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Cheryl LaPrade

Space Systems Graduate Student,
Florida Institute of Technology

Bio

Aspiring Aerospace Professional | M.S. Space Systems '26 + B.S. Meteorology '24 | NASA L'SPACE Alum ('23 & '20)

Industry
(linked to AIAA member record)

  • Others Allied to the Field

Education

Florida Institute of Technology
Melbourne, Florida, United States
M.S. (expected 12/25)
Space Systems
2024 To

Florida Institute of Technology
Melbourne, Florida, United States
B.S. Meteorology, 2024
2021 To 2024
Advisor: Dr. Steven Lazarus

New England Institute of Technology
Warwick, Rhode Island, United States
B.S. Computer Info Systems

Honors and Awards

F5 / Seattle Foundation Scholarship
Seattle Foundation
2021

L.P. Whitehead Scholarship
Florida Institute of Technology
2022, 2023, 2024

McGrew-Freucht Scholarship
Mensa Foundation
2021

Industry

  • Others Allied to the Field

Professional Interest

  • Aircraft Operations
  • Atmospheric and Space Environments
  • General Aircraft & Atmospheric Systems
  • Launch Operations
  • Space Exploration
  • Space Operations and Support
  • Space Systems

University

  • Florida Institute of Technology

Professional Interests
(linked to AIAA member record)

  • Aircraft Operations
  • Atmospheric and Space Environments
  • General Aircraft & Atmospheric Systems
  • Launch Operations
  • Space Exploration
  • Space Operations and Support
  • Space Systems

Other Professional Affiliations

Women in Aerospace Engineering (WAE)
2024 - Present

Space and Satellite Professionals International (SSPI)
2022 - Present

American Institute of Aeronautics & Astronautics (AIAA)
2021 - Present

American Meteorological Society (AMS)
2020 - Present