Meet: Geoff Chu

Underclassman at Gunn High School

What I do at NASA

I draw any artwork that's needed. There is a cartoon which I draw, as well as drawing diagrams for experiments. Because the pictures have to be on the computer for layout, I first draw them freehand and then scan them into the computer afterwards. Then I touch them up and color them with PhotoShop. Actually I'm very involved with computers in what I do, but just not as much as, say, Albert who's probably going to major in something like that. I use PhotoShop and Illustrator, but not much else.

How did I get this job:

My mom works at Ames, and I heard about the job through her. I sent in an application along with some of my artwork. There were a couple jobs available, several of which involved a lot of knowledge about computers, and some where you had to draw. So I applied for one of the jobs in which you draw. A little while later they asked me for an interview and afterwards, called and said I got the job.

Other things I find interesting

I think science is great, but it didn't really influence me getting this job. I just thought that NASA would be a cool place to work. My favorite area of science is physics, but I won't take that until I'm a senior.