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.
If you’ve never asked for a Letter of Recommendation before, it might seem like a strange, intimidating, and potentially awkward thing to do. This document will give you some practical tips on how to go about getting accurate and impressive Letters of Recommendation -- whether it’s for our program or for anything else.
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The Brooke Owens Fellowship recognizes that concrete action is necessary following statements of support. Hence, we as fellows, alums, and leaders, are working within our own program to commit to ensuring diversity, inclusion, and anti-racism.
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As Pride Month continues on and our community reaffirms our commitment to Black lives, culture, history, and community, the BOF is focusing our attention and support on the movements happening across the globe for racial justice and against white supremacy in all forms.
Read MorePRESS RELEASE: The Brooke Owens Fellowship – the award-winning, non-profit program that provides paid internships and executive mentorship to exceptional undergraduate women and gender minorities in aerospace – announces today that it has appointed three new leaders to its executive team.
Read MoreBy Katherine Melbourne, 2019 Brooke Owens Fellow
Among all the astronomers and physicists I admired, Nancy Grace Roman has consistently been an inspiration as I pursue my goals in both astronomy and the aerospace industry.
Read MoreBy Amy Huynh, 2019 Brooke Owens Fellow
When I was having a rough time in school, these stories gave me the inspiration and motivation to keep going. On a surface level, I knew why that was the case: these womxn looked like me. However, on a deeper level, I couldn’t quite pinpoint why that mattered to me so much.
Read MoreBy Kaley Hassell and Elena Kamis, 2019 Brooke Owens Fellows
Like Brooke, our Brooke Owens Fellows inspire us with all that they do in their professional and personal lives! We started an initiative on our social media to share some of these bonus fun facts about our Fellows beyond their academic and professional achievements.
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, Kayleigh Dobson, Emma Louden, and Julia Di, 2017 and 2018 Brooke Owens Fellows
A few Brookie alumnae put together this list of space-themed resources and tips to make your day a little easier, whether you’re getting through a tough workday or practicing for the next astronaut isolation training.
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 MorePRESS RELEASE: After receiving a record-breaking number of applications to join one of the most celebrated groups of rising stars in the aerospace industry, the Brooke Owens Fellowship has selected 40 students to join its newest class of “Brookies.”
Read MoreBy Payton Barnwell, Kaley Hassell, and Elena Kamis, 2018 and 2019 Brooke Owens Fellows
In need of of a last minute holiday gift for that stellar someone in your life? Look no further! The Brooke Owens Fellowship has come to the rescue with a #Brookie Approved Gift Guide!
Read MoreBy Kaley Hassell and Elena Kamis, 2019 Brooke Owens Fellows
Happy finals week! To keep you motivated and feeling your best, we have some favorite quotes and study tips from the Brookie family! These tips were published first on Facebook and Twitter and compiled by Caroline Juang (2017 Brookie) for this blog post.
Read MoreBy Grace Graham, 2019 Brooke Owens Fellow
Climate change is a hot topic, and many are concerned about how it is affecting the world we live in. But how is it influencing the way we look at the world outside our atmosphere? Rising ocean temperatures can lead to stronger hurricanes, and the United States’ most valuable space asset is being threatened. Mother nature won’t be denied, so how can the American space industry prepare for the inevitable?
Read MoreBy Hannah Munguia Flores, 2019 Brooke Owens Fellow
A reflection after the 2019 Brooke Owens Summit in Washington DC.
Read MoreBy Sue Kaur, 2019 Brooke Owens Fellow
It wasn’t until 7 days before the application deadline that I decided to take the leap of faith. I committed to showing the founders and assessors the true me, not the neatly packaged version of Sue Kaur reflected on a CV and social media. If we were going to become a family, I needed them to see me, flaws and all.
Read MoreBy Sue Kaur, 2019 Brooke Owens Fellow
In the last 5 years, I’ve been fortunate to meet confident and powerful women in leadership roles within their organizations. These women, who are articulate and graceful in the face of adversity, have shown me how to not only exist, but thrive upon my own terms. They showed me the value of STEM sisterhood and diplomacy when responding to “delicate situations.” These are the lessons I learned in my journey, and the wisdom imparted onto me by the phenomenal women who have taken me under their wing.
Read MoreAre you an undergraduate woman or gender minority student thinking of applying to the Brooke Owens Fellowship? (Answer: You should!). Or are you currently in the middle of writing your application? Will, the Co-Founder of the Brooke Owens Fellowship, shared a series of tips weekly on Twitter to help 2018 applicants through the process. These tips have been copied from his posts.
Read MoreBy Michelle Lin, 2019 Brooke Owens Fellow
SWE member and pageant contestant Michelle Lin urges all engineers and future engineers to remember: "You are not just your major, and you deserve to pursue all your passions in equal capacity.”
Read MoreBy Anika Hidayat, 2019 Brooke Owens Fellow
2019 Brookie Anika walks us through the Brooke Owens Fellowship, why it was founded, and what our Brookies get out of the fellowship. “There are plenty of blank pages waiting for your story of aerospace success. We'll be your biggest supporters.”
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