Brooke Owens Fellowship
Kinga Wrobel is a dedicated System Engineer at Lockheed Martin since September 2022, with a diverse background in engineering roles. Wrobel has served as a Fellow for the Brooke Owens Fellowship since January 2021 and has gained valuable experience as an undergraduate student researcher and lab assistant at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign from August 2018 to September 2022. Previous internships include Systems Engineering Intern positions at NASA from September 2020 to June 2021 and Lockheed Martin from June 2021 to October 2021, as well as a Mechanical Engineering Intern role at Sunlight-Tech, Inc. in the summer of 2019. Wrobel holds a Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering and Design from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, completed in 2022.
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Brooke Owens Fellowship
The Brooke Owens Fellowship is a highly competitive internship and mentorship program designed to honor the memory of beloved space industry pioneer and accomplished pilot, Brooke Owens, by inspiring and training exceptional college-aged women seeking a career in aviation or space exploration. Women and gender-minorities pursuing undergraduate degrees at any institution of higher learning and studying any discipline are eligible to apply. Fellows earn a meaningful, paid summer internship position at one of 30+ amazing air and space organizations, ranging from small start-up to space agencies to the most popular companies in the business. The Fellowship selection criteria is designed to identify women and non-binary students of all backgrounds and areas of study who have earned a role at leading Aerospace organization and who actively strive to make the world a better place. Along with academic achievement, the Selection Committee is looking for passion, creativity and spirit. In addition to their paid work experience, each Brooke Owens Fellow is paired with a hand-picked, executive-level mentor. Our mentor pool includes seven astronauts, a billionaire, several CEOs, and more. Each annual class of Brooke Owens Fellows also makes a trip to Washington, DC, in July to attend the annual conference to meet senior industry leaders, participate as a team in solving a grand challenge, and connect with their mentors and with other Fellows. Applications to join our Class of 2020 are due by November 12, 2019. You can learn more, apply, or donate at http://www.brookeowensfellowship.org/ The Brooke Owens Fellowship Program is a volunteer-led 501c3 not-for-profit.organization.