Zonta International recently awarded 36 women from 22 countries with the prestigious Amelia Earhart (AE) Fellowship for the 2021-2022 academic year. Chosen from 183 applicants worldwide, these women exhibited the most promise in advancing research in the field of aerospace.
Just 25% of the workforce in the aerospace industry consists of women. Zonta International’s AE Fellowship enables talented women from around the world, who are pursuing doctorate degrees in aerospace engineering and space sciences, to invest in state-of-the-art equipment to conduct their research, present their research at international conferences and participate in specialized studies.
2021 Amelia Earhart Fellows:
Rachel Axten, U.S., Pennsylvania State University
Stiliyana Bakalova, Bulgaria, Technical University of Sofia, Plovdiv Branch
Provence Barnouin, France, University of Oxford
Abigail Berhane, U.K., University of Cambridge
Michaela Brchnelova, Slovakia, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
Sofia Medina Cassillas, U.S. and Spain, University of Cambridge
Elise Delhez, Belgium and Luxembourg, University of Liège & Polytechnique Montréa
Stefanie Düssler, Germany, Imperial College London
Shrouti Dutta, India, McGill University
Casey Eaton, U.S., The University of Alabama in Huntsville
Catalina Flores, Chile, Universidad Andrés Bello
Indujaa Ganesh, India, University of Arizona
Ariane Gayout, France, Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon
Christina Harvey, Canada, University of Michigan
Caroline Houriet, France and Switzerland, Delft University of Technology
Yashica Khatri, India, University of Colorado Boulder
Katie Koube, U.S., Georgia Institute of Technology
Dara Laczniak, U.S., Purdue University
Ekaterina Landgren, Russia, Cornell University
Elena Lupu, Romania, California Institute of Technology
Larissa Balestrero Machado, Brazil, Universität der Bundeswehr München
Madeline McMillan, U.S., Texas A&M University
Tara Mina, U.S., Stanford University
Aadhy Parthasarathy, India, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Laura Pernigoni, Italy, Politecnico di Milano
Amanda Rudolph, U.S., Purdue University
Maren Scheel, Germany, University of Stuttgart
Manuela Sisti, Italy, University of Oxford
Jenny Smith, U.S., University of California, Santa Barbara
Preethi Rajendram Soundararajan, India, Universite Paris Saclay, Centrale Supelec
Christina Ayoe Toldbo, Denmark, Technical University of Denmark
Ha Tran, Vietnam, University of Auckland
Merel Vergaaij, Netherlands, University of Glasgow
Jamie Voros, Australia and U.S., University of Colorado Boulder
Lori Willhite, U.S., University of Maryland, College Park
Qing Xie, China PR, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Zonta honors these women as part of the legacy of Amelia Earhart, an American aviation pioneer and member of Zonta International.
“I am very proud that Zonta International took the amazing leap of faith in 1938 to initiate a fellowship for women in graduate studies in aerospace sciences. The caliber of the applicants each year has validated that leap of faith to promote women to become leaders in aerospace sciences and engineering,” said Holly Anderson, former fellow and chairman of the Zonta International AE Fellowship Committee.
Zonta has awarded 1,674 AE Fellowships, totaling more than US$11 million, to 1,245 women from 75 countries. More information can be found at https://www.zonta.org/AEFellowship. Applications for the 2022 AE Fellowship will open in July.
Throughout its history, Zonta has awarded more than 3,000 educational fellowships, scholarships and awards through donations made to the Zonta Foundation for Women.
Zonta International (www.zonta.org) is a leading global organization of professionals empowering women worldwide through service and advocacy. More than 28,000 members in 64 countries work together to make gender equality a worldwide reality for women and girls. Zonta International has provided more than US$46.3 million to empower women and girls and expand their access to education, health care, economic opportunities and safe living conditions.
