Hoop Glider

Irene Chan is an aerospace advocate, education enthusiast, and webmaster. Born and raised in the East Los Angeles area, she was fortunate to have mentors, communal support, and opportunities that supported her pursuit of a career in the aerospace industry – despite all the stereotypes that come with being an East Angeleno. Chan received her …

Solar Water Purifier

Eden Full Goh is a solar energy engineer and product developer who turned a science fair project into a nonprofit organization! A daughter of brave refugees, Eden is proud to be Chinese-Canadian, born and raised in Calgary, Alberta. She attended Princeton University and received the prestigious Thiel Fellowship, which allowed her to develop the SunSaluter: …

Guest Blog Courtesy of The Franklin Institute – Color Control

Everything you see around you—stuff made by nature and stuff made by humans—is known as “materials.” The way that materials behave and interact, even at the scale of atoms and molecules that are too small for us to see, shape the way we live. The Franklin Institute, a science museum in Philadelphia, worked with Penn State University’s Center …

Tabletop Hovercraft

Laura McGill is an aerospace systems engineer. She was inspired to study the science of flight by an elementary school teacher who was also a private pilot. She attended many airshows with her family and read about the technical challenges that were overcome in the development of leading-edge air and spacecraft. As a chief engineer …