Current Student Awards

Graduate Fellows

Nevada Space Grant Consortium 2025-2026 Graduate Fellows

Katherine Betts

University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Mentor: Dr. Zhange Feng

Bio

Joy Calhoun

University of Nevada, Reno

Mentor: Dr. Manoranjan Misra

Bio

John Crosby

University of Nevada, Reno

Mentor: Dr. Yan Wang

Bio

Erika Gwin

University of Nevada, Reno

Mentor: Dr. Richard Plotkin

Bio

David King

University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Mentor: Dr. Pradip Bhowmik

Bio

Eduardo Martinez

University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Mentor: Dr. Elisabeth Hausrath

Bio

Katarena Matos

University of Nevada, Reno

Mentor: Dr. Scott Allen

Bio

Undergraduate Scholars

Nevada Space Grant Consortium 2025-2026 Undergraduate Scholars

Liam Bond

University of Nevada, Reno

Mentor: Dr. Yifei Jin

Bio

Claira Johnson

University of Nevada, Reno

Mentor: Dr. Philipp Ruprecht

Bio

Nathan Kassai

University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Mentor: Dr. Paul Oh

Bio

Nicolas Keshishian

University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Mentor: Dr. Boo Shan Tseng

Bio

Calvin Lu

University of Nevada, Reno

Mentor: Dr. Jeongwon Park

Bio

Francis Palustre

University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Mentor: Dr. Paul Oh

Bio

Shanti Quinto

University of Nevada, Reno

Mentor: Dr. Yifei Jin

Bio

Jessica Stott

University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Mentor: Dr. Zhange Feng

Bio

Internships

Nevada Space Grant Consortium 2024 Internships

Summer 2024:

  • Kathleen Scafidi, XR Development in Omniverse and UE5 (University of Nevada, Reno)
  • Chase Southgate, XR Development in Omniverse and UE5 (University of Nevada, Las Vegas)

Fall 2024:

  • Jack Bogard, Rotorcraft Aeromechanics (University of Nevada, Reno)
  • Vedant Malhotra, Identifying Highways in the Skies for Urban Air Mobility (University of Nevada, Reno)
  • Josue Ochoa, Deep Learning Classification ofKepler/TESS Transit Signals (University of Nevada, Reno)
  • Kiana Partovi, Identifying Highways in the Skies for Urban Air (University of Nevada, Reno)
  • Vergil Schreiber, Polymer Electrolytes for All-Solid-State High Performance Batteries (University of Nevada, Las Vegas)