What to Do with an Army of Interns

Abstract: Throughout history the same question has been asked by many mentors, from blacksmiths and cobblers to engineers and scientists. Now, at NASA Ames Research Center, it has been answered once again. Over the summer of 2018, the aeromechanics branch at NASA Ames Research Center was overrun by 53 Interns with backgrounds ranging from physics and engineering to education, from high school students to graduate students, causing this branch’s population to grow by 50 percent. The Aeromechanics Office…