibly helpful!
This trip has been amazing I have been able to have a ton of new research experiences, and I have gotten to talk to some amazing people. This trip was also rewarding in the fact that I feel more prepared for continuing my search for a graduate school program with all of the new information I have been given.
It has been great Goddard I hope to see you again!
--Nicole Bishop
It has been great Goddard I hope to see you again!
--Nicole Bishop