Brooke Owens Fellowship
The Brooke Owens Fellowship Program is a paid internship and mentorship program for college undergraduate women seeking a career in aviation or space exploration.[1] The fellowship was created to honor the memory of Brooke Owens, a pilot and space policy expert who died of cancer at the age of 36.[2]
Motivation and overview
The program looks to improve diversity within the aerospace industry.[3] The program offers students paid summer internships at companies (including SpaceX, Virgin Orbit, Avascent, Commercial Spaceflight Federation, Orbital ATK, Virgin Orbit, and Blue Origin), travel stipends and assigned mentors.[4] It was created by Lori Garver, a former NASA deputy administrator, along with aerospace executives William Pomerantz (Virgin Orbit) and Cassie Kloberdanz Lee (Vulcan Inc.).[5]
Fellows received two experienced aerospace mentors, one at their host industry, and another in an associated sector.[6] Mentors include Lori Garver, Diana Trujillo, Charles Bolden, Pamela Melroy, Dava Newman, Emily Calandrelli, Will Pomerantz and Cassie Lee.[7] The fellows are connected to a Fellowship class and an alumni network.[6] The program is run with Future Space Leaders, and emphasises creativity.[8] The annual Brooke Owens Fellowship conference happens during the Future Space Conference in Washington, D.C..[8] Whilst the program is open to international students, some institutions can only host US citizens or green card holders.[8][9]
Alumni
The first batch of thirty-six fellows was announced in 2017.[5] Applicants are asked to submit work relevant to their discipline. The successful applicants made several recommendations for selection, which included; gain lab experience, join clubs and volunteer to learn new skills, be bold and committed, get someone to evaluate your resume and practise for interviews.[8]
2017 Cohort[10][11]
- Sumayya Abukhalil (University of Central Florida), hosted by Orbital ATK.
- Diana Alsindy (University of California, San Diego), hosted by Virgin Orbit.
- Dawn Andrews (Georgia Tech), hosted by SpaceX.
- Chelsey Ballarte (Arizona State University), hosted by GeekWire.[5]
- Dahlia Baker (Coe College), hosted by Planetary Resources.
- Pau Pineda Bosque (Purdue University), hosted by Orbital ATK.[12]
- Roselin Campos (UCLA), hosted by SSL.
- Katherine Carroll (University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign), hosted by Aerospace Corp.
- Christine Chappelle (MIT), hosted by Vulcan Aerospace.
- Jocelyn Clancy (University of Southern California), hosted by Aerospace Corp.
- Amy Comeau (Purdue University), hosted by Bryce Space and Technology.[12]
- Kaitlin Engelbert (University of Colorado, Boulder), hosted by Museum of Flight.[13]
- Makiah Eustice (Texas A&M), hosted by Aerospace Corp.
- Maggie Goertzen (University of Utah), hosted by Made in Space.
- Maryam Gracias (Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University), hosted by Air Line Pilots Association.
- Morgan Irons (Duke University), hosted by Avascent.
- Caroline Juang (Harvard University), hosted by Bryce Space and Technology.
- Karen Kuhlman (Oregon State University), hosted by Scaled Composites.
- Hayley Lewis (Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University), hosted by Mojave Air and Space Port.
- Ninoshka Llontop Lozano (University of Illinois at Chicago), hosted by Virgin Orbit.
- Rachael McKee (Metropolitan State University of Denver), hosted by Air Line Pilots Association.
- Maddie Miller (Union College), hosted by Planet.
- Golda Nguyen (Georgia Tech), hosted by Blue Origin.
- Christine Reilly (University of Colorado, Boulder), hosted by Virgin Orbit.[13]
- Karen Rucker (Texas Tech University), hosted by HawkEye 360.
- Mady Sargent (University of Kansas), hosted by Ball Aerospace.
- Emily Sheffield (Harding University), hosted by Commercial Spaceflight Federation.
- Piper Sigrest (MIT), hosted by Virgin Orbit.
- Jasmine Q. Smith (Tuskegee University), hosted by Mojave Air and Space Port.
- Michaela Spaulding (Iowa State University), hosted by Generation Orbit.[14]
- Becca Thoss (University of Southern California), hosted by Planetary Resources.
- Amanda Turk (University of Colorado, Boulder), hosted by Sierra Nevada Corp.[13]
- Shreya Udupa (Arizona State University), hosted by Altius Space Machines.
- Justine Walker (College of Wooster), hosted by Sierra Nevada Corp.
- Sasha Warren (Durham University), hosted by XPRIZE.[15]
- Taylor Zedosky (University of South Carolina), hosted by Ball Aerospace
2018 Cohort[16]:
- Julia Mihaylov (Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University), hosted by The Aerospace Corporation.
- Anna Voelker (The Ohio State University), hosted by The Aerospace Corporation.
- Chloe Long (Binghamton University), hosted by Airbus.
- Sarah Carty (Tufts University), hosted by Air Line Pilots Association.
- TyNiyah Harris (Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University), hosted by Air Line Pilots Association.
- Kayla Watson (The Ohio State University), hosted by Amazon.
- Abby Breitfeld (Princeton University), hosted by Altius Space Machines.
- Skylar Eiskowitz (The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art), hosted by Avascent.
- Amani Garvin (Columbia University), hosted by Ball Aerospace & Technologies.
- Shannon Kearney (Wellesley College), hosted by Ball Aerospace & Technologies.
- Maddie Koldos (University of Southern California), hosted by Blue Origin.
- Sophia Porter (Johns Hopkins University), hosted by Blue Origin.
- Samantha Berek (Yale University), hosted by Bryce Space and Technology.
- Emma Louden (Princeton University), hosted by Bryce Space and Technology.
- Catherine Grace Gimbert (Dickinson College), hosted by Commercial Spaceflight Federation.
- Payton Barnwell (Florida Polytechnic University), hosted by Generation Orbit Launch Services.
- Julia Di (Columbia University), hosted by Generation Orbit Launch Services.
- Alexandra Gartner (Yale University), hosted by HawkEye 360.
- Jamie Helander (Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University), hosted by JetBlue.
- Madeline Kothe (University of Wisconsin-Madison), hosted by Made in Space.
- Madison Harrington (Iowa State University), hosted by Mojave Air and Space Port.
- Kristen Lemaire (McNeese State University), hosted by Mojave Air and Space Port.
- Katrina Sletten (Drake University), hosted by Museum of Flight.
- Jacquelyn Linevsky (University of Florida), hosted by Orbital ATK.
- Teresa McBryan (Arizona State University), hosted by Orbital ATK.
- Josefina Salazar Morales (University of Texas at Austin), hosted by Planet.
- Ayla Grandpre (Rocky Mountain College), hosted by Radiant Solutions.
- Kryn Ambs (Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University), hosted by Scaled Composites.
- Courtney Simpson (Purdue University), hosted by Scaled Composites.
- Carson Brumley (University of Colorado at Boulder), hosted by Sierra Nevada Corporation.
- Kayleigh Dobson (Santa Clara University), hosted by Sierra Nevada Corporation.
- Luc Riesbeck (New York University Shanghai), hosted by Space Angels.
- Mercedes McCarthy (North Carolina State University), hosted by The Spaceship Company.
- Maddie Garcia (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), hosted by SpaceX.
- Lilly Clark (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), hosted by SSL (company).
- Shannon Gatta (University of Washington), hosted by Stratolaunch Systems.
- Anya Ustinova (University of California San Diego), hosted by Ventions.
- Courtney Schmitt (Johns Hopkins University), hosted by Virgin Galactic.
- Millie Kriel (Texas A&M University), hosted by Virgin Orbit.
- Meera Undakat (University of Washington), hosted by Virgin Orbit.
- Esther Putman (University of Kentucky), hosted by Vulcan Inc.
References
- ^ Werner, Debra (22 November 2016). "New fellowship will honor youthful trailblazer | Aerospace America". Aerospace America. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
- ^ Fernholz, Tim (22 October 2016). "A new space industry fellowship for women aims to address the field's gender inequality". Quartz. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
- ^ "After Hidden Figures, new program seeks to flood aerospace with women". Ars Technica. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
- ^ "Our Program". Brooke Owens Fellowship Program. Retrieved 2018-04-04.
- ^ a b c "36 aerospace women win Brooke Owens Fellowships". GeekWire. 8 March 2017. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
- ^ a b "2017 Fellowship Application" (PDF). Brooke Owens Fellowship. Retrieved 2018-04-04.
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- ^ "Internship and Mentoring Opportunities for Women: Brooke Owens Fellowship | Department of Political Science | University of Washington". www.polisci.washington.edu. Retrieved 2018-04-04.
- ^ "36 aerospace women win Brooke Owens Fellowships – including one at GeekWire". GeekWire. 2017-03-08. Retrieved 2018-04-04.
- ^ "2017 FELLOWS - Press Release". Brooke Owens Fellowship Program. Retrieved 2018-04-04.
- ^ a b "AAE undergrads selected for Brooke Owens Fellowships". School of Aeronautics and Astronautics - Purdue University. Retrieved 2018-04-04.
- ^ a b c "Three Buffs awarded Brooke Owens Fellowship". CU Engineering Magazine. 2017-05-10. Retrieved 2018-04-04.
- ^ "College of Engineering News • Iowa State University". news.engineering.iastate.edu. Retrieved 2018-04-04.
- ^ "Brooke Owen Fellowship Success! - Durham University". www.dur.ac.uk. Retrieved 2018-04-04.
- ^ "41 Undergraduate Women Selected as Brooke Owens Fellows, Earning Senior Mentorship and Paid Positions at Leading Aerospace Firms - HawkEye 360". HawkEye 360. 2018-02-19. Retrieved 2018-04-04.