The live feed of Brookie news! Read articles written by our Fellows and follow the achievements of the Fellows and the program in the news or in publications. This blog is written and maintained by alumnae of the Brooke Owens Fellowship.
By Zoe Elledge, Featuring Rikhi Roy (2019 Brooke Owens Fellow)
Daniel Guggenheim School of Aerospace Engineering graduate student Rikhi Roy and alumnus Oscar Klempay have been selected for this year’s Aviation Week Network’s 20 Twenties program. The prestigious honor is awarded to top young students and graduates in the field of aerospace and defense engineering.
Read MoreBy Anna Lynn Spitzer, Featuring Amy Huynh, 2019 Brooke Owens Fellow
Amy Huynh, a Samueli School senior double majoring in aerospace engineering and mechanical engineering, has won one of only four 2020-21 Women in Aerospace Foundation (WIA) scholarships awarded nationally this year. The distinction recognizes promising young women who will serve as the next generation of female leaders in the aerospace industry.
Read MoreBy Karen Rucker, 2017 Brooke Owens Fellow
The Brooke Owens Fellowship is proud to announce that 3 of our Brookies were National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program (NSF-GRFP) awardees or honorable mentions in 2020!
Read MoreBy Caroline Juang, 2017 Brooke Owens Fellow
Here are just a few of the things that have happened with our growing cohort of young leaders in the past three months as they start new jobs, win big awards, and have fun all the way.
Read MoreBy Kyle Morris, Featuring Jane Gillette, 2020 Brooke Owens Fellow
According to a press release, Jane Gillette and Sean Devey are recognized as two of Aviation Week’s 20 Twenties for 2020, which is sponsored by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics.
Read MoreBy Anna Lynn Spitzer, Featuring Amy Huynh, 2019 Brooke Owens Fellow
Samueli School mechanical and aerospace engineering undergraduate Amy Huynh is one of 30 students nationwide to win a 2020 Matthew Isakowitz Fellowship, a summer internship and executive mentorship program developed to inspire the next generation of commercial spaceflight leaders.
Read MoreBy University of Colorado Boulder, Featuring Michelle Lin, 2019 Brooke Owens Fellow
Three University of Colorado Boulder aerospace students have been selected as members of the 2020 Matthew Isakowitz Fellowship Program. The initiative provides summer internships and executive mentorship to inspire the next generation of commercial spaceflight leaders.
Read MoreBy The University of Texas at Austin, Featuring Josefina Salazar, 2018 Brooke Owens Fellow
Aerospace engineering senior Josefina Salazar Morales was one of six students at The University of Texas at Austin to receive a 2020 President’s Leadership Award.
Read MoreBy James Roddey, Feauturing Julia Mihaylov, 2018 Brooke Owens Fellow
Students Alexis Hepburn and David Zuehlke and recent graduate Julia Mihaylov have been honored as winners of Aviation Week’s “Tomorrow’s Technology Leaders: The 20 Twenties” Award for outstanding academic performance, industry and civic contributions and exceptional research while attending Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.
Read MoreBy Jeff Zehnder, Featuring Michelle Lin, 2019 Brooke Owens Fellow
Aviation Week has announced four University of Colorado Boulder aerospace students as winners of “Tomorrow’s Technology Leaders: The 20 Twenties.” Released in collaboration with the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), the annual list recognizes leading engineering students at universities across the USA and around the world. Michelle Lin, 2019 Brooke Owens Fellow
Read MoreBy Aviation Week Network, Featuring Katie Carroll, Shannon Gatta, Michelle Lin, and Julia Mihaylov, 2017-2019 Brooke Owens Fellows
Aviation Week Network, in collaboration with the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), today announced the winners of its awards program, “Tomorrow’s Technology Leaders: The 20 Twenties.” The awards recognize students earning STEM degrees who are nominated by their universities on the basis of their academic performance, civic contribution and research or design project.
Read MoreThis past week the Brooke Owens Fellowship was awarded the Unsung Hero of the Year Award from the SpaceNews Awards for Excellence & Innovation 2019. Lori, and two BOF Alumnae, Ayla Grandpre and Luc Riesbeck, attended the 3rd annual awards luncheon on December 10 in Washington, DC, to accept the awards given.
Read MoreBy USRA, featuring Katherine Melbourne, 2019 Brooke Owens Fellow
The Universities Space Research Association (USRA) today announced the winners of the prestigious annual Distinguished Undergraduate Awards in keeping with its goal to recognize and develop promising future scientists in space-related disciplines.
Read MoreBy Brian Berger
The Brooke Owens Fellowship won the Reader’s Choice Award for Unsung Hero of the Year as part of the SpaceNews Awards for Excellence & Innovation.
Read MoreBy Jason Reimuller, featuring Shannon Gatta, 2018 Brooke Owens Fellow
Shannon Gatta, a student from the University of Washington, was selected today as the winner of the first Out Astronaut Contest, a competition hosted by the Out Astronaut Project to increase the visible representation of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ) identified persons in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) fields.
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