The Alabama Space Grant Consortium (ASGC) has announced recipients of its scholarships and fellowships for 2024-2025. ASGC is located on the campus of 正澳门六合彩开奖结果 (正澳门六合彩开奖结果), a part of The University of Alabama System.
The consortium was formed with a mission to inspire the next generation of space explorers in 1989 when NASA implemented the National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program. It is a voluntary association of all seven research universities in Alabama along with other community colleges, educational outreach, and industrial and government entities.
Each scholarship recipient is awarded $1,500, and each fellowship winner receives $37,000. A single asterisk by a student鈥檚 name denotes a one-year renewal of a previous scholarship or fellowship award while two asterisks indicate a two-year renewal of a previous fellowship award.
For more information on ASGC and its scholarship and fellowship opportunities, visit uah.edu/asgc.
2024-2025 NASA Alabama Space Grant Consortium Scholarship and Fellowship Awardees:
Alabama A&M University 鈥 Dr. Aaron L. Adams, campus director
Undergraduate Scholars:
Jarrett Emanuel Davis, Mechanical Engineering, B.S., May 2025
Ayanna Tremese Powell, Mechanical Engineering, B.S., May 2026
Tyra E. Ravenell, Mechanical Engineering, B.S., May 2025
Joshua Robert Strickland, Mechanical Engineering, B.S., May 2026
Isaiah Thompson, Mechanical Engineering, B.S., May 2025
Nadiya Janii Wilson, Mechanical Engineering, B.S., May 2026
Baukis Dantonio Wise Jr., Mechanical Engineering, B.S., May 2026
Graduate Fellows:
Elijah Kerry Nix, 鈥Transforming Arachis hypogaea for Aflatoxin Resistance,鈥 Biology, M.S., May 2025. Advisor: Dr. Xianyan Kuang. NASA Kennedy Space Center.
Auburn University 鈥 Dr. Brian S. Thurow, campus director
Undergraduate Scholars:
Cameron Bryce Harris, Aerospace Engineering, B.S., May 2025
Chandler Light Livingston, Aerospace Engineering, B.S., May 2026
John David Merithew, Aerospace Engineering, B.S., May 2025
Clayton Pauling Sanders, Aerospace Engineering, B.S., May 2025
Lucas Wayne Sanders, Aerospace Engineering, B.S., May 2026
Graduate Fellows:
Joseph Thomas Ivarson, 鈥Shape-shifting Sailer: Self-foldable Shape Memory Membranes for Entry and Descent,鈥 Aerospace Engineering, Ph.D., May 2026. Advisor: Dr. Davide Guzzetti. NASA Langley Research Center.
Ann Ryan Johnston, 鈥Astronaut Microgravity Recovery Using Hybrid Exoskeletons,鈥 Mechanical Engineering, Ph.D., May 2028. Advisor: Dr. Chad G. Rose. NASA Johnson Space Center.
Tuskegee University 鈥 Dr. Gregory V. Murphy, campus director
Undergraduate Scholars:
Christopher Nicholas Umeozulu, Electrical Engineering, B.S., May 2026
Joseph Lane Wiley III, Aerospace Engineering, B.S., May 2027
The University of Alabama 鈥 Dr. Richard D. Branam, campus director
Undergraduate Scholars:
Sarah Grace Foes, Physics: Astrophysics Track, B.S., December 2025
Sophia N. Kyemba, Computer Science, B.S., May 2026
Benjamin Charles Light, Aerospace Engineering, B.S., May 2026
Graduate Fellows:
**Lauren Elizabeth Ervin, 鈥STAR: Swarm of Tensegrity Autonomous Robots,鈥 Electrical Engineering, Ph.D., May 2025. Advisor: Dr. Kenneth Ricks. NASA Ames Research Center.
The University of Alabama at Birmingham 鈥 Dr. Yogesh K. Vohra, campus director
Undergraduate Scholars:
Lalitha Appana, Biomedical Science, B.S., May 2027
Margaret LouAnn Birks, Chemistry and Physics, B.S., May 2026
Anabel Scarlet Xiaoyu Byars, Neuroscience, B.S., May 2025
Chandlor Davis Dobbs, Biomedical Engineering, B.S., May 2026
Alejandro Gabriel Elizondo, Biomedical Science, B.S., August 2025
Rebecca Marie House, Electrical Engineering, B.S., December 2024
Mercedes Charmaine Ivey, Biology, B.S., May 2026
Graduate Fellows:
Thomas Ethan Herron, 鈥Mathematical Explorations in the Physics of Plasma,鈥 Mathematics, Ph.D., May 2029. Advisor: Dr. Atanas Stefanov. NASA Stennis Space Center.
**Luke Copeland Moore, 鈥Computational Study of Novel High-Entropy Ceramics,鈥 Physics, Ph.D., May 2025. Advisor: Dr. Cheng-Chien Chen. NASA Glenn Research Center.
正澳门六合彩开奖结果 鈥 Dr. Gang Wang, campus director
Undergraduate Scholars:
Abigail Rose Bilyeu, Industrial and Systems Engineering, B.S., May 2025
Adam Michael Burden, Industrial and Systems Engineering, B.S., May 2025
Gabriel David Campos, Aerospace Engineering, B.S., December 2025
Tristan Lee McGinnis, Computer Science, B.S., May 2025
Joseph Carter Thaggard, Aerospace Engineering, B.S., May 2026
Kristen Marie Zuzga, Biochemistry, B.S., May 2025
Graduate Fellows:
*Benjamin Alexander Campbell, 鈥Investigation of Alternative Satellite Constellation Dispersion Techniques Utilizing Momentum Exchange Tethers,鈥 Aerospace Systems Engineering, Ph.D., May 2024. Advisor: Dr. L. Dale Thomas. NASA Marshall Space Flight Center.
**Casey Elizabeth Eaton, 鈥Selection and Impact of Technical Metrics in Complex Engineered Systems,鈥 Systems Engineering, Ph.D., July 2025. Advisor: Dr. Bryan Mesmer. NASA Marshall Space Flight Center.
University of South Alabama 鈥 Dr. Carlos Montalvo, campus director
Undergraduate Scholars:
Felicity Lane Bryant, Mechanical Engineering, B.S., May 2025
Catherine Chen, Electrical Engineering, B.S., December 2026
Megan Alyssa Jordan, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, B.S., May 2026
Caleb Nawin Lopansri, Biomedical Sciences, B.S., May 2024
Madeline Marie Potter, Computer Engineering, B.S., May 2026
Graduate Fellows:
**Ryan Austin Warren, 鈥Free-Form 3D Printing of Lightweight and High-Strength CFRP,鈥 Systems Engineering, Ph.D., May 2025. Advisor: Dr. Kuang-Ting Hsiao. NASA Marshall Space Flight Center.