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Congratulations to #BlackInAstro Scholarship Winners

December 6, 2021

Congratulations to #BlackInAstro Scholarship Winners

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We congratulate the winners of the first #BlackInAstro undergraduate research competition:

  • 1st place: Jasmine Ramirez from the University of Connecticut
  • 2nd place: Marcus Dormena from the City College of New York
  • 3rd place: Carissma McGee from Howard University

The competition was held on November 17, 2021. You may watch the competition on youtube to learn more about their great research.

2021 BlackInAstro Undergraduate Scholarship Winners
Winners of the 2021 Black In Astro Undergraduate Research Competition.

The goal of #BlackInAstro is to celebrate and amplify Black scientists and engineers within the space community. For more information please see blackinastro.com and follow on Twitter @BlackInAstro.

The #BlackInAstro undergraduate research competition was supported in part by the Ohio State Department of Astronomy and by an Ohio State College of Arts and Sciences Student Success Grant led by OSU Astronomy Ph.D. student Caprice Phillips.