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David Stewart, Ceramic Engineer/Research Scientist
What I do
I have written over 85 papers on a wide variety of technical subjects including the effects of surface catalysis on heating to advance heat shields, shock tunnel performance, blunt body heating and characterization and thermal conductivity modeling of rigid fibrous insulations. ...
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Jay Feldman, Research Scientist
What I do
I conduct materials and chemistry research for development of thermal protection systems (TPS). As the only chemist in the Branch I offer a different perspective on material development. Sometimes I troubleshoot a chemistry related problem by suggesting an alternative reagent or ...
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Internship Opportunities
Our Branch has opportunities on an ongoing basis: from working in the laboratory and performing research, to performing upgrade work on our materials database. This work can range from a few months to a year (while working with your school schedule). For more information, fill out our contact ...
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Professions at the Thermal Protection Materials and Systems Branch
The nature of our work means our staff has a broad range of skills and titles. We are laboratory managers, research scientists, engineers, model makers, modeling design and analysis staff, computer programmers and support, editors, and documentation specialists.

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