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 University of Colorado Boulder, Featuring Michelle Lin, 2019 Brooke Owens Fellow
Michelle is an undergraduate of Aerospace Engineering & Applied Mathematics at CU. Her research focuses on the design and implementation of spacecraft living environments. She believes that her work will create space travel accessibility for everyone.
Read MoreBy Elizabeth Innes, featuring Katie Carroll, 2017 Brooke Owens Fellow
When someone graduates, it’s usually a poignant mix of nostalgic reflection on the past and a hopeful gaze into the future. In May 2019, Katie Carroll graduated from Aerospace Engineering. And just as this writer couldn’t help but do an article about Carroll’s voyage down the STEM pipeline when she was a freshman, I felt it was only fitting that I close the chapter on her time at Illinois with a walk down memory lane, looking at the things she considered most significant in her past, and a bit of a look into what’s in her future.
Read MoreBy Emilee Speck, featuring Diana Alsindy, 2017 Brooke Owens Fellow
You don’t need to be a rocket scientist to work at a space startup.
News 6 toured several space startups in the greater Los Angeles area, including Virgin Orbit, meeting members of the new space workforce and learning what those who aspire to enter the spaceflight industry should know about this competitive and growing field.
Read MoreBy Sierra Nevada Corporation, featuring Carson Brumley, 2018 Brooke Owens Fellow
It's no secret that SNC attracts some of the most talented minds in the industry -- from executive vice presidents to interns. One is intern Carson Brumley, who is working at SNC's Space Systems Group on the Dream Chaser spaceplane. In fact, she was just named a "Top 100 Intern in the US" by WayUp, a job website for recent college grads. Carson was chosen from a pool of more than 700 interns. WayUp says more than 40,000 votes were cast in their search for the most ambitious, passionate, and talented interns in the country.
Read MoreBy Amanda Miller, Featuring Golda Nguyen, Dawn Andrews, and Piper Sigrest, 2017 Brooke Owens Fellows
From Georgia Tech to MIT, aerospace students are anxious to gain experience in the industry while they’re still in college. “There definitely is a sense of urgency,” says Dawn Andrews, 21, an aerospace engineering major at Georgia Tech who interned at SpaceX in Hawthorne, California, last summer and continues with the company part time. “I feel almost behind by only having one internship experience.”
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