Akila Saravanan, an MIT junior double majoring in aerospace engineering and electrical engineering and computer science, is a recipient of the Brooke Owens Fellowship.
Monday, February 14, 2022 - It’s yet another accolade for UND’s Sydney Menne. They junior, who’s double majoring in mathematics and physics, is joining the class of 2022 Brooke Owens fellows. The fellowship helps undergraduate women pursuing careers in aeronautics. ~~~ From Weekend Edition Sunday, we share an interview with NPR's Michel Martin speaking with 11-year-old Jazlyn Guerra, host of "Jazzy's World TV," and her dad, Luis DeHoyos. ~~~ We share a reading from the recent Joy Harjo event in Fargo, “Red Bird Love.” ~~~ Audubon Dakota’s Marshall Johnson was recently promoted to Chief Conservation Officer of the National Audubon Society. We visit about his plans.
Anna Compas, a Lexington senior studying mechanical engineering at the University of Kentucky, is the recipient of a Brooke Owens Fellowship. Created to honor the legacy of space industry pioneer and accomplished pilot, Dawn Brooke Owens (1980–2016), the program serves as an inspiration and as a career boost to capable young women who aspire to explore our sky and stars, shake up the aerospace industry and to help their fellow men and women here on Earth.
Jennifer Berry is due to begin her fourth year studying engineering at the University of Canterbury. She is one of 51 (mostly American) undergraduate students earning their places at leading aerospace organisations in the Brooke Owens Fellowship clas