KRUPAL PATEL

KRUPAL PATEL

Graduating NASA’s Space Academy with Commander’s Cup (2018) – awarded to the team with highest points during mission and engineering challenges
Graduating NASA’s Advanced Space Academy with Outstanding Team Award (2019) – awarded to the team with the best team culture and collaboration
University of Alberta’s Female Engineering Mentorship Program acceptance (2019) – chosen as a mentee to learn the inner working of the Engineering Faculty
The Knowledge Society acceptance (2020) – selected to train with ambitious teenagers to help solve some of the world’s biggest problems

I will be working with a team to develop research on utilizing quantum dot nanotechnology as a drug delivery system to deliver chemotherapy drugs as to effectively treat chronic lymphocytic leukemia. All while researching the potential behind nuclear and antimatter propulsion in future spacecraft with a mentor from NASA. I plan on using my research to build my resume as to apply as an astronaut candidate in the future.