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 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 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 A. O. Warren (2017 Brooke Owens Fellow), E. S. Kite, J.-P. Williams, and B. Horgan
Read MoreBy Carla Bleiker, featuring Caroline Juang, 2017 Brooke Owens Fellow
From reporting landslides to photographing glaciers, citizen scientists play a crucial part in many Earth observation projects. DW went to the International Astronautical Congress to bring you some examples.
By Caroline S. Juang (2017 Brooke Owens Fellow), Thomas A. Stanley, and Dalia B. Kirschbaum
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