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Flying high
Corina Geiculescu,
(Ph.D. - Chemistry '98), has become a high flyer! As a Senior Scientist
with St. Jude Medical's Cardiac Rhythm Management Division (CRMD),
Geiculescu has been conducting materials research in microgravity
conditions. She's been a passenger on the NASA research jet KC-135A,
affectionately known as the "Vomit Comet." During these
flights, the aircraft goes through several steep parabolic arcs,
causing the occupants to experience about 20 - 30 seconds of weightlessness
on each plunge. Various experiments are conducted under these conditions
to avoid the influence of the Earth's gravitational pull.
Geiculescus'
work will contribute to advancements in the design and development
of implantable cardiovascular devices.
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