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2017 Astronaut Award Presentation

Featuring Guest Speaker Astronaut Mike McCulley (STS-34)

MEET GEORGIA TECH’S 2017 ASTRONAUT SCHOLARS

  • SOPHIA GULDBERG, Biochemistry

Sophia’s research is currently centered on how to depress the immunogenicity of virus-like particles (VLPs) so they may be utilized as a novel drug delivery platform. After graduation, she plans to pursue MD/PhD to study musculoskeletal inflammatory responses & healing.

  • MICHAEL VAN AKIN, Aerospace Engineering

Michael is an undergraduate researcher at Georgia Tech’s High Power Electric Propulsion Lab (HPEPL). At HPEPL, Tech faculty and students investigate the performance of Hall Effect thrusters in two state of the art vacuum facilities. His is also the propulsion team lead for the Yellow Jacket Space Program. This team is developing a 3,000 lbf
kerosene, liquid oxygen rocket engine.

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The Astronaut Scholarship Foundation exists to select and support college STEM scholars who display innovation and keep America on the cutting edge of science & technology.

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Thursday
Nov 9 2017
04:00pm - 05:30pm

Contact: Kathryn Meehan Quinto, Ph.D. Prestigious Fellowships Advisor http://www.fellowships.gatech.edu Pre-Graduate and Pre-Professional Advising Pronouns: she, her, hers   Center for Career Discovery and Development Bill Moore Student Success Center Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta, Georgia 30332 404-385-8515

URL: http://www.astronautscholarship.org

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