 in civil engineering, with a particular interest in structures.Dory's interest in the space program led him to participate in a number of activities while pursuing his degree.As a member and officer of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, he worked with other similarly interested students to build prototype exercise devices for use in space, and had the opportunity to test them in simulated microgravity aboard NASA's "zero-g" aircraft, the KC-135.