10 Ways to Take a Stand: A Manifesto for STEM Sisterhood
10 Ways to Take a Stand: A Manifesto for STEM Sisterhood

By Sue Kaur, 2019 Brooke Owens Fellow

In the last 5 years, I’ve been fortunate to meet confident and powerful women in leadership roles within their organizations. These women, who are articulate and graceful in the face of adversity, have shown me how to not only exist, but thrive upon my own terms. They showed me the value of STEM sisterhood and diplomacy when responding to “delicate situations.” These are the lessons I learned in my journey, and the wisdom imparted onto me by the phenomenal women who have taken me under their wing.

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Tips to Make Your Application Stand Out
Tips to Make Your Application Stand Out

Are you an undergraduate woman or gender minority student thinking of applying to the Brooke Owens Fellowship? (Answer: You should!). Or are you currently in the middle of writing your application? Will, the Co-Founder of the Brooke Owens Fellowship, shared a series of tips weekly on Twitter to help 2018 applicants through the process. These tips have been copied from his posts.

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Fashioning the Future With: Makiah Eustice
Fashioning the Future With: Makiah Eustice

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!

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A Next-Generation Aerospace Pioneer
A Next-Generation Aerospace Pioneer

By 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.

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The Out Astronaut Project Selects Shannon Gatta as Winner of the Inaugural Out Astronaut Contest
The Out Astronaut Project Selects Shannon Gatta as Winner of the Inaugural Out Astronaut Contest

By 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.

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Aerospace Engineering's Katie Carroll: Poised to Explore Andromeda…and Beyond
Aerospace Engineering's Katie Carroll: Poised to Explore Andromeda…and Beyond

By 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.

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Khristian Jones’ summer internship inspires her to make space open to all types of people
Khristian Jones’ summer internship inspires her to make space open to all types of people

By 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.

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Check-Out These 10 Iraqis Who Have Inspiring Stories To Tell
Check-Out These 10 Iraqis Who Have Inspiring Stories To Tell

By 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!

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What to do if you are on the sidelines of the aerospace industry, wishing you could get in
What to do if you are on the sidelines of the aerospace industry, wishing you could get in

By Will Pomerantz, BOF Co-Founder

What to do if you are on the sidelines of the aerospace industry, wishing you could get in. I sure as heck don’t have all the answers, but I’ll share what I’ve got. So, okay. Let’s say you’ve decided to give it a shot. Whether you are a student looking for your first job or a life-long aerospace enthusiast looking to go pro, you’ve decided to try it.

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