News

February 2026

• • Throop Research Fellow A.S. was awarded a Stockholm Junior Water Regional Certificate and an NC One Water Certificate of Achievement for excellence in water-related STEM research at the North Carolina Region 5 Science and Engineering Fair. Congratulations to a most deserving student!   

November 2025

• • Throop Research Fellow Amogh V.'s poster, "Metabolomic Signatures of Radiation and Microgravity-Induced Oxidative Stress in the Rat Brain: Insights from NASA OSD-832" was accepted for presentation at the American Society for Gravitational and Space Research (ASGSR) conference. This is impressive for anyone, and is especially remarkable for Amogh, who is a high school junior!   

September 2025

• • Congratulations to Throop Research Fellow, Amogh V. His poster, "Optimizing Aerogel-Based Materials for Enhanced Thermal Protection in Spacecraft Reentry Conditions" was accepted for presenting at the competitive MIT Undergraduate Research Technology Conference. This would be impressive for an undergraduate, so is especially remarkable for Amogh, who is a high school student!