by Hannah Buckelew
Chandlor Dobbs, an undergraduate senior in biomedical engineering, a member of UAB’s Honor College, and a participant in the National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program, is a recipient of NASA’s Alabama Space Grant Consortium Scholarship.

This scholarship encourages and equips students to pursue career and research opportunities within the space science and aerospace technology fields, and range from $750-$1,500. As part of the program, Dobbs will conduct an outreach activity to educate and inform the surrounding community on science and technology.

As a NASA Space Grant Scholar, Dobbs demonstrated a proficiency in research and an aptitude for a space-related career. Dobbs plans to pursue an M.D./Ph.D. program in the future related to space technology.

“I am very honored to receive this award and am thankful for this opportunity,” Dobbs says.

Dobbs is one of seven UAB undergraduates receiving the award.