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 Anika Hidayat, 2019 Brooke Owens Fellow
2019 Brookie Anika walks us through the Brooke Owens Fellowship, why it was founded, and what our Brookies get out of the fellowship. “There are plenty of blank pages waiting for your story of aerospace success. We'll be your biggest supporters.”
Read MoreBy Chelsea Gohd, featuring Shannon Gatta, 2018 Brooke Owens Fellow
Space.com spoke with Tam O'Shaughnessy, who co-founded the science education company Sally Ride Science with her life partner, NASA astronaut Sally Ride, about McClain and the difficulties that may face astronauts who are part of the LGBTQ+ community.
Read MoreBy 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.
Read MoreBy Cynthia Medina, featuring Marissa Navarro, 2019 Brooke Owens Fellow
Becoming an astronaut is challenging for anyone, but Marissa Navarro’s dream was complicated by an eight-year fight to stay in the United States. Today, however, the Mexican immigrant is one step closer to her goal of reaching outer space.
Read MoreBy Daniel Han, featuring Marissa Navarro, 2019 Brooke Owens Fellow
A Rutgers University student is one step closer to reaching outer space, a journey which has been marred with setbacks and challenges with immigration, according to an article on Rutgers Today.
Read MoreBy Rebeka Morales, featuring Kaley Hassell, 2019 Fellow
This summer, aerospace engineering student Kaley Hassell participated in the Brooke Owens Fellowship Program. Now, she is encouraging other students to apply.
Read MoreBy 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.
Read MoreBy 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.
Read MoreBy Laura Seward Forczyk, Brooke Owens Fellowship Mentor
Despite earning and pushing my way through many doors, I too frequently feel as an outside looking in, striving for more acceptance and more opportunity to prove I can do this.
Read MoreBy Michelle Lin, 2019 Brooke Owens Fellow
There are some people that come into your lives, and in that instant, you know you are changed forever. Now imagine 38.
Read MoreBy TMRO, featuring Will Pomerantz, Brooke Owens Fellowship Co-Founder
Will Pomerantz speaks with TMRO in an interview about the small satellite market and Virgin Orbit’s place in it, rocket reusability and the Brooke Owens Fellowship.
Read MoreBy 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.
Read MoreBy 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!
Read MoreBy 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.
Read MoreBy 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
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