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 Natalie Pfister, 2019 Brooke Owens Fellow
Before this summer I had never worked on an all-female project team in my own field. I had never worked on a Grand Challenge. I had never spoken to women in the space industry who could tell me about their career paths, the challenges they faced, and how they overcame them. And I had certainly never had a dance party on a pirate boat.
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 Kaitlin C. Rasmussen, Erin Maier, Beck E. Strauss, Meredith Durbin, Luc Riesbeck (2018 Brooke Owens Fellow), Aislynn Wallach, Vic Zamloot, Allison Erena
Read MoreBy Caroline S. Juang (2017 Brooke Owens Fellow), Thomas A. Stanley, and Dalia B. Kirschbaum
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.
Read MoreBy Greg Autry, Featuring Will Pomerantz and the Brooke Owens Fellowship
Being out at KSC with the Florida Tech and International Space University team behind the Endeavor got me thinking about the growing need for the sort of students that ISU produces and what an amazing impact they have had on my favorite industry.
Read MoreBy Dominique Perkins, featuring Angelica Berner, 2019 Brooke Owens Fellow
Berner, who graduated from Arizona State University in December 2018, is one of 38 women awarded this fellowship for 2019.
Read MoreFeaturing Sue Kaur, 2019 Brooke Owens Fellow
Earlier this year, undergraduate student Supreet Kaur (ISE ‘19) was officially named a Brooke Owens Fellow. The fellowship, founded in honor of notable pilot and space industry pioneer Dawn Brooke Owens, selects promising female students and supports them as they pursue a career in aerospace engineering. Kaur’s personal history and passion for space exploration made her an ideal candidate.
Read MoreBy Supreet Kaur, 2019 Brooke Owens Fellow
The predetermined plan was that I would graduate high school and follow the traditional path of an arranged marriage. I am the first woman in my family to choose an education and a career in STEM over what was expected of me. Deciding who I wanted to be was the easy part, the execution and risk it involved was another story.
Read MoreBy Space Foundation Editorial Team, Featuring Karen Kuhlman and Karen Rucker, 2017 Brooke Owens Fellows
“We are delighted to support the Brooke Owens Fellowship program with the participation of these exceptional fellows,” said Steve Eisenhart, Space Foundation Senior Vice President — Strategic & International Affairs.
Read MoreBy Georgia Tech, Featuring Ashleigh Bunch, Rikhi Roy, and Saumya Sharma, 2019 Brooke Owens Fellows
Three School of Aerospace Engineering undergrads - Ashleigh Bunch, Rukmini “Rikhi” Roy, and Saumya Sharma - have been named fellows in the 2019 Brooke Owens Fellowship cohort.
Read MoreBy Kent State University, Featuring Sydney Bihn, 2019 Brooke Owens Fellow
Sydney Bihn is on track to be the first female graduate of Kent State University’s aerospace engineering program, and now, she has been selected as one of only 38 women to be a Brooke Owens Fellow.
Read MoreBy Jessica Jarman, Featuring Grace Graham, 2019 Brooke Owens Fellow
Utah State University’s Grace Graham is one of 38 women worldwide to receive the prestigious Brooke Owens Fellowship. “The fellowship has opened the door for me to be recognized in the aerospace industry, kick-start my career with an incredible first internship and offers the best support network of cohorts and mentors anyone could dream of,” said Graham.
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