Current Student Awards

Nevada Space Grant Consortium 2025-2026 Graduate Fellows

Katherine Betts

University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Mentor: Dr. Zhange Feng

Joy Calhoun

University of Nevada, Reno

Mentor: Dr. Manoranjan Misra

John Crosby

University of Nevada, Reno

Mentor: Dr. Yan Wang

Erika Gwin

University of Nevada, Reno

Mentor: Dr. Richard Plotkin

David King

University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Mentor: Dr. Pradip Bhowmik

Eduardo Martinez

University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Mentor: Dr. Elisabeth Hausrath

Katarena Matos

University of Nevada, Reno

Mentor: Dr. Scott Allen

Nevada Space Grant Consortium 2025-2026 Undergraduate Scholars

Liam Bond

University of Nevada, Reno

Mentor: Dr. Yifei Jin

Claira Johnson

University of Nevada, Reno

Mentor: Dr. Philipp Ruprecht

Nathan Kassai

University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Mentor: Dr. Paul Oh

Nicolas Keshishian

University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Mentor: Dr. Boo Shan Tseng

Calvin Lu

University of Nevada, Reno

Mentor: Dr. Jeongwon Park

Francis Palustre

University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Mentor: Dr. Paul Oh

Shanti Quinto

University of Nevada, Reno

Mentor: Dr. Yifei Jin

Jessica Stott

University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Mentor: Dr. Zhange Feng

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)