4/8/2013 Written by Susan Mumm
Written by Written by Susan Mumm
The clip can be viewed on YouTube at www.youtube.com/watch?v=xfDE0Ki8HA8.
Laystrom-Woodard works for CU Aerospace, operating in the Electric Propulsion Laboratory on the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus. Her projects are the Micro Cavity Discharge thruster and CubeSail.
Enjoying math and science since her childhood days, Laystrom-Woodard tells how poor vision kept her from realizing her dream of being an astronaut. Instead, she became an aerospace engineer, and is enthusiastic about her choice of the Department of Aerospace Engineering at Illinois for her education.
The STEM video clips are part of Discovery Communications “Be The Future” initiative. The venture has launched a programming block, education curriculum and tools to inspire student learning and careers in the sciences, and support the White House’s efforts behind science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education.