VREO is a partnership between NASA/Marshall Space Flight Center's Education Programs Department and USRA. The program is designed to facilitate collaboration between NASA/MSFC scientists and engineers, and outside researchers. The research professional will support the X-TOOLSS (Exploration Toolkit for Optimization of Launch and Space Systems) Project in the Life Support, Thermal & Mechanical Analysis Branch, Space Systems Department, at the NASA/Marshall Space Flight Center. The responsibilities are ..... (continued)