NSAVC
So Much To Do, So Little Time
29/04/09 16:48
Only a week and a half left of classes this semester, and I am feeling the crunch. I still have one more midterm this semester, as well as a design project, two papers, and my finals. I have been extremely busy with my independent study class, where I have been looking at the effects of UV radiation on lunar soil, and the role that a potential lunar habitat atmosphere would have on the reactivity of the soil. Once I am done with this project I will add a page to my research activities describing it in more detail.
I have also been getting prepared for my internship this summer in the NASA Academy program at Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, AL. I will be working for 10 weeks as a research associate with mentor Dr. Peter A. Curreri on my project titled “Techniques for Oxygen Production from Lunar Materials.” Put simply I will be looking at how to get oxygen from lunar soil.....MAGIC? One of my big big purchases for this internship besides my new computer is a high-definintion video camera. I will be doing a lot of blog updates during NASA Academy and hope to put up some videos of what I am doing.
I have also been selected as a NASA student Ambassador. You can check out that website at intern.nasa.gov. To get to my page you click the “Enter Site” Button, then the link on the top banner that says “NSAVC Map”, then click on the state of Wisconsin. Right now it does not have a lot of content, but their goal is to” design a “Gen Y-driven” community that effectively serve, communicate with, and motivate science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) focused students to participate in research, education and workforce opportunities at NASA and related space exploration organizations.” I believe they will have some blogging tools and social networking built into it. I am excited to be chosen for that, and look forward to what they have in store for me.
As a side note, I have joined google adsense. Thanks to everyone who has checked out the ads. I also have google analytics, which shows me site traffic data. Interesting to see I have some foreign traffic (thanks Joe, Doug, and Paul). I now also have a twitter account, and will try to do frequent updates when I am at NASA Academy via twitter. You can check that out and follow me at twitter.com/nathanpwong. I am also an Amazon associate, so if you want to purchase anything off Amazon.com send me an e-mail and I will send you a link that I can get credits for referring you.
Nathan Wong
I have also been getting prepared for my internship this summer in the NASA Academy program at Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, AL. I will be working for 10 weeks as a research associate with mentor Dr. Peter A. Curreri on my project titled “Techniques for Oxygen Production from Lunar Materials.” Put simply I will be looking at how to get oxygen from lunar soil.....MAGIC? One of my big big purchases for this internship besides my new computer is a high-definintion video camera. I will be doing a lot of blog updates during NASA Academy and hope to put up some videos of what I am doing.
I have also been selected as a NASA student Ambassador. You can check out that website at intern.nasa.gov. To get to my page you click the “Enter Site” Button, then the link on the top banner that says “NSAVC Map”, then click on the state of Wisconsin. Right now it does not have a lot of content, but their goal is to” design a “Gen Y-driven” community that effectively serve, communicate with, and motivate science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) focused students to participate in research, education and workforce opportunities at NASA and related space exploration organizations.” I believe they will have some blogging tools and social networking built into it. I am excited to be chosen for that, and look forward to what they have in store for me.
As a side note, I have joined google adsense. Thanks to everyone who has checked out the ads. I also have google analytics, which shows me site traffic data. Interesting to see I have some foreign traffic (thanks Joe, Doug, and Paul). I now also have a twitter account, and will try to do frequent updates when I am at NASA Academy via twitter. You can check that out and follow me at twitter.com/nathanpwong. I am also an Amazon associate, so if you want to purchase anything off Amazon.com send me an e-mail and I will send you a link that I can get credits for referring you.
Nathan Wong
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