Kaitlyn Olson

• Brooke Owens Fellow, Class of 2020

• University of Colorado Boulder, Aerospace Engineering & Applied Mathematics, ‘20

• Host Institution: Northrop Grumman

• Mentor: Rebecca Spyke Keiser

Kaitlyn is a senior at the University of Colorado Boulder, pursuing a double major in Aerospace Engineering and Applied Mathematics, as well as a master’s degree in Aerospace Engineering with an emphasis in Bioastronautics. Growing up near the coast in Florida allowed her to watch the space shuttle fly through the sky during its many launches, launching her aerospace career and encouraging her childhood dream of one day becoming an astronaut.

At CU, Kaitlyn has been involved in a wide variety of engineering interests; she spent two years on CU’s Design, Build, Fly Team and was chosen to be Project Manager during her junior year, she is on the executive board of Theta Tau, a professional, co-ed, engineering fraternity, and works as a teaching fellow for both aerospace engineering and applied mathematics courses. Outside of engineering, Kaitlyn is a member of Alpha Chi Omega and works passionately with their philanthropic efforts to end domestic violence by volunteering with local organizations and helping to organize awareness campaigns.

Kaitlyn is currently working for Dr. Brian Argrow as the Project Manager of the BUBO BUBO aircraft, a UAV intending to aid in the study of turbulence and severe weather. Previously, she spent time at Sierra Nevada Corporation supporting the Dream Chaser Program.

As a Brooke Owens Fellow, Kaitlyn will spend the summer of 2020 working at Northrop Grumman.