AIAA Selects Aerospace, Chemical Engineering Double Major for 20 Twenties Group

Namrah Habib, a senior who majors in both aerospace engineering and chemical engineering, has been recognized as one of the American Institute Aeronautics and Astronautics "20 Twenties," a group of 20 students from across three continents who are recognized for their outstanding scholarship, research or design projects, and civic contributions.

She and the other awardees were honored during Aviation Week’s 61st Annual Laureates Awards in Washington, D.C., on March 1.

Habib is currently an image processing intern on the NASA OSIRIS-REx mission, and in addition to earning the AIAA honor, has been awarded numerous prestigious awards, such as the 2018 Churchill Scholarship in February and the Robie Gold Medal. She is also multilingual, likes to read books like Crime and Punishment in her spare time, practices Brazilian jiujitsu, and is passionate about encouraging other young women to pursue careers in STEM.