SCHOLARSHIP AND FELLOWSHIP AWARDEES
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.
Graduate 2022-2023
Jarrod Banks
Jarrod Banks is a Ph. D. candidate at Virginia Tech. Transient aeroacoustics turbulence ingestion into a rotor.
Edward Barron
Edward Barron is a Ph. D. candidate at Virginia Tech. Liquid metal elastomer composite filaments for material extrusion additive manufacturing.
Jessica Cropley
Jessica Cropley is a Masters candidate at William & Mary. Photocatalysts for hydrogen generation and the future of energy.
Joseph Cunningham
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.
Andrianna Daniels
Andrianna Daniels is a Ph. D. candidate at the University of Virginia. Creating a detailed model for boron nitride deposition mechanics.
Wayne Dawson III
Wayne Dawson is a Masters candidate at the University of Virginia. A fluorescence based approach for quantifying phenology and physiology in changing boreal ecosystems.
Joshua Fitzgerald
Joshua Fitzgerald is a Ph. D. candidate at Virginia Tech. Optimizing spacecraft trajectory design in perturbed restricted three-body models.
Nathan Folta
Nathan Folta is a Masters candidate at Virginia Tech. Design of novel lower body exoskeleton.
Alexander Hatfield
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.
Megan Hept
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
Jeremy Hopwood
Jeremy Hopwood is a Ph. D. candidate at Virginia Tech. Energy-based wind estimation using aircraft.
Ken Koltermann
Ken Koltermann is a Ph. D. candidate at William & Mary. Apollo: non-intrusive vital sign monitoring using wearable technology.
Victor Kontopanos
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.
Andrew Krause
Andrew Krause is a Ph. D. candidate at Hampton University. Testing QCD factorization theorems with model simulations of lepton-proton scattering processes.
Zhe-Yu Daniel Lin
Zhe-Yu Daniel Lin is a Ph. D. candidate at the University of Virginia. Making baby planets: dust settling of protoplanetary disks.
Deryl Long
Deryl Long is a Ph. D. candidate at the University of Virginia. Build a world: predicting planet assembly and composition with ALMA and JWST.
Devin Longazel
Devin Longazel is a Masters candidate at Old Dominion University. Resorcinarene nano capsule library for metal extractions.
Adam Masters
Adam Masters is a Ph. D. candidate at Old Dominion University. Improving ion traps for quantum computing applications.
Jennifer Mejia
Jennifer Mejia is a Ph. D. candidate at Old Dominion University. Investigating atomic interactions of organic solar cells using solid-state NMR.
Madeline Miles
Madeline Miles is a Ph. D. candidate at the University of Virginia. NOx emissions in West African cities inferred using TROPOMI NO2 observations.
William Miyahira
William Miyahira is a Ph. D. candidate at William & Mary. Microwave atom chip for spin-specific atom interferometry.
Mary Cecilia Mulvaney
Mary Cecilia Mulvaney is a Ph. D. candidate at the University of Virginia. Evaluating formability of aluminum alloys for flow formed aerospace structures.
Elizabeth Prior
Elizabeth Prior is a Ph. D. candidate at Virginia Tech. Investigating flood-vegetation interactions through remote sensing and modeling.
Alison Ritz
Alison Ritz is a Ph. D. candidate at Virginia Tech. Using NAIP imagery and point clouds to build biomass maps through remote sensing techniques.
Alison Schmedding
Anna Schmedding is a Ph. D. candidate at William & Mary. Epidemic spread modeling for COVID-19 using mobility data.
Randal Shoemaker
Randall Shoemaker is a Ph. D. candidate at William & Mary. Surface computations with decoupled intrinsic geometry
Jordan Shroyer
Jordan Shroyer is a Ph. D. candidate at the University of Virginia. Probing cosmic inflation: testing novel high-sensitivity detectors for next-generation surveys.
Siddarth Ajith
Siddarth Ajith is a Ph. D. candidate at the University of Virginia. Probing strong-field gravity with gravitational-wave observations through machine learning
Mark Siebert
Mark Siebert is a Ph. D. candidate at the University of Virginia. A rigorous molecular survey of stellar graveyards.
Virginia Smith
Virginia Smith is a Ph. D. candidate at Virginia Tech. High-altitude balloon mission optimization.
Zachary Steele
Zachary Steele is a Ph. D. candidate at Old Dominion University. Utilizing triple oxygen isotopes for assessing animal metabolism and water intake.
Connor Stephens
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.
Elizabeth Urig
Elizabeth Urig is a Ph. D. candidate at the University of Virginia. Modeling Al-6061 microstructural evolution during integrally stiffened cylinder formation.
Rahim Zaman
Rahim Zaman is a Ph. D. candidate at the University of Virginia. Design of ultra-high temperature ceramics for oxidation resistance.
Elizabeth Zengel
Elizabeth Zengel is a Ph. D. candidate at Old Dominion University. Analyzing HEDMs with DFT and molecular dynamics to determine trigger bonds and sensitivities.
STEM Bridge 2022-2023
Daniel Adjei
Daniel Adjei is a Bachelors candidate at Virginia Tech majoring in Engineering
Jordan Amarchih
Jordan Amarchih is a Bachelors candidate at Virginia Tech majoring in Engineering.
Jada Bonds
Jada Bonds is a Bachelors candidate at William &Mary majoring in Chemistry.
Loren Butts-Bails
Loren Butts-Bails is a Bachelors candidate at Old Dominion University majoring in Mechanical Engineering.
Marjorie Cenese
Marjorie Cenese is a Bachelors candidate at Old Dominion University majoring in Electrical Engineering.
Emily Chang
Emily Chang is a Bachelors candidate at the University of Virginia majoring in Computer Science.
Amar Dunham
Amar Dunham is a Bachelors candidate at William & Mary majoring in Data Science.
Eric Hernandez
Eric Hernandez is a Bachelors candidate at Virginia Tech majoring in Data Science.
Mahmoud Idris
Mahmoud Idris is a Bachelors candidate at Virginia Tech majoring in Mechanical Engineering.
Kaleea Korunka
Kaleea Korunka is a Bachelors candidate at William & Mary majoring in Biology.
Janae Brooke Marcia
Janae Brooke Marcia is a Bachelors candidate at Old Dominion University majoring in Electrical Engineering.
Amaiya Mauney
Amaiya Mauney is a Bachelors candidate at William & Mary majoring in Biology.
Grace Milton
Grace Milton is a Bachelors candidate at the University of Virginia majoring in Mechanical Engineering.
Halia Morris
Halia Morris is a Bachelors candidate at Hampton University majoring in Marine and Environmental Science.
Abdulmujeeb Omotosho
Abdulmujeeb Omotosho is a Bachelors candidate at Virginia Tech majoring in Computer Science.
Justin Orchard-Hays
Justin Orchard-Hays is a Bachelors Candidate at the University of Virginia majoring in Biochemistry.
Myles Perry
Myles Perry is a Bachelors candidate at Old Dominion University majoring in Electrical Engineering.
Muhammad Rabiu
Muhammad Rabiu is a Bachelors candidate at Old Dominion University majoring in Computer Engineering.
Jaron Scott
Jaron Scott is a Bachelors candidate at Hampton University majoring in Mathematics.
Paige-Symone Scott-Cooper
Paige-Symone Scott-Cooper is a Bachelors candidate at Hampton University majoring in Economics.
Emanda Seifu
Emanda Seifu is a Bachelors candidate at Virginia Tech majoring in Computer Science.
Nebiyu Solomon
Nebiyu Solomon is a Bachelors Candidate at the University of Virginia majoring in Biomedical Engineering.
Caleb Tyson
Caleb Tyson is a Bachelors candidate at Hampton University majoring in Chemical Engineering.
Zachary Vaillancourt
Zachary Vaillancourt is a Bachelors candidate at Virginia Tech majoring in Aerospace Engineering.
Taylor Young
Taylor Young is a Bachelors candidate at Hampton University majoring in Biochemistry.
Undergraduate 2022-2023
Isabella Dressel
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.
Lauren Duma
Lauren Duma is a Bachelors candidate at Virginia Tech. Reducing the risk of skin lacerations from drone impacts.
Grayson Hoy
Grayson Hoy is a Bachelors candidate at William & Mary. Blinking-Based Multiplexing: A New Approach to Multicolor Super-Resolved Imaging of Nanomaterials.
Evan Johnson
Evan Johnson is a Bachelors candidate at Old Dominion University. Locking Multiple Lasers to a Single Optical Cavity.
Aliya Kaplan
Aliya Kaplan is a Bachelors candidate at Virginia Tech. Infiltration of Porous Ultra-High Temperature Ceramics for Active Cooling.
Ubaid Kazianga
Ubaid Kazianga is a Bachelors candidate at William & Mary. Designing an apparatus for Strain and Temperature tuning of materials during Infrared Microscopy measurements.
Alicia Mand
Alicia Mand is a Bachelors candidate at Old Dominion University. Electrons for Neutrinos in the One-Proton One-Pion Channel.
Danielle Miller
Danielle Miller is a Bachelors candidate at Virginia Tech. Synthetic trees for underground water extraction and purification.
Christian Mueth
Christian Mueth is a Bachelors candidate at Virginia Tech. Lower body exoskeleton design and control.
Ruby Neisser
Ruby Neisser is a Bachelors candidate at William & Mary. Investigations into the structure photochemistry of 2-pyrrolecarboxaldehyde.
James Owens
James Owens is a Bachelors candidate at Old Dominion University. Objective measure of working memory capacity using eye-tracking.
Kayla Pineda
Kayla Pineda is a Bachelors candidate at Old Dominion University. Gaze-guided drone proximity navigation framework.
Medha Prakash
Medha Prakash is a Bachelors candidate at the University of Virginia. Morphology and process-based implications of martian ridges and terrestrial eskers.
Bjorn Shockey
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.
Anthony Spinetta
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.
Sophia Yi
Sophia Yi is a Bachelors candidate at the University of Virginia. Determining the measurability of white dwarf temperatures using gravitational wave measurements from LISA.
Community College 2022-2023
Hannah Bogert
Hannah Bogert is an Associates candidate at John Tyler Community College majoring in Engineering.
Brianna Burchell
Briana Burchell is an Associates candidate at Germanna Community College majoring in Electrical Engineering.
Sarah Diaz
Sarah Diaz is an Associates candidate at Tidewater Community College majoring in Science.
Alexander Gemond
Alexander Gemond is an Associates candidate at Northern Virginia Community College majoring in Engineering.
Tyler Zodun
Tyler Zodun is an Associates candidate at Eastern Shorn Community College majoring in Electronics Engineering.