Rising Mechanical Engineering student, Devon Berry, receives NASA award
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A rising senior majoring in Mechanical Engineering, Devon Berry, has received the 2007-2008 Kathy D. Sullivan Science and Engineering Fellowship by NASA for the State of South Carolina. She is a member of the South Carolina Honors College.
In addition to the $7,000 scholarship, Berry will be traveling to NASA Langley and working with NASA investigators throughout this summer. Under the direction of NASA scientists, Berry and her research advisor and mentor, Professor Michael Sutton in USC’s Department of Mechanical Engineering, will focus on aerospace research related to fracture of novel material systems.
Professor Sutton commented on this achievement. “Ms. Berry will be working with NASA scientists to create a reliable fracture database for modern aerospace materials. The database is essential for validation of advanced simulation tools developed at USC and now being used by NASA, the USAF and industries such as Lockheed Martin. This is truly a unique opportunity for Ms. Berry, and we are delighted that she will be an active and important contributor to the research effort.”
At USC, Berry is a member of Tau Beta Pi National Engineering Honor Society, Pi Tau Sigma National Mechanical Engineering Honor Fraternity, Chi Omega Sorority, Omicron
Delta Kappa National Leadership Honor Society, Mortar Board, and the National Society of Collegiate Scholars.
Berry is also a recipient of the National Academic of Nuclear Training Scholarship, Sorority Council Scholarship, McKissick Scholarship and the Frank B. Herty Scholarship. The daughter of Dawn Berry and Jack Berry, both of Charlotte, NC, she is a graduate of North Mecklenburg High School in Huntersville, NC.____________________
About the Kathy D. Sullivan Fellowship:
As a NASA Mission Specialist, a veteran of three Space Shuttle missions, and as a geologist and oceanographer, Dr. Kathryn Sullivan has gained extensive experience both at sea and in space. This award honors Dr. Kathryn Sullivan. The amount of the award will be a maximum of $7,000 to cover the cost of tuition, fees and books during the student's senior year. The Kathryn Sullivan fellowship is jointly funded by the SC Sea Grant Consortium and the SC Space Grant Consortium. The award will be administered by semester; half awarded the first semester and half the second. Selection for the awards are based on: a) the academic qualifications of the applicant, b) two letters of recommendation, c) a description of past activities, current interests, and future plans concerning a space science or aerospace related field, and d) faculty sponsorship.
For more information on this fellowship, click here.
