{"690693":{"#nid":"690693","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Three Georgia Tech Students Receive 2026 Astronaut Scholarship","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EVincent Griffo, Ojas Gupta, and Samuel Woolsey have been named \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.astronautscholarship.org\/scholars\/alumni\/\u0022\u003E2026 Astronaut Scholars\u003C\/a\u003E by the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation (ASF). They join a class of 79 college juniors and seniors from 54 universities nationwide who are studying science, technology, engineering, or mathematics and plan to pursue research or advance their field after graduation.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESince awarding its first scholarships in 1986, the ASF has distributed more than $10 million to over 900 students across the nation. Each recipient receives up to $15,000 in financial support, a fully funded trip to ASF\u2019s Innovators Symposium \u0026amp; Gala, and mentorship and professional networking opportunities with astronauts, alumni, and industry leaders.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/undergraduate.gatech.edu\/three-georgia-tech-students-receive-2026-astronaut-scholarship\/\u0022\u003ERead the full story here \u0026gt;\u0026gt;\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe three students were recognized for their innovative research in engineering and biomedical science and awarded funding, mentorship, and national recognition to support their future careers in STEM.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The three students were recognized for their innovative research in engineering and biomedical science and awarded funding, mentorship, and national recognition to support their future careers in STEM."}],"uid":"35575","created_gmt":"2026-06-08 18:16:49","changed_gmt":"2026-06-08 18:17:30","author":"adavidson38","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","location":"Atlanta, GA","dateline":{"date":"2026-06-08T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2026-06-08T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"680435":{"id":"680435","type":"image","title":"2026-Astronaut-Scholars-1024x640.jpg","body":"\u003Cp\u003EFrom left, headshots of Vincent Griffo, Ojas Gupta, and Samuel Woolsey.\u003C\/p\u003E","created":"1780942635","gmt_created":"2026-06-08 18:17:15","changed":"1780942635","gmt_changed":"2026-06-08 18:17:15","alt":"From left, headshots of Vincent Griffo, Ojas Gupta, and Samuel Woolsey.","file":{"fid":"264693","name":"2026-Astronaut-Scholars-1024x640.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2026\/06\/08\/2026-Astronaut-Scholars-1024x640.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2026\/06\/08\/2026-Astronaut-Scholars-1024x640.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":105338,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2026\/06\/08\/2026-Astronaut-Scholars-1024x640.jpg?itok=el7-voSW"}}},"media_ids":["680435"],"groups":[{"id":"660370","name":"Space"}],"categories":[{"id":"136","name":"Aerospace"},{"id":"8862","name":"Student Research"}],"keywords":[{"id":"194975","name":"go-space"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"193657","name":"Space Research Initiative"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/undergraduate.gatech.edu\/author\/choward85\/\u0022\u003EAlex Howard\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}