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 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 Kristen O. Bobst, Featuring Makiah Eustice, 2017 Brooke Owens Fellow
We were thrilled to ask Makiah all about her journey to space including where she wants to travel in the solar system, what it was like being a member of analog Mars missions, who inspires her, and even what super cool instrument she plays in her free time! Meet Makiah Eustice, member of the U.S. Air Force, astronomically awesome woman in STEM, and fierce future explorer of other worlds!
Read MoreBy Chelsea Gohd, featuring Shannon Gatta, 2018 Brooke Owens Fellow
Space.com spoke with Tam O'Shaughnessy, who co-founded the science education company Sally Ride Science with her life partner, NASA astronaut Sally Ride, about McClain and the difficulties that may face astronauts who are part of the LGBTQ+ community.
Read MoreBy Matt Jensen, featuring Grace Graham, 2019 Brooke Owens Fellow
Early in her academic experience, Grace Graham learned the secret to success. The young aerospace engineering and economics double major from St. George, Utah, jumped into university life eager to get involved and meet new people. Her optimistic attitude and warm personality are a recipe for achievement that’s already yielding positive results.
Read MoreBy Cynthia Medina, featuring Marissa Navarro, 2019 Brooke Owens Fellow
Becoming an astronaut is challenging for anyone, but Marissa Navarro’s dream was complicated by an eight-year fight to stay in the United States. Today, however, the Mexican immigrant is one step closer to her goal of reaching outer space.
Read MoreBy Daniel Han, featuring Marissa Navarro, 2019 Brooke Owens Fellow
A Rutgers University student is one step closer to reaching outer space, a journey which has been marred with setbacks and challenges with immigration, according to an article on Rutgers Today.
Read MoreBy Rebeka Morales, featuring Kaley Hassell, 2019 Fellow
This summer, aerospace engineering student Kaley Hassell participated in the Brooke Owens Fellowship Program. Now, she is encouraging other students to apply.
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.
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 TMRO, featuring Will Pomerantz, Brooke Owens Fellowship Co-Founder
Will Pomerantz speaks with TMRO in an interview about the small satellite market and Virgin Orbit’s place in it, rocket reusability and the Brooke Owens Fellowship.
Read MoreBy Andrew Martin, featuring Khristian Jones, 2019 Brooke Owens Fellow
Since the 1930s, the high desert of California has been a haven for aviation pioneers. The wide expanse of arid desert makes for clear airspace and good weather for flying. Aerospace engineering senior Khristian Jones joined their ranks this summer at the controls of a glider – a light, thin and unpowered aircraft towed into the sky by a regular airplane.
Read MoreBy Sarah Z. Salih, featuring Diana Alsindy, 2017 Brooke Owens Fellow
It’s important to surround yourself with not only successful, but also inspiring people. It’s always good to add more value to the quality of your life. This kind of change can help reduce stress and increase happiness. We’re lucky to live in a time where we have access to everything and get to know about everyone and learn about them with only a click.
So, without further ado, here are 10 successful individuals from our region, specifically from Iraq you need to know about to give you dose of inspiration every single day!
Read MoreBy Jeffrey Hill, featuring Grace Graham, 2019 Brooke Owens Fellow
Like many emerging space professionals of her generation, Grace is combining engineering knowhow with entrepreneurial ambition to establish a strong foothold in our community. In this interview, however, Grace explains why it’s equally important for young space industry professionals to master economics, and how understanding market and supply chain economics can help you become a better engineer and entrepreneur. This career-focused discussion also includes tips on how to get the most out of mentor/mentee relationships, and how to deal with rejection in the early stages of your career.
Read MoreBy Ginger Gadsden and Emilee Speck, Featuring Diana Alsindy, 2017 Brooke Owens Fellow
Today, women and minorities play prominent roles in major space operations at NASA and in private and public space companies.
Read MoreBy Adrienne Cutway, Featuring Diana Alsindy, 2017 Brooke Owens Fellow
At 25, she's a propulsion development engineer at Virgin Orbit, a former Brooke Owens fellow, an Iraqi American who left her friends behind to come to the U.S. when she was 14, a University of California, San Diego alumna and an inspiration to her 93,000 Instagram followers who turn to her for updates in both English and Arabic.
Read MoreFeaturing Luc Riesbeck, Sophia Porter, and Kayla Watson, 2018 Brooke Owens Fellows
Too young to see Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin walk on the moon, a new generation of engineers and scientists is nonetheless inspired by the Apollo program.
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 Jan McHarg, featuring Makiah Eustice, 2017 Brooke Owens Fellow
Five Aggies kicked off their summer with a trip to “Mars,” a simulation program of extraterrestrial operations and research, offered through Mars Academy USA (MAU). Engineering and science students from Texas A&M’s Students for the Exploration and Development of Space (TAMU SEDS) lived in confinement and isolation in a habitat situated in Soledad Canyon, California to conduct research that will aid in propelling our species toward life on the red planet.
Read MoreBy the Ohio State University, Featuring Anna Voelker, 2018 Brooke Owens Fellow
Anna Voelker, the Astronomy Accessibility Program Coordinator at The Ohio State University, shares her experience with bringing accessibility to science and the SciAccess Conference at OSU.
Read MoreBy Tien Nguyen, featuring Mykaela Dunn and Josefina Salazar Morales, 2019 and 2018 Brooke Owens Fellows
For the second year in a row, a UT aerospace engineering student has won the Brooke Owens Fellowship, a highly competitive program that selects 36 women in engineering across the nation and matches them with paid internships at aerospace companies and organizations.
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