History of the Annual AIAA-SF Galileo Scholarship
Due to lapses in our record-keeping, some winners may be missing below. If
anyone would like to fill in such gaps, please contact Samantha Infeld
precollege@aiaa-sf.org.
2010
- Kira Rienecker
- Pioneer High School, San Jose
- Intended major: microbiology
- Rebecca Jolitz
- Ridgeline Academy, Santa Cruz County
- Intended major: astrophysics
- Emily Cheng
- Lynbrook High School, San Jose
- Intended major: bioengineering
2008
- Linda Chen
- Santa Teresa High School, San Jose
- Melissa Halford
- San Rafael High School, San Rafael
- Caroline Suen
- Lynbrook High School, San Jose
2007
- Daniel Swain
- Intended major: atmospheric science
- Christopher Barile
- Intended major: chemistry
- Emma Tolley
2004
- Nicholas Edelman
- Augustine Choy
2002
- Karl R. Schulze, Amador Valley High School, Pleasanton
- Andrew C. Baumgartner, Marin Catholic High School, Kentfield
- Saini Shruti, Merrill F. West High School, Tracy
2001
- Gregory Donaker
- Tammy Ma
- Jesse Alejandro
- Ivana Chang
- Swati Saini
2000
- George Lee
- Aragon High School
- Will attend Harvard University
- Intended major: mathematics
- Has used his proficiency in Spanish to connect with Spanish-speaking
middle school students in the Outdoor Education program
- Aruna Venkatesan
- Foothill High School
- Will attend Duke University
- Intended major: biomedical engineering
- Her sister won the Galileo Scholarship 3 years ago. Has studied
classical Indian dance for 11 years.
- Michele Cash
- Lincoln High School
- Will attend Stanford University
- Intended major: physics
- Has always wanted to be an astronaut and has interned twice at NASA Ames
Research Center
- Monica Morrison
- Notre Dame High School
- Will attend MIT
- Intended major: chemical engineering
- Voted most athletic in her school. Her father is a contractor in the
Advanced Aircraft and Powered Lift Branch of NASA.
- Xijia Chen
- Homestead High School
- Will attend Stanford University
- Intended major: electrical engineering
- As activities director of her high school honor society, organized
numerous community service activities
1999
- Roma Jhaveri
- Carlmont High School, Belmont
- Will attend Stanford University
- Intended major: computer systems engineering
- Other interests: badminton, tennis, instrumental in getting a $2M youth
center built in San Carlos
- Christina Lee
- Monte Vista High School, Danville
- Will attend Yale
- Intended major: chemistry, leading to medicine
- Other interests: piano, chemistry teaching assistant and web master,
developer of honors chemistry tutorials for the web site, hospital
volunteer, mentoring 6th grade girls
- Kenneth Mah
- Monta Vista High School, Cupertino
- Will attend U.C. Berkeley
- Intended major: engineering (biomedical, electrical engineering and
computer science)
- Other interests: basketball, soccer, piano, robotics team, Eagle Scout,
student intern at Stanford Medical Center in radiology
- Jeremiah Torres
- Palo Alto Senior High, Palo Alto
- Will attend Stanford
- Intended major: symbolic systems and physics
- Other interests: piano, wrestling, Kiwanis youth (Key) club
president
- Guha Jayachandran
- Monta Vista High School, Cupertino
- Will attend Stanford
- Intended major: biomedical engineering
- Other interests: track and field (long and triple jumper), SHARP
student at Ames with Regenerative Life Support Group, founder & president of
humanitarian service club
1996
- Eric Li
- George Washington High School, San Francisco
- Will attend Stanford University
- Intended major: biology
- Other interests: volunteer work at Kaiser Permanente, won second plane
in San Francisco Marathon
- Susan Rea
- Gunn High School, Palo Alto
- Will attend Princeton University
- Intended major: biomedical engineering
- Other interests: Web programmer at Stanford Medical School, homecoming
queen, varsity boys baseball team, team captain of varsity girls basketball
and volleyball teams
