Ellis interns with the Unmanned Systems Research Institute at OSU

Choctaw Nation member, Matthew Ellis, was awarded a paid internship this summer with the Unmanned Systems Research Institute (USRI) on the OSU campus in Stillwater.

USRI conducts research specific to unmanned systems such as drones, planes, weather balloons and other autonomous vehicles.

Working under OSU professors and research engineers, Matthew was involved in experimental atmospheric data collection through the use of kites and planes. Matthew also assisted in the repairing of high-altitude weather balloons that will be used to collect data for the National Weather Service and NASA. Other duties included CAD prototyping, data processing, and lab organization.

He most enjoyed the hands-on nature of the work and collaborating with like-minded peers and professors.