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>> STEM FANS,

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ARE YOU READY?

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LET'S HEAR IT FOR

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YOUR WORLD-CLASS

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NASA ALL-STAR STEM TEAM!

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FROM NASA CENTERS

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ACROSS THE COUNTRY:

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MONICA GUZIK,

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RAFAEL MERCADO,

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IVETTE RIVERA-APONTE,

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AARON YAZZIE,

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NIKESHA DAVIS,

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AND SAMUEL JAMES.

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>> I AM A ENGINEER TECHNICIAN

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AT NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER

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IN AEROSPACE COMPOSITE

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MODELS DEVELOPMENT,

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WHERE WE FABRICATE RESEARCH

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MODEL AIRCRAFTS AND SPACECRAFTS

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TO BE TESTED IN WIND TUNNELS.

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MY NAME IS SAM JAMES

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AND I GREW UP IN

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ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA.

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I GRADUATED FROM ELIZABETH CITY

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STATE UNIVERSITY WITH

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A B.S. DEGREE IN

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INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY.

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AS A KID, I ALWAYS TRIED

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TO FIND A BETTER WAY

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OF DOING THINGS AND KNEW

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TECHNOLOGY FASCINATED ME.

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MY ADVICE TO STUDENTS IS

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DO NOT LET YOUR FAILURES KEEP

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YOU FROM BEING SUCCESSFUL.

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>> I'M IVETTE RIVERA-APONTE

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AND I'M A PROJECT ENGINEER AT

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THE NASA KENNEDY SPACE CENTER

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WHERE I SUPPORT THE NEW

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SPACE LAUNCH SYSTEM.

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I GREW UP IN MAYAGUEZ,

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PUERTO RICO AND I CURRENTLY LIVE

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IN ORLANDO, FLORIDA.

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MY GRANDFATHER WAS THE FIRST

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PERSON TO INTRODUCE ME

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TO ENGINEERING AND I DISCOVERED

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I CAN COMBINE MY LOVE FOR MATH

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AND SPACE IN THIS FIELD.

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I EARNED MY BACHELOR'S DEGREE

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IN CIVIL ENGINEERING AND MY

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MASTER'S DEGREE IN

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STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING.

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MY ADVICE TO STUDENTS?

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NEVER GIVE UP ON YOUR DREAMS.

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>> I'M AARON YAZZIE.

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I GREW UP IN HOLBROOK, ARIZONA,

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A SMALL TOWN NEAR

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THE NAVAJO NATION.

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AS A KID, I PLAYED OUTSIDE IN

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THE ROCKY DESERT USING MY

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IMAGINATION TO INVENT

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AND BUILD THINGS.

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I GRADUATED FROM

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STANFORD UNIVERSITY

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WITH A DEGREE IN

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MECHANICAL ENGINEERING.

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I NOW WORK AT THE

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NASA JET PROPULSION LABORATORY

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WHERE I HELP DESIGN AND BUILD

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MARS ROVERS AND LANDERS

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THAT PLAY IN THE DESERT

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JUST LIKE I USED TO.

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FOR ALL YOU STUDENTS OUT THERE

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WITH A BIG IMAGINATION,

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YOU'RE ALREADY ON YOUR WAY

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TO BECOMING A GREAT ENGINEER.

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>> I'M NIKESHA DAVIS.

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I'M ORIGINALLY FROM

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THE WASHINGTON D.C. AREA.

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MY LOVE FOR MATH AND SCIENCE

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REALLY STEMMED FROM

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NASA-SPONSORED PROGRAMS

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I ATTENDED IN MIDDLE SCHOOL.

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I HAVE COLLEGE DEGREES FROM

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SPELMAN COLLEGE

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AND THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA

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IN HUNTSVILLE IN MATHEMATICS,

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AEROSPACE ENGINEERING,

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AND SYSTEMS ENGINEERING.

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I WORK AS AN AEROSPACE ENGINEER

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AT NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT

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CENTER WHERE I DEVELOP

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AND TEST HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE

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FOR IMPORTANT CONTROL SYSTEMS

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ON SPACECRAFTS.

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MY ADVICE FOR STUDENTS IS

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TO NEVER GIVE UP.

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YOUR EFFORTS WILL DEFINITELY

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PAY OFF IN THE END.

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>> HI, I'M RAFAEL MERCADO

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AND I'M FROM CLEVELAND, OHIO.

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WHEN I WAS YOUNGER, I LOVED

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TAKING THINGS APART

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JUST TO SEE HOW THEY WORKED.

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THAT LED ME TO EARNING MY

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ASSOCIATE'S DEGREE IN

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MANUFACTURING AND INDUSTRIAL

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ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY.

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I CURRENTLY WORK AT

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NASA GLENN RESEARCH CENTER AS

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AN INSTRUMENT MAKER APPRENTICE.

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I MAKE AND INSTALL SENSORS

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ON MODELS.

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THIS HELPS ENGINEERS

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AND RESEARCHERS VISUALIZE

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WHAT'S HAPPENING TO THE HARDWARE

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DURING A TEST.

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MY ADVICE TO STUDENTS?

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DON'T ALLOW ANYONE OR ANYTHING

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TO PREVENT YOU FROM

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ACHIEVING YOUR GOALS.

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HARD WORK AND DEDICATION

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CAN OPEN ALMOST ANY DOOR.

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>> I'M MONICA GUZIK.

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I'M FROM AVON, OHIO,

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JUST OUTSIDE OF CLEVELAND.

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I GRADUATED FROM ROSE-HULMAN

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WITH A DEGREE IN

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CHEMICAL ENGINEERING

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AND I NOW WORK AS A GAS

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AND FLUIDS SYSTEMS ENGINEER AT

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THE NASA GLENN RESEARCH CENTER,

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WHERE I DESIGN AND DEVELOP NEW

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TECHNOLOGIES FOR EVERYTHING

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FROM CRYOGENICS TO FUEL CELLS

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TO EXPERIMENTS ON

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THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION.

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I LOVE ENGINEERING,

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BECAUSE IT LETS ME SOLVE

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NEW AND CHALLENGING PROBLEMS

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EVERY DAY.

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AND MY ADVICE TO STUDENTS?

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ALWAYS WORK HARD,

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FOLLOW YOUR PASSION,

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AND NEVER, EVER GIVE UP.

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>> ONE MORE TIME!

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MAKE SOME NOISE FOR YOUR

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NASA ALL-STAR STEM TEAM!

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