The Astronaut Scholarship Foundation (ASF) is proud to welcome the 2021 Astronaut Scholar Class. This year ASF has awarded 60 scholarships to students from 44 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.
Sauviz
Alaei
University of Minnesota
Physics, Mathematics
Irene Antony
Washington University in
St Louis
Neuroscience
Gabriela
Blanchard
Colorado School of Mines
Chemical Engineering
Kayli Bolton
University of
Kentucky
Biology
Jacob
Bushey
University of Virginia
Environmental Science and
Chemistry
Terelle Cadd
Virginia
Polytechnic Institute and State University
Aerospace Engineering
Owen Chase
Pennsylvania State
University
Astronomy and Astrophysics, Statistics
Chelsey Chen
Johns Hopkins
University
Biophysics
Eva
Damon
United States Air Force Academy
Electrical and Computer
Engineering
Lauren Davis
Clemson
University
Bioengineering
Reese
Dunne
Mississippi State University
Mechanical Engineering
Jamila Eatman
Spelman
College
Environmental Science Dual Degree Engineering
Kinor (Kori) Eliaz
Colorado State
University
Electrical Engineering
Shane
Flandermeyer
University of Oklahoma
Electrical Engineering
Jay-Miguel Fonticella
Tufts
University
Biology
Rohin
Gilman
Louisiana State University
Mathematics, Computer
Science
Katelyn
Groenhout
Georgia Institute of Technology
Chemical Engineering
Mikayla Harris
Morgan State
University
Biology
Riley
Havel
University of Central Florida
Physics
John Haviland
University of
Michigan
Mathematics
Teddy
Hsieh
University of Texas at Austin
Chemistry and Electrical
Engineering
Brooke Hursh
Florida
Institute of Technology
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Spencer Hurt
University of Colorado
Boulder
Astrophysics
Justin
Kao
University of Illinois
Mechanical Engineering
Benjamin Kash
University of
Chicago
Chemistry, Molecular Engineering
Maxwell Kazman
Georgia Institute of
Technology
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Hope Kirby
Miami University
(Ohio)
Microbiology
Joseph
Kirchhoff
Purdue University
Aeronautical/Astronautical
Engineering
Cosmas
Kravaris
Texas A & M University
Mathematics and Statistics
Madison Lang
University of
Rochester
Biomedical Engineering
Qianyun
(Lexi) Luo
University of Wisconsin
Biochemistry and Statistics
Madison
Marsh
United States Air Force Academy
Physics
Alexandra Masegian
University of
Chicago
Astrophysics
Leena
Mathur
University of Southern California
Computer
Science,
Cognitive Science,
Linguistics
Alexander Metcalf
Syracuse
University
Aerospace Engineering
Julian
Moreno
University of Kansas
Aerospace Engineering
Brian Murphy
Florida Institute of
Technology
Planetary Science
Margaret
Nelson
Auburn University
Aerospace Engineering
Orion Ning
University of California,
Berkeley
Physics and Mathematics
Syamantak Payra
Massachusetts Institute
of Technology
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Roberto Peralta
University of
Arizona
Mechanical Engineering, French Language
Kaveh Pezeshki
Harvey Mudd
College
Physics, Physics and Computers Option
Vaishnavi Phadnis
Massachusetts
Institute of Technology
Biology
Nathan
Pharis
University of Minnesota
Aerospace Engineering and
Mechanics
John Putziger
Purdue
University
Chemistry
Ryan
Rahman
Texas A & M University
Biology
Grace Robertson
Embry-Riddle
Aeronautical University
Aerospace Engineering
Kathleen Schmidt
North Dakota State
University
Microbial Biology
Angela
Shar
University of Central Florida
Biomedical Sciences
Mariah Shobande
North Carolina
Agricultural and
Technical State University
Biomedical Engineering
Gage Siebert
University of
Wisconsin
Physics and Mathematics
Abigail
Sipes
Purdue University
Biochemistry
Britain Steele
Mississippi State
University
Aerospace Engineering
Jonah
Stiel
University of Kansas
Chemistry
Benjamin Thomas
Louisiana State
University
Computational Math and Biological Engineering
Mitchell Ticoras
Ohio State
University
Molecular Genetics
Carter
Vu
University of Washington
Aeronautics and Astronautics
Engineering
Mason Weems
Colorado
School of Mines
Metallurgical and Materials Engineering
Noah Wolfe
North Carolina State
University
Physics and Math
Lily
Zhang
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Physics; Earth,
Atmospheres
and Planetary Studies