Aerospace Engineer
Q: How do you apply STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) to your job every day?
A: "Everyday we are solving problems with the use science, technology, engineering and math. For example, to design an aircraft you have to predict how it will fly. In order to predict how it will fly you have to determine the aerodynamic characteristics which is the science of how the structure (aircraft) will be affected by airflow. To do this, we use the latest technology of computer clusters (these are a bunch of computers linked together much like the ones used for making animated movies) to solve very complicated math problems that characterize these effects. We then apply what we learn to design and engineer an airplane that flies and does everything it needs to do." - Kevin Waclawicz |