Virginia Space Grant Consortium funds four scholarship and fellowship programs, the VSGC Graduate STEM Research Fellowship Program, the Undergraduate STEM Research Scholarship Program, the Community College STEM Scholarship Program and the STEM Bridge Scholarship Program. Learn more about the programs below.
Undergraduate STEM Research Scholarship Program provides awards of up to $8,500 to rising juniors and seniors who are enrolled full-time in a program of study in science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM) and have a specific faculty-mentored research project that has NASA or aerospace relevance. Applied Health Sciences majors are not eligible for this program.
Graduate and undergraduate papers will be posted soon.
Siddarth Ajith is a Ph. D. candidate at the University of Virginia. Probing strong-field gravity with gravitational-wave observations through machine learning. Download research paper here.
Jarrod Banks is a Ph. D. candidate at Virginia Tech. Transient aeroacoustics turbulence ingestion into a rotor. Download research here.
Edward Barron is a Ph. D. candidate at Virginia Tech. Liquid metal elastomer composite filaments for material extrusion additive manufacturing. Download abstract.
Jessica Cropley is a Masters candidate at William & Mary. Photocatalysts for hydrogen generation and the future of energy. Download abstract here.
Joseph Cunningham is a Ph. D. candidate at Virginia Tech. Development of UV-resistant polymer-regolith composite shielding material for long-term lunar habitats incorporating carbon nanotubes. Download research paper here.
Andrianna Daniels is a Ph. D. candidate at the University of Virginia. Creating a detailed model for boron nitride deposition mechanics. Download research paper here.
Wayne Dawson is a Masters candidate at the University of Virginia. A fluorescence based approach for quantifying phenology and physiology in changing boreal ecosystems. Download research paper here.
Joshua Fitzgerald is a Ph. D. candidate at Virginia Tech. Optimizing spacecraft trajectory design in perturbed restricted three-body models. Download research paper here.
Nathan Folta is a Masters candidate at Virginia Tech. Design of novel lower body exoskeleton. Download research paper here.
Alexander Hatfield is a Ph. D. candidate at Old Dominion University. Multifunctional boron nitride nanotube (BNNT) and BNNT composites and devices in extreme aerospace environments. Download research paper here.
Megan Hept is a Ph. D. candidate at Old Dominion University. Exploring the Impact of climate change and increased carbon levels on the cyanobacteria, microcystis aeruginosa. Download research paper here.
Jeremy Hopwood is a Ph. D. candidate at Virginia Tech. Energy-based wind estimation using aircraft. Download research paper here.
Ken Koltermann is a Ph. D. candidate at William & Mary. Apollo: non-intrusive vital sign monitoring using wearable technology. Download research paper here.
Victor Kontopanos is a Ph. D. candidate at the University of Virginia. Modelling galvanic corrosion of aerospace fasteners and plates under thin electrolyte film conditions. Download research paper here.
Andrew Krause is a Ph. D. candidate at Hampton University. Testing QCD factorization theorems with model simulations of lepton-proton scattering processes. Download research paper here.
Zhe-Yu Daniel Lin is a Ph. D. candidate at the University of Virginia. Making baby planets: dust settling of protoplanetary disks. Download research paper here.
Deryl Long is a Ph. D. candidate at the University of Virginia. Build a world: predicting planet assembly and composition with ALMA and JWST. Download research paper here.
Devin Longazel is a Masters candidate at Old Dominion University. Resorcinarene nano capsule library for metal extractions. Download research paper here.
Adam Masters is a Ph. D. candidate at Old Dominion University. Improving ion traps for quantum computing applications. Download the research paper here.
Jennifer Mejia is a Ph. D. candidate at Old Dominion University. Investigating atomic interactions of organic solar cells using solid-state NMR. Download research paper here.
Madeline Miles is a Ph. D. candidate at the University of Virginia. NOx emissions in West African cities inferred using TROPOMI NO2 observations. Download research paper here.
William Miyahira is a Ph. D. candidate at William & Mary. Microwave atom chip for spin-specific atom interferometry. Download research paper here.
Mary Cecilia Mulvaney is a Ph. D. candidate at the University of Virginia. Evaluating formability of aluminum alloys for flow formed aerospace structures. Download research paper here.
Elizabeth Prior is a Ph. D. candidate at Virginia Tech. Investigating flood-vegetation interactions through remote sensing and modeling. Download research paper here.
Alison Ritz is a Ph. D. candidate at Virginia Tech. Using NAIP imagery and point clouds to build biomass maps through remote sensing techniques. Download research paper here.
Anna Schmedding is a Ph. D. candidate at William & Mary. Epidemic spread modeling for COVID-19 using mobility data. Download research paper here.
Randall Shoemaker is a Ph. D. candidate at William & Mary. Surface computations with decoupled intrinsic geometry. Download research paper here.
Jordan Shroyer is a Ph. D. candidate at the University of Virginia. Probing cosmic inflation: testing novel high-sensitivity detectors for next-generation surveys. Download research paper here.
Mark Siebert is a Ph. D. candidate at the University of Virginia. A rigorous molecular survey of stellar graveyards. Download research paper here.
Virginia Smith is a Ph. D. candidate at Virginia Tech. High-altitude balloon mission optimization. Download research paper here.
Zachary Steele is a Ph. D. candidate at Old Dominion University. Utilizing triple oxygen isotopes for assessing animal metabolism and water intake. Download research paper here.
Connor Stephens is a Ph. D. candidate at the University of Virginia. Oxidation mechanisms of refractory transition metals and carbides at ultra-high temperatures in molecular vs. dissociated oxygen. Download research paper here.
Elizabeth Urig is a Ph. D. candidate at the University of Virginia. Modeling Al-6061 microstructural evolution during integrally stiffened cylinder formation. Download research paper here.
Rahim Zaman is a Ph. D. candidate at the University of Virginia. Design of ultra-high temperature ceramics for oxidation resistance. Download research paper here.
Elizabeth Zengel is a Ph. D. candidate at Old Dominion University. Analyzing HEDMs with DFT and molecular dynamics to determine trigger bonds and sensitivities. Download research paper here.
Daniel Adjei is a Bachelors candidate at Virginia Tech majoring in Engineering.
Jordan Amarchih is a Bachelors candidate at Virginia Tech majoring in Engineering.
Jada Bonds is a Bachelors candidate at William &Mary majoring in Chemistry.
Loren Butts-Bails is a Bachelors candidate at Old Dominion University majoring in Mechanical Engineering.
Marjorie Cenese is a Bachelors candidate at Old Dominion University majoring in Electrical Engineering.
Emily Chang is a Bachelors candidate at the University of Virginia majoring in Computer Science.
Amar Dunham is a Bachelors candidate at William & Mary majoring in Data Science.
Eric Hernandez is a Bachelors candidate at Virginia Tech majoring in Data Science.
Mahmoud Idris is a Bachelors candidate at Virginia Tech majoring in Mechanical Engineering.
Kaleea Korunka is a Bachelors candidate at William & Mary majoring in Biology.
Janae Brooke Marcia is a Bachelors candidate at Old Dominion University majoring in Electrical Engineering.
Amaiya Mauney is a Bachelors candidate at William & Mary majoring in Biology.
Grace Milton is a Bachelors candidate at the University of Virginia majoring in Mechanical Engineering.
Halia Morris is a Bachelors candidate at Hampton University majoring in Marine and Environmental Science.
Abdulmujeeb Omotosho is a Bachelors candidate at Virginia Tech majoring in Computer Science.
Justin Orchard-Hays is a Bachelors Candidate at the University of Virginia majoring in Biochemistry.
Myles Perry is a Bachelors candidate at Old Dominion University majoring in Electrical Engineering.
Muhammad Rabiu is a Bachelors candidate at Old Dominion University majoring in Computer Engineering.
Jaron Scott is a Bachelors candidate at Hampton University majoring in Mathematics.
Paige-Symone Scott-Cooper is a Bachelors candidate at Hampton University majoring in Economics.
Emanda Seifu is a Bachelors candidate at Virginia Tech majoring in Computer Science.
Nebiyu Solomon is a Bachelors Candidate at the University of Virginia majoring in Biomedical Engineering.
Caleb Tyson is a Bachelors candidate at Hampton University majoring in Chemical Engineering.
Zachary Vaillancourt is a Bachelors candidate at Virginia Tech majoring in Aerospace Engineering.
Taylor Young is a Bachelors candidate at Hampton University majoring in Biochemistry.
Isabella Dressel is Bachelors candidate at the University of Virginia. Satellite and aircraft observations of interactions between intra-urban nitrogen dioxide inequalities and ozone air quality in Houston, Texas. Download abstract here.
Lauren Duma is a Bachelors candidate at Virginia Tech. Reducing the risk of skin lacerations from drone impacts. Download research paper here.
Grayson Hoy is a Bachelors candidate at William & Mary. Blinking-Based Multiplexing: A New Approach to Multicolor Super-Resolved Imaging of Nanomaterials. Download abstract here.
Evan Johnson is a Bachelors candidate at Old Dominion University. Locking Multiple Lasers to a Single Optical Cavity. Download research paper here.
Aliya Kaplan is a Bachelors candidate at Virginia Tech. Infiltration of Porous Ultra-High Temperature Ceramics for Active Cooling. Download research paper here.
Ubaid Kazianga is a Bachelors candidate at William & Mary. Designing an apparatus for Strain and Temperature tuning of materials during Infrared Microscopy measurements. Download research paper here.
Alicia Mand is a Bachelors candidate at Old Dominion University. Electrons for Neutrinos in the One-Proton One-Pion Channel. Download research paper here.
Danielle Miller is a Bachelors candidate at Virginia Tech. Synthetic trees for underground water extraction and purification. Download abstract here.
Christian Mueth is a Bachelors candidate at Virginia Tech. Lower body exoskeleton design and control. Download research paper here.
Ruby Neisser is a Bachelors candidate at William & Mary. Investigations into the structure photochemistry of 2-pyrrolecarboxaldehyde. Download research paper here.
Kayla Pineda is a Bachelors candidate at Old Dominion University. Gaze-guided drone proximity navigation framework. Download research paper here.
Medha Prakash is a Bachelors candidate at the University of Virginia. Morphology and process-based implications of martian ridges and terrestrial eskers. Download research paper here.
Bjorn Shockey is a Bachelors candidate at William & Mary. The impact of human presence and human activities on the total mass and chemical composition of the very thin lunar atmosphere. Download research paper here.
Anthony Spinetta is a Bachelors candidate at Virginia Tech. He is researching Computational Modeling and Investigation of Strain and Damage Sensing in Mock Energetic Materials. Download research paper here.
Sophia Yi is a Bachelors candidate at the University of Virginia. Determining the measurability of white dwarf temperatures using gravitational wave measurements from LISA. Download research paper here.
Hannah Bogert is an Associates candidate at John Tyler Community College majoring in Engineering.
Briana Burchell is an Associates candidate at Germanna Community College majoring in Electrical Engineering.
Sarah Diaz is an Associates candidate at Tidewater Community College majoring in Science.
Alexander Gemond is an Associates candidate at Northern Virginia Community College majoring in Engineering.
Tyler Zodun is an Associates candidate at Eastern Shorn Community College majoring in Electronics Engineering.