Supreet “Sue” Kaur selected for Brooke Owens Fellowship
March 4, 2019
Congratulations to Supreet (Sue) Kaur, who was selected as one of the 2019 Brooke Owens Fellows! Sue has been an intern on the Airspace Technology Demonstration 2 (ATD-2) Systems Engineering team since June 2018, and will be graduating with a Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial and Systems Engineering, and a minor in Green Engineering, from San Jose State University (SJSU) in Spring 2019. Sue’s responsibilities on the ATD-2 team have included software release testing, participating in human-in-the-loop simulations at FutureFlight Central, and documentation. Her senior project is focused on conducting workflow assessments on the ATD-2 systems engineering processes and implementing efficiency improvements. As one of 38 honorees (or “Brookies”) of the Brooke Owens Fellowship, Sue was selected for accomplishments related to her professional aptitude, creativity, leadership ability, and commitment to serving her community. Sue demonstrated not only her dedication to her professional discipline, but her passion for mentoring and fostering diversity in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM). Sue was born in India, and is the first woman in her family to obtain a college education. She has been an active mentor through the NASA Community College Aerospace Scholars (NCAS) program (of which she is an alumna), and participates in multiple external organizations serving diversity and STEM interests. Under the fellowship, Brooke will work at the Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS) with the International Security Program. The award was named for space industry pioneer and accomplished pilot D. Brooke Owens. (POC: Andrew Ging)