By Joanne Perkins, AFRL
When his high school dropped the in-person requirement for a senior project due to COVID-19, Matthew Miller, the son of the Kirtland Air Force Base installation commander, (Col. David Miller) chose to move forward anyway—and the experience has changed his perceptions of scientists, and resulted in a potential patent for the 18-year old student.
“This actually worked out best for me though, as I have been able to work on things that I would not have been able to, as part of a senior project,” said Miller, a senior at Albuquerque Academy.
Pursuing a career as an Air Force fighter pilot, a stint in the Air Force Research Laboratory’s Aero-Effects Lab, was a natural fit—he just didn’t know it yet.
