Jacqueline Johnson
Jacqueline Johnson is a second-year aeronautics student working under the guidance of Dr. Stephanie Fussell. This summer, Jacqueline was tasked with learning how to code in order to create virtual backgrounds for virtual reality (VR). Jacqueline's research is on how to better implement VR and simulation into accredited flight training, which could make becoming a pilot/etc/ more attainable for students of color and/or of lower socioeconomic status, in place of traditional instruction. This would also be a good step toward ridding the aviation community of bias and negative perceptions of POC, as well as closing the pilot shortage by opening up the field to all backgrounds of people and redefining the industry through the nurturing of new ideas. Jacqueline's future goals are to graduate with a bachelor's and start a master's degree in aviation and aerospace sustainability. Jacqueline would love to have a career as a cargo pilot but would also be happy just by entering the aviation industry in whatever capacity she can.