Aisha Bowe

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Aisha Bowe
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Born
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Alma materUniversity of Michigan
OrganizationSTEMBoard
Known forAerospace Engineering, Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Websitewww.aishabowe.com
www.stemboard.com
stemlingo.com

Aisha Bowe is a Bahamian-American aerospace engineer, founder, and CEO of STEMBoard, a technology company.

Early life and education[]

Bowe grew up in the United States in a working-class family. Her father immigrated from the Bahamas. Her father was a taxi driver in Ann Arbor, Michigan.[1] Although her high school guidance counselor recommended that she become a cosmetologist, Bowe's father urged her to take a mathematics class at her local community college, which she quickly aced. This foundation in mathematics then allowed Bowe to transfer into engineering programs at the University of Michigan from Washtenaw Community College.[1][2]

Bowe completed her undergraduate degree in aerospace engineering in 2008, and master's degree in space systems engineering in 2009, both at the University of Michigan.[3][4] She has said she chose aerospace engineering because of an interest in science fiction.[5] One of her graduate instructors, Thomas Zurbuchen, was working on the Mercury Messenger.[6] She worked as an intern in the Ames Research Center in 2008, before joining as an Engineer.[7]

Career[]

Bowe worked in the Ames Research Center, in the Flight Trajectory Dynamics and Controls Branch of the Aviation Systems Division.[8] In 2012 she received the National Society of Black Engineers award for Outstanding Technical Contribution for her paper "Evaluation of a Fuel Efficient Aircraft Maneuver for Conflict Resolution".[9] She joined the AST Flight and Fluid Mechanics group in 2009, assisting in the development and of algorithms in support of Air Traffic Management.[10] As a Bahamian-American, Bowe wants "to see more Bahamians in the science and technology field."[11][12]

Whilst at NASA, she served as liaison to the Mathematics, Engineering, Science Achievement (MESA) Program.[13] In this role, she mentored students, held interview workshops and led NASA site tours.[14]

In 2019, Bowe visited Johannesburg, Bloemfontein, and Pretoria in South Africa for a series of invited talks from October 7–18 as part of the U.S. Speaker Program.[15][16] She has also lectured in many other countries, including Israel[17][18] and Kuwait.[19]

Bowe is a member of the National Society of Black Engineers and a certified Program Management Professional by PMI. She is also a certified SSI scuba diver who has now completed dives in South Africa, The Bahamas, California, and the Cayman Islands.[1]

She is also a mountain climber and ascended Mount Kilimanjaro in 2016.[1]

STEMBoard[]

Aisha is founder and CEO of STEMBoard, a company that solves technology challenges for government and private-sector clients.[20] STEMBoard is a Certified Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Business supported by the U.S. Women's Chamber of Commerce.[20] They are working to close the educational achievement gap of minority ethnic groups, through STEM camps, partnerships with historically black colleges and universities and career opportunities for young people.[21][22]

STEMBoard ranked 2,284 on Inc. Magazine's Inc. 5000 list of fastest growing private companies in 2020.[23][24]

“LINGO” Coding Kit[]

Aisha Bowe is the creator of the LINGO coding kit.[25][26][27] The LINGO coding kit teaches hardware and software design.[28][26] The lessons are self-paced.[29] The kit has hardware, an instructional guide and instructional videos.[30][26] The first kit is called "In the Driver’s Seat."[29] In the Driver's Seat instructs how to create and code a back-up sensor for an autonomous car.[31]

Published works[]

Some of Bowe's selected publications are:[32]

  • Lauderdale, Todd A; Cone, Andrew C; Bowe, Aisha R (2011). "Relative significance of trajectory prediction errors on an automated separation assurance algorithm" (PDF). 9th USA/Europe ATM R&D Seminar (ATM2011). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-02-26.
  • Cone, Andrew; Bowe, Aisha; Lauderdale, Todd (2012). "Robust conflict detection and resolution around top of descent" (PDF). 12th AIAA Aviation Technology, Integration, and Operations (ATIO) Conference and 14th AIAA/ISSMO Multidisciplinary Analysis and Optimization Conference. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-08-08.
  • Bowe, Aisha; Santiago, Confesor (2012). "An approach for balancing delay and fuel burn in separation assurance automation" (PDF). 12th AIAA Aviation Technology, Integration, and Operations (ATIO) Conference and 14th AIAA/ISSMO Multidisciplinary Analysis and Optimization Conference. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-15.
  • Bowe, Aisha; Lauderdale, Todd (2010). "Selecting conflict resolution maneuvers based on minimum fuel burn". 29th Digital Avionics Systems Conference. IEEE. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.719.4632.

Media[]

Articles
Talks
Podcasts
Television

Awards[]

Bowe has been recognized for her contributions to engineering, diversity, and equal opportunity by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, National Society of Black Engineers, and US Women's Chamber of Commerce.[33][9] Some selected awards are as follows.

  • 2020 Entrepreneur of the Year by the Black Data Processing Associates (BDPA) of Washington, D.C.
  • 2020 - Outstanding Alumna Award, Department of Aerospace Engineering, University of Michigan[34]
  • 2020 - INC 5000 2020 List of Fastest Growing Companies[35][36][37]
  • 2015 - US Women's Chamber of Commerce “Emerging Star” Award[38]
  • 2014 - Silicon Valley's National Coalition of 100 Black Women's Women in Technology of the Year Award[38]
  • 2012 - NASA’s Engineering Honor Award[39]
  • 2012 - NASA Equal Employment Opportunity Medal[13]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d Blount, Joresa (Jan 19, 2018). "From Community College To NASA". Forbes. Retrieved 2019-07-13.
  2. ^ Pope-Chappell, Maya (October 11, 2016). "Meet the former NASA engineer helping to send careers into orbit". LinkedIn. Retrieved 2019-07-13.
  3. ^ Guy, Sandra (June 5, 2019). "Women Engineers You Should Know". SWE Magazine. Retrieved 2019-07-13.
  4. ^ "Former NASA engineer works to connect underrepresented youth to opportunities in science". Made at Michigan. University of Michigan. Retrieved 2018-02-09.
  5. ^ Asabea, Nana Yaa (2017-10-22). "The Spirited Tech Entrepreneur - Aisha Bowe". The Minutes Publication. Retrieved 2018-02-09.
  6. ^ "Former NASA Engineer Makes Millions with STEMBoard - EBONY". www.ebony.com. Retrieved 2018-02-09.
  7. ^ "Alumni Awards". www.engin.umich.edu. Retrieved 2021-02-21.
  8. ^ "thebahamasweekly.com - Bahamian engineer, Aisha Bowe wins 21st Century Trailblazers in Aerospace Award". www.thebahamasweekly.com. Retrieved 2018-02-09.
  9. ^ a b "Evaluation of a Fuel Efficient Aircraft Maneuver for Conflict Resolution". Aviation Systems Division. 2011. Retrieved 2021-02-21.
  10. ^ "BEYA Scientists 2013 - Where Are They Now? - US Black Engineer". US Black Engineer. Retrieved 2018-02-09.
  11. ^ "Aerospace engineer encourages STEM education – Bahamas Local". bahamaslocal.com. Retrieved 2021-02-21.
  12. ^ "Young Bahamian aerospace engineer pays courtesy call on Ambassador Newry - Embassy of the Bahamas to the United States". Embassy of the Bahamas to the United States. 2015-11-12. Retrieved 2019-07-13.
  13. ^ a b "thebahamasweekly.com - Bahamian-American Engineer Receives Prestigious NASA Honor Award for Equal Employment Opportunity". www.thebahamasweekly.com. Retrieved 2018-02-09.
  14. ^ "NASA engineer finds rewards" (PDF). MESA. 2012. Retrieved 2018-02-09.
  15. ^ Inspirational Entrepreneur and STEM Expert, Aisha Bowe, visits South Africa (October 2019). Startup Magazine.
  16. ^ Wordsmith, Dela (October 5, 2019). STEM Expert, Aisha Bowe, visits South Africa. JoziGist
  17. ^ From Aerospace Engineer to CEO, 28 October 2019, Tel Aviv.
  18. ^ Ms. Aisha Bowe lectured at FUTURE HIT Center.
  19. ^ Zain sponsors virtual talk hosted by GUST and ASCC (December 26, 2020). Kuwait Times.
  20. ^ a b "STEMBoard - Advancing the Nation". stemboard.com. Retrieved 2018-02-09.
  21. ^ "Ognsc 10 12 17". Issuu. Retrieved 2018-02-09.
  22. ^ "ESSENCE Presents 'Woke 100 Women'". Essence.com. Retrieved 2018-02-09.
  23. ^ "August 17, 2020". Inc. 2020. Retrieved 2021-02-25.
  24. ^ Robards, Chester (August 17, 2020). "Company run by Bahamian makes Inc. 5000 list". The Nassau Guardian. Retrieved 2021-02-25.
  25. ^ "Entrepreneur & engineer Aisha Bowe creates STEMBoard Lingo Coding Kit to inspire". Techstination. December 15, 2020. Retrieved 2021-02-25.
  26. ^ a b c Carey, Teresa (June 26, 2020). "New Tech Startup Aims to Teach More Girls to Code". Freethink. Retrieved 2021-02-25.
  27. ^ Zemler, Emily (August 17, 2020). "How To Go Back To School Without Actually Going Back To School". Shondaland. Retrieved 2021-02-25.
  28. ^ Dorsey, Sherrell (July 12, 2020). "These Black Founders Succeeded In Spite of Silicon Valley". Wired. Retrieved 2021-02-25.
  29. ^ a b Faerman, Zlata (February 9, 2021). "Best STEM Toys for Kids". NY Metro Parents. Retrieved 2021-02-25.
  30. ^ Marty, Jaime (2021). "Lingo Coding Kit". Famadillo. Retrieved 2021-02-25.
  31. ^ Woodfork, Rob (June 23, 2020). "'No contact, no problem': DC aerospace engineer develops coding kit for kids during pandemic". WTOP. Retrieved 2021-02-25.
  32. ^ "Aisha Bowe". Google Scholar.
  33. ^ "2012 National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) Aerospace Conference Awards". NASA Aviation Systems Division. Archived from the original on 2013-02-19. Retrieved 2018-02-09.
  34. ^ Trumbauer, Madeline (March 5, 2021). "Department of Aerospace Engineering alumna Aisha Bowe wins 2020 Outstanding Recent Alumna award". University of Michigan. Retrieved 2021-04-28.
  35. ^ Robards, Chester (August 17, 2020). "Company run by Bahamian makes Inc. 5000 list". The Nassau Guardian. Retrieved 2021-04-28.
  36. ^ "Annual Inc5000 2020". Inc. 5000. Retrieved 2021-04-28.
  37. ^ Ramos, Joseph (August 17, 2020). "Arlington Firms Make Inc. 5,000 Fastest-Growing U.S. Companies List". Arlington Now. Retrieved 2021-04-28.
  38. ^ a b "Aisha Bowe – Digital Diversity Network". digitaldiversitynetwork.com. Retrieved 2018-02-09.
  39. ^ "NASA aerospace engineer Bowe lands at MTSU, Hobgood". MTSU News. 2014-04-15. Retrieved 2018-02-09.

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