Ryan Kobrick, a CU-Boulder doctoral candidate, has always reached for the stars to realize his dream of being an astronaut.
Thanks to a new $5,000 scholarship, that dream has gotten a little closer. On Monday, Nov. 17, Kobrick and six other CU-Boulder students received scholarships from the Colorado chapter of the Achievement Rewards for College Students Foundation.
Kobrick studies the abrasive nature of lunar dust with the aim to help scientists design better, safer and more durable spacesuits and spacecraft. He received his scholarship for demonstrating strong character, excellence in his work and financial need. Since 1958, the foundation has awarded more than $66 million in 12,000 scholarships.
“The ARCS Foundation-Colorado chapter is all ladies and all volunteer,” said Val Peterson, president of the ARCS Foundation’s Colorado chapter and wife of CU-Boulder Chancellor G.P. “Bud” Peterson. “We raise money for science scholarships for four recipient schools: CU-Boulder, Colorado State University, Colorado School of Mines and UC Denver. In this time of shrinking resources and an increased need for doctors, scientists and engineers, the ARCS Foundation is needed now more than ever to keep our country strong.”
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