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AY 2006 Scholarship Recipients

For a complete description of the USRA Scholarship Program, please visit our Scholarship Program web page. USRA is able to offer these scholarships thanks to the generous donations of its staff, supporters, and friends. Contributions are always welcome; you may visit our Donation page here.

The Universities Space Research Association is pleased to announce that the following students have been selected to receive one of USRA's scholarships this year. We would like to take this opportunity to thank our scholarship selection committee.

USRA Memorial and Education Scholarships

  • Aaron F. Mertz has been awarded the James B. Willett Memorial Scholarship. This fall, Aaron will be a senior at the Washington University in St. Louis and will graduate in 2006 with a degree in Physics.
  • Michael S. McDonald from Plymouth, Michigan has been awarded the Thomas R. McGetchin Memorial Scholarship. This fall Michael will be a senior at the University of Michigan and will graduate in 2006 with a degree in Aerospace and Engineering Physics.
  • Amy Wu has been awarded the John R. Sevier Memorial Scholarship. This fall Amy will be a senior at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and will graduate in 2006 with a B.S. in aerospace engineering.
  • Stephanie E. Bartley from Vinton, Virginia is the recipient of a USRA Education Scholarship. This fall, Stephanie will be a senior at Virginia Tech and will graduate in 2006 with a degree in Aerospace Engineering.

John Mc Lucas Astronaut Safety Research Prize

USRA administers the John Mc Lucas Astronaut Safety Research Prize on behalf of the Arthur C. Clarke Foundation and the Space Shuttle Children's Fund for the purpose of studying and improving astronaut safety.

  • Joseph Fronczek is the first recipient of this prize, awarded in combination with a USRA-managed NASA Institute for Advanced Concepts (NIAC) scholarship. Joseph is majoring in Chemical Engineering and is a member of the RioRoboLab under the directorship of Professor Ram Prasad at New Mexico State. His astronaut safety research is titled Bio-Inspired Sensor Swarms to Detect Leaks in Pressurized Systems.
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