Every year, a new class of students are awarded the prestigious merit-based Astronaut Scholarship. With this ASF and an astronaut, will visit various universities across the nation, presenting scholarship awards and providing educational seminars on the importance of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) and its impact on our world. These seminars are open to the public.
Date
February 27, 2020
Time
5:30 PM – 6:45 PM: Award Presentation and Astronaut Presentation by Fred Gregory
6:45 PM – 7:45 PM: Student-run Panel
7:45 PM – 8:15 PM: Reception with light hors d’oeuvres
Location
Honors Hall in Honors College North Building
Astronaut
Fred Gregory
Astronaut Child
Tracy Cernan, daughter of Gene Cernan
2019 Astronaut Scholars
Natalie Kadlubowski
Date
September 24, 2019
Time
3:00 PM
Location
Student Union Pegasus Ballroom
Astronaut
Fred Gregory
2019 Astronaut Scholars
Zoe Barbeau, Mechanical Engineering & Christopher Clifford, Electrical Engineering and Bioengineering
Scholarships Sponsored By
Date
September 26, 2019
Time
4:30 PM Reception, 5:00 PM Ceremony
Location
Scott Bioengineering Building
(700 Meridian Avenue)
Astronaut
Joe Tanner
2019 Astronaut Scholars
Amanda Merkeley, Computer Engineering and Mathematics
Scholarships Sponsored By
Date
September 27, 2019
Time
1:00 PM
Location
Andrews Hall
Astronaut
Fred Gregory
2019 Astronaut Scholars
Ellen Considine, Applied Mathematics
Scholarships Sponsored By
Date
September 30, 2019
Time
6:00 PM
Location
Ben Parker Student Ctr. (1200 16th St.)
Astronaut
Charlie Precourt
2019 Astronaut Scholars
Gabe Adriano, Chemical and Biological Engineering & Brianne Treffner, Engineering Physics
Scholarships Sponsored By
Date
October 2, 2019
Time
7:00 PM
Location
Hall Auditorium
Astronaut
Tom Jones
2019 Astronaut Scholars
Rachel Ollier, Chemical Engineering & Rosamiel Ries, Geology and Physics
Date
October 2, 2019
Time
4:00 PM
Location
Coastal Ballroom in Talley Student Center
Astronaut
Charlie Bolden
2019 Astronaut Scholars
Michael Bowen, Chemical Engineering and Economics
Scholarships Sponsored By
Date
October 16, 2019
Time
10:00 AM
Location
Ford Hall of Champions
Astronaut
Al Worden
2019 Astronaut Scholars
Camella Carlson, Biomedical Engineering & Oscar Gonzalez, Chemistry
Scholarships Sponsored By
Date
October 29, 2019
Time
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Location
Griffis Hall’s Honors Forum Room 401C
Astronaut
Fred Gregory
2019 Astronaut Scholars
Mary Beard, Biological Engineering & Jacob Easley, Mechanical Engineering
Date
November 6, 2019
Time
6:00 PM
Location
Bell Museum
Astronaut
Bob Cabana
2019 Astronaut Scholars
Matthew DeJong, Chemical Engineering & Macy Vollbrecht, Genetics and Cell Biology
Scholarships Sponsored By
Date
November 8, 2019
Time
2:30 PM Ceremony, 3:30 PM Reception
Location
College of Engineering Building (1500 Engineering Dr) Room 1003 ECB
Astronaut
Brewster Shaw
2019 Astronaut Scholars
Claire Evensen, Biochemistry and Applied Mathematics & Mitchell Wall, Engineering Mechanics
Date
November 15, 2019
Time
7:00 PM
Location
Holtzman Alumni Center – Assembly Hall (901 Prices Fork Road, Blacksburg VA 24060)
Astronaut
Dan Brandenstein
2019 Astronaut Scholars
James Owens, Chemical Engineering
Scholarships Sponsored By
Date
January 16, 2020
Time
4:30 PM
Location
Student Center Theatre
Astronaut
Tom Jones
2019 Astronaut Scholars
Anna Romanov, Biomedical Engineering & Julia Woodall, Biomedical Engineering
Scholarships Sponsored By
