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Harrison Schreiber – MPP ’25

Role: Graduate Assistant, Technology & Innovation

Studying: Public Policy

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Katlin Risen – PhD ’28

Committees: Graduate Assistant, Company Towns, Poster Design

Studying: History

Why Bass: I wanted a space (no pun intended) to dive deeper into my own research on space history and to meet others who find it as fascinating as I do.

Contact: Email, LinkedIn

Anna Mallard – M.A. ’25

Committees: Technology & Innovation, Symposium

Studying: Tech Ethics & Policy

Why Bass: I joined out of a general interest in space, but over the course of the year have realized that space is my passion, so that has become my motivation for continuing research in the field.

Contact: Email, LinkedIn

Becky Ball ’25

Committees: Legal Systems, Symposium

Studying: Mathematics

Why Bass: I wanted to participate in this Bass Connections to explore my passion for the space industry through a different lens. This was a fantastic opportunity for developing for research skills.

Contact: Email

Rachel Christ – B.A. ’25

Committees: Company Towns, Archive

Studying: Public Policy, History, Spanish

Why Bass: I wanted to take advantage of the research opportunities at Duke to expand my academic pursuits, explore space, and engage in areas of research and personal interests that I might not have otherwise had the chance to pursue.

Contact: Email, LinkedIn

Karina Lu – B.A. ’26

Committees: Legal Systems, Archive

Studying: History, French Studies, PPE Certificate

Why Bass: I am interested in using historical cases to understand how our societies function today, and my research focuses on themes of law and governance, so this Bass Connection’s methodology and topic really combined my academic curiosities.

Contact: Email, LinkedIn

Zachary Partnoy – B.A. ’26

Committees: Company Towns, Settlement Design

Studying: History, English, Political Science

Why Bass: I am super interested in the history of corporations, empire, and governance. I also love space and science-fiction, so this was a pretty easy call.

Contact: Email, LinkedIn

Faith Austin – B.A. ’27

Committees: Technology & Innovation

Studying: History

Contact: LinkedIn

Simran Pandey – B.A.’27

Committees: Legal Systems, Settlement Design

Studying: Public Policy, Linguistics

Why Bass: I’ve always been interested in the history of colonialism and constitutional law, and I felt that this project combined those two interests with relevant technological developments in outer space.

Contact: Email,  LinkedIn

Nikhil Methi – B.S.E. ’27

Committees: Technology & Innovation, Symposium

Studying: Biomedical Engineering, Electrical & Computer Engineering

Why Bass: I’ve always been interested in the technologies driving space exploration and development, and this project offered opportunities to explore those ideas and applications in more holistic, forward-thinking ways.

Contact: Email, LinkedIn

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