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Studying the astrodynamics of space debris involves complex mathematical formulas and advanced calculations, but it is right up Marielle Pellegrino's alley. After all, she is Miss Aerospace. Four years ago, Pellegrino, an aerospace PhD student,

Hermann Kaptui had been rejected from an aerospace internship, again. He had the right academic background, but was missing an important personal credential: United States citizenship. Kaptui, an aerospace PhD student at ���Ҵ�ý�ƽ������, had found

Name: Vishal Ray Advisor: Dr. Daniel Scheeres Lab: Celestial and Spaceflight Mechanics Laboratory Year of Study: 2nd year PhD, Aerospace Hometown: Agartala, India I was born in Guwahati, in the north-eastern part of India and grew up traveling all

Name: Ramya Kanlapuli Rajasekaran Advisor/Lab: Eric Frew, RECUV Year of Study: First Year PhD student Hometown: Chennai, India I grew up in Chennai, India. I was very fascinated by flying objects from a very young age, and wanted to be an astronaut

Name: Aly Badran Advisor/Lab: David Marshall Year of Study: Second Year PhD student Hometown: Cairo, Egypt I grew up in Cairo Egypt. I joined ���Ҵ�ý�ƽ������ for a semester exchange program through the American University in Cairo (AUC) in Fall 2013.

Name: Kimia Seyedmadani Hometown: Tehran, Iran Major: Aerospace PhD Student Laboratory: Bioastronautics/Space Research Company I was born in Tehran, Iran. I always excelled in math, competing in competitive math as an olympiad student in high school

Name: Carlos Pinedo Hometown: Palmdale, CA Major: Aerospace PhD Student Advisor: Torin Clark I am a Mexican immigrant, rocket scientist, and test pilot for the United States Air Force. The journey from where I came from to where I am can be

Name: Katherine Glasheen Hometown: Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin Major: Aerospace PhD Student Advisor: Eric Frew, Research and Engineering Center for Unmanned Vehicles, (RECUV) I grew up in a small town in Door County, Wisconsin, which provided little

Name: Jorge Luis Barrera Cruz Hometown: Guayaquil, Ecuador Major: Aerospace PhD Student Advisor: Kurt Maute I grew up in a small, quiet beach town on Ecuador’s southern coast. Good weather and amazing food made Salinas a top touristic destination

Name: Steve McGuire Hometown: Pittsburgh, PA Major: Aerospace Masters and PhD Student Advisor: Nisar Ahmed, The Cooperative Human Intelligence Lab (COHRINT) I grew up in suburban Pittsburgh, where my parents were both professionals in environmental