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Ten QCC Students Earn NASA Fellowships
May 2016
Through a unique Space Grant Program, 10 QCC students were awarded with $1,000 fellowships from the MA Space Consortium to continue their studies in science and engineering.
The fellowships were awarded to students enrolled in the Spring 2016 semester in STEM programs that are most relevant to NASA, such as Engineering, Computer Science, Robotics, Electronics and Manufacturing. The selection was based on merit and participation in volunteer activities relating to QCC.
The Space Grant program was established under the National Aeronautics and Space Administration with a vision to harness and focus the creativity and ingenuity of leading space science researchers and educators to build initiatives to “inspire and prepare” U.S. students to enter STEM degree pathways and careers, as well as to contribute to public understanding of science and NASA’s mission in sustaining U.S. leadership in space exploration.
The Space Grant program is a unique national state-based network in 50 states, Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia. The more than 1,000 Affiliates of the 52 Space Grant Consortia work collectively to meet the nation’s needs for developing and training a high-tech workforce to sustain a robust U.S. space science and space exploration program.
The MA Consortium, based at MIT, as lead institution, has 24 members and has been active in the Commonwealth for over 25 years, providing a variety of education funding and resources in pre-college through graduate levels.
The following students were awarded the fellowships:
- Glen Berger (Computer Science)
- Gregory M. Carlson (Electromechanical Technology)
- Adrian Cummings (Mechatronics)
- James Gangemi (Computer Systems Engineering Technology)
- Timothy John Hatton (Engineering -- Mechanical)
- Alexander Kant (Engineering – Aerospace)
- Daniel Kelley (Electrical Engineering)
- Emily Marie Riendeau (Engineering)
- Tony Sanders (Electronics Engineering)
- Benjamin James Secino (General Studies – Engineering concentration)
For more information about the Space Grant program, go to http://www.maspacegrant.org/
