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.
In 2022, The Aurelia Institute offered three spots to students from the Brooke Owens Fellowship, Patti Grace Smith Fellowship, and the Matthew Isakowitz Fellowship to fly weightless with Zero-G - for free. Allysa Kazhe (BOF ‘21), Mya Guillaume (BOF ‘22, PGSF ‘21), and Amy Huynh (MIFP ‘20, BOF ‘19) were selected through a random drawing to fly with the Aurelia Institute on board a Zero G flight. They shared with us some thoughts on their weightless experience.
Read MoreBy 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 Blaine Friedlander, Featuring Morgan Irons, 2017 Brooke Owens Fellow
Morgan Irons is about to help make space-exploration history – and all she needed was a shovel and some dirt. Irons, a doctoral student in soil and crop sciences, will see the soil she scooped from a Cornell farm organic plot launch into space on the evening of Sept. 29. It will hitch a ride aboard a resupply mission bound for the International Space Station (ISS) – orbiting about 254 miles above Earth.
Read MoreBy Meggie Biss, Featuring Kayla Watson, 2018 Brooke Owens Fellow and Executive Team Member
“I am excited most about the opportunity to introduce additional diversity and inclusion initiatives to create a more enriched experience for all fellows,” said Watson of her new role.
Read MoreBy Tim Fernholz, Featuring Mykaela Dunn, 2019 Brooke Owens Fellow
Mykaela Dunn and other Black engineers reflect on the return of human spaceflight to the US amidst protests against racism.
Read MoreBy Know Normal People, Featuring Ayla Grandpre, 2018 Brooke Owens Fellow
Ayla Grandpre is all about space! A NASA Intern, a JPL SSA, and a Brooke Owens Fellow who works as a programmer for Maxar Technologies!
Read MoreBy Kent State University, Featuring Sydney Bihn, 2019 Brooke Owens Fellow
Senior Sydney Bihn finds her true calling throughout her time at Kent State and becomes the first female aerospace engineering graduate.
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 Polly Basore Wenzl, Featuring Khristian Jones, 2019 Brooke Owens Fellow
“As an eighth grader, I knew that I was talented in math and science, had a love for space and wanted to be a part of the space community,” Jones said. “I just had to figure out a way to put those things together.”
Read MoreFeaturing Maureen McNamara, 2019 Brooke Owens Fellow
‘I fell in love with space that day. I didn’t even know I liked space,’ student Maureen McNamara notes.
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
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