The Astronaut Scholarship Foundation (ASF) is proud to welcome the 2023 Astronaut Scholar Class. This year ASF has awarded 68 scholarships to students from 46 different universities across the nation. Astronaut Scholarships are awarded to students in their junior and senior year of college studying science, technology, engineering, or mathematics with the intent to pursue research or advance their field upon completion of their final degree. Astronaut Scholars are among the best and brightest minds in STEM who show initiative, creativity, and excellence in their chosen field
Auburn University
Ayden Kemp
Aerospace Engineering,
Biosystems Engineering
Clemson University
Annika DeVol
Materials Science
Engineering
Colorado
School of Mines
Maxim Shepherd
Chemical Engineering
Colorado School of Mines
Cailyn
Smith
Computer Science
Colorado State
University
Chloe Brekhus
Biomedical Engineering,
Mechanical
Engineering
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Vikas Patel
Aerospace Engineering,
(Astronautics)
Florida Institute of Technology
Karly
Liebendorfer
Biomedical Engineering
Florida Institute of Technology
Ruth
Nichols
AstroBiology
Georgia Institute
of Technology
Jim James
Computer Science
Georgia Institute of Technology
Velin
Kojouharov
Mechanical Engineering
Harvey Mudd College
Ryan
O'Hara
Computer Science & Mathematics,
Environmental
Analysis
Harvey Mudd College
Lucien Tsai
Physics
Johns Hopkins
University
Bryan Dong
Neuroscience
Johns Hopkins University
Erick Rocher
Biomedical Engineering
Louisiana State
University
Rachael Coates
Biological Sciences
Louisiana State University
Kenedi
Lynch
Biological Sciences
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
April
Cheng
Physics
Miami University
(Ohio)
Luke Liang
Computer Science,
Data Science &
Statistics
Miami University (Ohio)
Hannah
Wudke
Geology
Mississippi State
University
Madison Brode
Biological Sciences
Mississippi State University
Garrett Knotts
Biochemistry
Montana State
University
Amanda Haab
Microbiology
North Carolina A&T State University
Kristi
Barnes
Chemical Engineering
North
Carolina A&T State University
Maya Odom
Computer
Engingeering
North Carolina A&T State University
Breyana Robinson
Laboratory Animal Science,
Animal
Science
North Carolina State University
Katherine Traynelis
Chemical Engineering
North Dakota State University
Jacob
Sundberg
Mechnical Engineering
Ohio
State University
Harrison Blake
Astrophysics/Astronomy,
Physics
Pennsylvania State University
Ian
Rivera
Mechnical Engineering
Purdue University
Sydney Hummel
Chemical Engineering
Purdue University
Arianna McNamara
Physics/Mathematics
Purdue University
Noelle Naughton
Biochemistry
Spelman College
Winter Jones
Mathematics
Syracuse University
Chance Baggett
Physics/Mathematics
Texas A&M
University
Christopher Barron
Environmental Biology
Texas A&M University
Heather
Chang
Electrical & Computer Engineering
Tufts University
Christopher Tomo
Biology
United States Air Force
Academy
Mihiri Fernando
Systems Engineering
United States Air Force Academy
Luca
Valenti
Aeronautical Engineering
University of Arizona
Sarah Stamer
Astronomy & Physics
University of California,
Berkeley
Cooper Jacobus
Astropyhsics
University of Central Florida
Olivia
Bitcon
Physics/Mathematics
University of Central Florida
Luis
Santori
Physics/Mathematics
University of Central Florida
Samantha Stoltz
Biology
University of
Chicago
Steven Labalme
Mathematics
University of Colorado Boulder
Keala Gapin
Chemical & Biological Engineering
University of Colorado Boulder
Alexandra Sasha
Gladkova
Aerospace Engineering
University of Illinois
Curtis
Althaus
Chemistry & Astrophysics
University of Illinois
Braden
Moore
Nuclear, Plasma, Radiological Engineering:
Plasma Concentration;
Engineering Physics:
Nuclear Physics
University
of Kansas
Audrey Rips-Goodwin
Chemistry &
Mathematics
University of Kentucky
Isha
Chauhan
Biology
University of
Michigan
Katelyn King
Biomedical Engineering &
Robotics
University of Minnesota
Madelyn
Blake
Neuroscience
University of
Minnesota
Ronin Cosiquien
Genetics/Cell Biology
University of Oklahoma
Lucia
Torres
Electrical Engineering
University of Oklahoma
Hamilton Young
Biomedical Engineering
University of Rochester
Margaret
Hoare
Biochemistry
University of
Southern California
Amanda Tse
Pharmacology & Drug
Development;
Health Promotion &
Disease Prevention Studies
University of Texas at Austin
Maanas
Gupta
Biomedical Engineering
University of Virginia
Isabella Dressel
Environmental Sciences, Physics & Chemistry
University of Washington
Tara
Young
Biochemistry
University of
Wisconsin
Josh Baston
Material Sciences & Engineering
University of Wisconsin
William
Jarvis
Astronomy/Physics
Utah State
University
Gavin Morgenegg
Mechanical Engineering
Virginia Polytechnic Institute -
and State
University
Brandon Tapia
Chemical Engineering
Virginia Polytechnic Institute -
and State
University
Lucy Waite
Aerospace Engineering
Washington University in St Louis
Avital
Isakov
Chemistry