The Astronaut Scholarship Foundation (ASF) is proud to welcome the 2022 Astronaut Scholar Class. This year ASF has awarded 68 scholarships to students from 45 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
Elise Belanger
Miami University (Ohio)
Mechanical Engineering,
Engineering Physics
Madelyn Blake
University of Minnesota
Neuroscience, Cell Biology
Kayli Bolton
University of Kentucky
Biology
Kathleen Bostick
Spelman College
Biology
Ethan Brady
Purdue University
Mathematics
Colin Burnett
Georgia Institute of Technology
Aerospace Engineering
Loren Cardani
University of Rochester
Biochemistry
Mack Cleveland
Texas A & M University
Materials Science Engineering
Rachael Coates
Louisiana State University
Biological Sciences
Charles Collinge
University of Minnesota
Physiology; Psychology
Matthew Cufari
Syracuse University
Physics/Computer Science
Gabriel Cutter
Clemson University
Computer Engineering
Eva Damon
United States Air Force Academy
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Nitish Dashora
University of California, Berkeley
Electrical Engineering & Computer Science
Cora DeFrancesco
University of Oklahoma
Astrophysics, Mathematics
Sarah Fahlberg
University of Wisconsin
Biochemistry, Computer Sciences
Abigail Fennell
Colorado State University
Biomedical Engineering,
Chemical and Biological Engineering
Alexandra Gladkova
University of Colorado Boulder
Aerospace Engineering
Sanjeev Gurshaney
University of Central Florida
Biomedical Sciences
Jacob Halpern
Purdue University
Nuclear Engineering
Lennon Headlee
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and
State University
Aerospace Engineering
Elizabeth Hedrick
Johns Hopkins University
Material Science Engineering & Physics
Emily Henrich
Tufts University
Biomedical Engineering
Jim James
Georgia Institute of Technology
Computer Science
William Jarvis
University of Wisconsin
Astronomy-Physics
Jessica Jelke
University of Washington
Astronomy and Physics
Arun Johnson
University of California, Berkeley
Chemical Engineering
Jarred Jordan
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Aerospace Engineering
Justin Kao
University of Illinois
Mechanical Engineering
Caleb Keaveney
North Carolina State University
Meteorology
Ellie Kim
Pennsylvania State University
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Hannah Lee
University of Texas at Austin
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Tanae Lewis
North Carolina Agricultural and
Technical State University
Chemistry
Cale Locicero
Louisiana State University
Chemistry
Amani Maina-Kilaas
Harvey Mudd College
Computer Science & Mathematics
Madison Marsh
United States Air Force Academy
Physics
Alexandra Masegian
University of Chicago
Astrophysics
Dany Matar
Washington University in St Louis
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Ellie Rose Mattoon
Johns Hopkins University
Molecular & Cellular Biology
Arianna McNamara
Purdue University
Physics, Mathematics
Catherine Millwater
University of Central Florida
Physics, Astronomy
Ethan Moore
University of Illinois
Mechanical Science and Engineering
Michael Mrsan
Miami University (Ohio)
Physics, Premedical Studies
Rakesh Murugesan
Ohio State University
Biomedical Science
Maggie Nelson
Auburn University
Aerospace Engineering
Ruth Nichols
Florida Institute of Technology
Astrobiology
Theo O'Neill
University of Virginia
Astronomy-Physics and Applied Statistics
Maya Palmer
University of Colorado Boulder
Neuroscience and Psychology
Timothy Proudkii
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and
State University
Physics and Mathematics
Sarai Rankin
Morgan State University
Physics/Astronomy
Max Salzer
North Dakota State University
Mechanical Engineering
Akila Saravanan
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Aerospace Engineering & Computer Science
Zachary Schlamowitz
University of Arizona
Mathematics
Samantha Sequeira
Florida Institute of Technology
Biomedical Engineering
Angela Shar
University of Central Florida
Biomedical Sciences
Anna Simpson
University of Michigan
Physics and Astrophysics
Tucker Skinner
Utah State University
Electrical Engineering
Britain Steele
Mississippi State University
Aerospace Engineering
Mulan Tang
University of Oklahoma
Biomedical Engineering
Kade Townsend
University of Kansas
Molecular Bioscience
Kaylee Tseng
University of Southern California
Chemical Engineering (Biochemical)
Wilson Turner
University of Chicago
Molecular Engineering
Paul Varosy
Colorado School of Mines
Engineering Physics
Alec Vercruysse
Harvey Mudd College
Engineering
Emma Wade
Mississippi State University
Computer Science
Mason Weems
Colorado School of Mines
Metallurgical and Materials Engineering
Grant Wilkins
Clemson University
Computer Engineering
and Mathematical Sciences
Kevin Yao
Texas A & M University
Computer Science & Engineering