NASA Science Fellowship to HCC Student

 Massachusetts Space Grant Consortium provides opportunity

HCC engineering major Timothy Coyle will spend the summer learning research methodology and exploring space-related technology at the University of Massachusetts, thanks to a science fellowship from the NASA Massachusetts Space Grant Consortium.

“It’s a great opportunity to learn more about the field, and an experience I wouldn’t have otherwise had without this funding,” said Coyle, who enrolled at HCC to pursue his interest in science and engineering.

Before enrolling at HCC, Coyle had a career as a chef, and also served in the Marines.

"Cooking is challenging, and I enjoy making food for people,” he remarked. “But I wanted a different kind of intellectual stimulation. HCC has been a great place to prepare. I’ve been taking prerequisites for higher level classes, and getting ready to transfer. I want my BA, and probably a master’s in electrical engineering.”

In 2006, HCC became the first community college and 15th member of the Consortium, which has granted fellowships to six HCC students since then, including two women.  For information on HCC’s Science, Engineering, and Mathematics division, contact Xin-Ran Duan, Engineering department dean, at xranduan@hcc.edu. For information on the Consortium, go to http://web.mit.edu/masgc/www/index.shtml.

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