• Brooke Owens Fellow, Class of 2021

• Portland State University, Mechanical Engineering, ‘21

• Host Institution: United Launch Alliance

• Mentor: Dan Dumbache

• Brookie Mentor: Kira Altman

Catherine Spivey is studying Mechanical Engineering at Portland State University and will continue on for her Master's Degree in Mechanical Engineering upon graduation in June 2021. Her love for aerospace came at a young age when she got to watch a Space Shuttle launch from Kennedy Space Center. She served as Lead Mechanical Engineer for OreSat, a 2U CubeSat being developed by the Portland State Aerospace Society, for 1.5 years before becoming the airframe lead for their LV4 rocket for her senior capstone project. Through these experiences she not only gained technical skills but also learned how to lead a team of other engineers. She also founded the We in Space student group (a WoAA chapter) to provide a community and help others "find their place in space" while completing STEM outreach events to the PNW. Catherine is also an Ambassador for the Maseeh College of Engineering and Computer Science and a member of Delta Gamma. As a Brooke Owens Fellow, Catherine will spend the summer of 2021 working at United Launch Alliance.