Engineering student works with NASA’s John H. Glenn Research Center to recreate conditions inside a jet engine

College student’s burning desire could save jet fuel — with NASA help
Chicago TribuneFelipe Gómez del Campo, a senior aerospace and mechanical engineering major, works with NASA’s John H. Glenn Research Center to recreate the conditions inside a jet engine to test his concept to improve efficiency. “Everything for us hinges on these NASA tests, which is proving it on the next level,” he said. “It is something nobody has done. All our eggs are in one basket.”