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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.

Ohio State students, graduates receive national honors

Ohio State students, graduates receive national honors

By the Ohio State University, Featuring Anna Voelker and Kayla Watson, 2018 Brooke Owens Fellows

The Brooke Owens Fellowship Program, founded in 2016, awards internships and senior mentorship to exceptional undergraduate women seeking careers in aviation or space exploration. As 2018 fellows, Kayla Watson and Anna Voelker completed a rigorous and highly competitive application and multi-phase interview process. Fellows are placed into a paid summer internship at one of the nation’s leading aviation or space companies.

In the NewsCaroline JMarch 1, 2018Fellow announcement

Florida Poly Student Makes Strides For Women In Space Exploration

Florida Poly Student Makes Strides For Women In Space Exploration

By Andrea Martin, Featuring Payton Barnwell, 2018 Brooke Owens Fellow

As a child, Payton Barnwell was fascinated by race cars, but her passion for science came to her in high school with the support of her high school physics teacher. Now, the Florida Polytechnic University mechanical engineering junior has been selected for one of the most prestigious aviation and space programs in the country, one specifically designed for women.

In the NewsCaroline JFebruary 27, 2018Fellow announcement

Katrina Sletten receives Brooke Owens Fellowship for women in aerospace fields

Katrina Sletten receives Brooke Owens Fellowship for women in aerospace fields

By Drake University, Featuring Katrina Sletten, 2018 Brooke Owens Fellow

The maximum course load at Drake University is 18 credit hours per semester. Senior Katrina Sletten has had six 18-credit semesters as she strives to graduate with a triple major across disciplines, studying physics, astronomy and public relations with a minor in mathematics.

In the NewsCaroline JFebruary 27, 2018Fellow announcement

Tampa's Payton Barnwell takes giant step to her fulfilling her dream of becoming an astronaut

Tampa's Payton Barnwell takes giant step to her fulfilling her dream of becoming an astronaut

By Sean Daly, Featuring Payton Barnwell, 2018 Brooke Owens Fellow

Payton Barnwell has serious travel plans. “Definitely the moon first,” says Barnwell. “Can you imagine the feeling when you come back to Earth, seeing this little blue ball and you’re from that?” Science fiction for this 20-year-old Hillsborough High graduate? Not for this all-world talent. Barnwell, a junior at Florida Polytechnic University in Lakeland, is amassing an interstellar aerospace resume.

In the NewsCaroline JFebruary 23, 2018Fellow announcement

PR career lifts off for science student

PR career lifts off for science student

By Kasey Springsteen, Featuring Katrina Sletten, 2018 Brooke Owens Fellow

Drake student Katrina Sletten, known as Rena to her friends and colleagues, recently received the honor of being accepted into the Brooke Owens Fellowship Program..

In the NewsCaroline JFebruary 23, 2018Fellow announcement

Skylar Eiskowitz ME'19 Received Brooke Owens Fellowship

Skylar Eiskowitz ME'19 Received Brooke Owens Fellowship

By The Cooper Union, Featuring Skylar Eiskowitz, 2018 Brooke Owens Fellow

Junior mechanical engineering student Skylar Eiskowitz is one of 41 students nationwide selected for the 2018 Brooke Owens Fellowship Program. “The rigor balanced with the inspirational friends and professors that we collaborate with on a daily basis at The Cooper Union has already taught me so much, and I am excited to learn more from other fellows, mentors, and co-workers at Avascent.”

In the NewsCaroline JFebruary 20, 2018Fellow announcement

Ohio State students and graduates named fellows and scholars

Ohio State students and graduates named fellows and scholars

By Ohio State News, Featuring Anna Voelker and Kayla Watson, 2018 Brooke Owens Fellows

As 2018 fellows, Anna Voelker and Kayla Watson completed a rigorous and highly competitive application and multi-phase interview process. Fellows are placed into a paid summer internship at one of the nation’s leading aviation or space companies.

In the NewsCaroline JFebruary 20, 2018Fellow announcement

41 Undergraduate Women Selected as Brooke Owens Fellows

41 Undergraduate Women Selected as Brooke Owens Fellows

Press Release from the Brooke Owens Fellowship

Today, the Brooke Owens Fellowship Program - an award-winning, volunteer-led program awarding internships and senior mentorship to exceptional undergraduate women seeking careers in aviation or space exploration - announced 41 young leaders as recipients of 2018 Brooke Owens Fellowships.

In the NewsCaroline JFebruary 15, 2018Fellow announcement

KU Students Seek to Launch Mini-Satellite Through NASA Program

KU Students Seek to Launch Mini-Satellite Through NASA Program

By the University of Kansas, Featuring Mady Sargent, 2017 Brooke Owens Fellow

Sargent, a junior in aerospace engineering at the University of Kansas, is leading an effort to put a tiny satellite from Kansas into space — part of NASA’s CubeSat Launch Initiative (CSLI) that launches small payloads beyond Earth’s atmosphere. She’s working with Marco Villa, a KU graduate who works in the satellite industry, to bring the project to fruition.

In the NewsCaroline JFebruary 14, 2018Brookie feature

41 UNDERGRADUATE WOMEN SELECTED AS BROOKE OWENS FELLOWS

41 UNDERGRADUATE WOMEN SELECTED AS BROOKE OWENS FELLOWS

PRESS RELEASE: Today, the Brooke Owens Fellowship Program - an award-winning, volunteer-led program awarding internships and senior mentorship to exceptional undergraduate women seeking careers in aviation or space exploration - announced 41 young leaders as recipients of 2018 Brooke Owens Fellowships.

ArticlesCaroline JFebruary 5, 2018Fellow announcement, press release

Ask Us Anything: Brooke Owens Fellows Answer on Reddit's /r/IAmA

Ask Us Anything: Brooke Owens Fellows Answer on Reddit's /r/IAmA

By Caroline Juang, 2017 Brooke Owens Fellow

On Sunday, December 3, 2017, the 2017 Brookies took to their computers to answer questions about the Brooke Owens Fellowship on the community website Reddit. The session with the Brookies lasted an hour, garnering some great responses that are recorded below ranging from their experiences as women in the aerospace industry to advice for the application process.

ArticlesCaroline JDecember 4, 2017advice, BOF experience, application, representation

Deadline for Students to Apply to the Brooke Owens Fellowship Program Is Fast Approaching

Deadline for Students to Apply to the Brooke Owens Fellowship Program Is Fast Approaching

By the Brooke Owens Fellowship

The deadline for students to apply to the Brooke Owens Fellowship Program is almost here! Please spread the word--every undergraduate woman you know should seriously consider applying for this one-of-a-kind program. Applications are due on Tuesday, December 5th.

In the NewsCaroline JDecember 1, 2017about the Fellowship

See how these students got ahead with on-site experience

See how these students got ahead with on-site experience

By 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.”

In the NewsCaroline JNovember 20, 2017about the Fellowship, advice, engineering

The Brooke Owens Fellowship Program - Orbit 10.41

The Brooke Owens Fellowship Program - Orbit 10.41

By TMRO, Featuring Diana Alsindy, Jocelyn Clancy, Will Pomerantz and Becca Thoss, 2017 Brooke Owens Fellows and Brooke Owens Fellowship Co-Founder

Diana Alsindy, Jocelyn Clancy, William Pomerantz and Becca Thoss join us in-studio to talk about the first year of the Brooke Owens Fellowship.

In the NewsCaroline JNovember 5, 2017about the Fellowship

Empowering Women in History

Empowering Women in History

By Tenoch Aztecatl and Gracie Mock, Featuring Makiah Eustice, 2017 Brooke Owens Fellow

Aerospace engineering senior Makiah Eustice said seeing Hidden Figures was important for her because she comes from a biracial family and people of color weren’t often showed in movies in this field she is currently studying.

In the NewsCaroline JOctober 4, 2017Brookie feature, representation

Enabling the Next Generation of Entrepreneurs

Enabling the Next Generation of Entrepreneurs

By Space Angels, Featuring the Brooke Owens Fellowship

By placing highly-qualified female students with internship opportunities at the country’s top space companies, the Brooke Owens Fellowship Program is playing an important role within the space industry: fostering a diverse workforce that will help ensure continued progress in the years to come.

In the NewsCaroline JSeptember 19, 2017about the Fellowship, host company

Q&A with 2017 Brooke Owens Fellow and SEDS Member Maryam Gracias

Q&A with 2017 Brooke Owens Fellow and SEDS Member Maryam Gracias

By Samuel Sorkin, Featuring Maryam Gracias, 2017 Brooke Owens Fellow

Maryam Gracias is a rising senior at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, majoring in spaceflight operations with minors in flight, aviation safety and human factors. She is involved in her university’s SEDS chapter, the Embry-Riddle Future Space Explorers and Developers Society.

In the NewsCaroline JAugust 9, 2017Brookie feature, BOF experience, interview

SWF Supports Newly Founded Brooke Owens Fellowship Program

SWF Supports Newly Founded Brooke Owens Fellowship Program

By Secure World Foundation

Providing mentoring, conference leadership, and individual copies of the Handbook for New Actors in Space for each participant, Secure World Foundation has been an active partner in launching the new Brooke Owens Fellowship Program.

In the NewsCaroline JJuly 31, 2017BOF mentor

Q&A with 2017 Brooke Owens Fellow and SEDS UCSD Member Diana Alsindy

Q&A with 2017 Brooke Owens Fellow and SEDS UCSD Member Diana Alsindy

By Samuel Sorkin, Featuring Diana Alsindy, 2017 Brooke Owens Fellow

Diana Alsindy is a senior at the University of California-San Diego, majoring in chemical engineering with a focus on aerospace and mechanical engineering. She serves as the Propulsion Team Lead and Triteia CubeSat Operations Manager for SEDS UCSD.

In the NewsCaroline JMay 6, 2017Brookie feature, interview

Two Daytona Beach Space Ops Students Selected as Brooke Owens Fellows

Two Daytona Beach Space Ops Students Selected as Brooke Owens Fellows

By James Roddey, Featuring Hayley Lewis and Maryam Gracias, 2017 Brooke Owens Fellows

The Brooke Owens Fellowship program—a volunteer-led program awarding internships and senior mentorships to exceptional undergraduate women seeking careers in aviation or space exploration—announced two Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University women, both majoring in Commercial Space Operations, will be among 36 young leaders as recipients of the 2017 Brooke Owens fellowships.

In the NewsCaroline JApril 24, 2017Fellow announcement