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 John Burnett-Larkins, Featuring Madison Harrington, 2018 Brooke Owens Fellow
There’s not a moment of hesitation when you ask sophomore Madison Harrington if she has a particular career interest in aerospace engineering. “Oh, absolutely! I want to be an astronaut!” And that, she says, is why she applied for – and is delighted to have been accepted for– the selective Brooke Owens Fellowship, “because they are very, very supportive.”
Read MoreBy 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.
Read MoreBy 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.
Read MoreBy 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.
Read MoreBy 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.
Read MoreBy 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..
Read MoreBy 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.”
Read MoreBy 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.
Read MorePress 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.
Read MoreBy 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.
Read MorePRESS 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.
Read MoreBy 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.
Read MoreBy 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.
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.”
Read MoreBy 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.
Read MoreBy 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.
Read MoreBy 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.
Read MoreBy 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.
Read MoreBy 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.
Read MoreBy 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.
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