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| ~A photo I took of Space Shuttle Independence outside the Space Center Houston. During the summer, I was also able to go to the Space Center Houston, part of the Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. I figured it would actually be a good idea since it directly relates to my senior topic. |
- List the contact name, phone number, and organization of the person with whom you volunteered.
- Name: Eduardo Quevedo
- Phone number: (626) 290-9384
- Organization: Boeing
- What qualified this person as an expert in your topic choice?
- He is an aircraft mechanic who graduated with an associates degree in aviation maintenance from Mt. Sac in 2010. Although he does not hold a high position, I found Eduardo to be an expert in my topic choice because of his experience as an aircraft mechanic.
- List three questions for further exploration now that you've completed your summer hours.
- How will the growing competition between aircraft manufacturers and commercial airlines affect the quality of aircraft?
- What are some of the biggest milestones in Aerospace and how have they changed the industry?
- Should aircraft manufacturers be more reliant on new technology? Why or why not?
- What is the most important thing you gained from this experience? Why?
- The most important thing I gained from this experience was knowledge about typical complications aircraft mechanics face while working with aircraft. I found this to be the most important thing from the experience because learning about the problems of the aerospace industry would give me a better understanding my topic.
- What is your senior project topic going to be? How did mentorship help you make your decision? Please explain.
- My senior project is going to be about the aerospace industry. While I still do not know if it will be about aerospace engineering or aircraft maintenance, having my mentorship in the latter topic helped me hone down to those two. During my mentorship I learned about some of the problems old aircraft go through which is important because seeing how something behaves in the real world is sometimes a lot different than how it should be on paper. While I did enjoy this topic it was very difficult to get the initial approval from administration because of all the security protocols. Now that I have the approval and some experience though, I believe finding mentorship in aerospace engineering or continuing with aircraft maintenance should be much easier.
