WEATHERFORD – Nine Southwestern Oklahoma State University students have been awarded summer internships through the NASA Oklahoma Space Grant program.
According to program coordinator Madeline Baugher, the students were selected by faculty in computer science and engineering technology.
Engineering technology students Kaitlyn Schrick of Frederick and Thomas Klassen of Lookeba-Sickles will work with NASA personnel from Langley Research Center on a photo archives data project. Computer science student Oscar Garcia of Hydro-Eakly and engineering technology student Riley Smith of Arnett will spend their summer with Delaware Resources Group, a world-class company for aerospace defense training. The company is based in Oklahoma City and is headed by a SWOSU alum, Philip Busey. Additionally, four students will work with ASRC Federal providing services to the Federal Aviation Administration at the Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center in Oklahoma City. Alexander Broyles of El Reno, Anthony Kelley of Oklahoma City (Westmoore), Garrett Parmer of Apache and Caleb Patton of Perryton, Texas, are all computer science majors. Engineering technology major Grayson Butcher of Elk City will intern with the FAA Flight Operations Simulation Laboratory.
