Robinson Named 2011 Co-op Student of the Year
Zachary Robinson of Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, has been selected as the recipient of the 2011 Co-op Student of the Year Award, sponsored by the Eberly College of Science. This award is given annually to a participant in the Eberly College of Science Cooperative Education Program in recognition of the student’s academic achievements and contributions to employers, the University, the community, and the field of cooperative education.
Robinson was nominated by Brock Harris of Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) where he completed three co-op rotations. Some of Robinson’s contributions included developing a visualization tool used by Joint Forces Command for logistics analysis to facilitate stakeholder comprehension by evaluating and verifying the social relationships amongst all the logistics organizations; independently researching methodology and developing software tools for transforming points between coordinate reference frames; supporting a team employed by the USAF to analyze capabilities, assign relative risk to each capability area, and assess and characterize any shortfalls or excesses of the USAF; and serving as a full-time analyst on a team who deeply evaluated and optimized the ballistic missile defense system protecting NATO Europe.
Robinson will graduate in May 2012 with degrees in Mathematics and Physics. In addition to a monetary award, Zachary will be nominated for both state and national level awards that will be announced later this year.
For more information about the Eberly College of Science Cooperative Education Program, visit http://cie.science.psu.edu/