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I am very proud to be a part of the
work that's being done here at Dryden
with all the different flight research,
as well as, the role that I feel like
meteorology plays in all of it.
My name's Franzeska Houtas and I'm a
meteorologist at NASA Dryden.
We forecast for specifically not only the
type of aircraft but exactly where they're
going to be flying. We give them what we
call pinpoint forecast.
We cover projects from X-48 which is a
small UAV. Then we get things as large as
the 747 SOFIA project, which flies all the
way up to northern California, across the
Pacific, half way to Hawaii and back within
eight or nine hours which requires looking
at, uh, if they are going to encounter
any clouds or turbulence and things of that
nature, as well as, the conditions when they
get back. We do a lot of work with the F-18s
and the F-15s as well. A lot of the
supersonics projects.
Being a pilot myself, has definitely given me a
better understanding of what the pilots are
looking for.
What I really like about being at Dryden
is that every day is different and every
project is different, and, we not only get
to do the operational side of meteorology, but
we also get to do some of the research side
and the data analysis and things like that.
...the turbulence is, but sometimes there's
little signals. This right here...
So, it was fifth-grade science class that
initially got me interested in meteorology.
It's always fun to go and work with the kids
from various levels...from elementary schools
on up to high schools.
It's one of those things that goes
relates back to
how I got into meteorology and
how it was just one little thing that got me
interested. So to me, it's showing them what
I love and if even one of them happens to get
even remotely interested in...not just meteorology,
but any of the sciences or the math, technology
and engineering, that would just make my day.