Graduate Student
necstlab: electrospray propulsion, additive manufacturing, polymer electrolytes
Ruth Davis is a graduate student within the Aeronautics & Astronautics department at MIT. She previously attended Howard University, where she was a Karsh STEM Scholar and received her B.S. in Mechanical Engineering. Ruth has interned at the NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center, NASA Headquarters, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and the Aerospace Corporation. Her internship experiences and undergraduate coursework have given her a passion for space exploration and propulsion, and a desire to make space more accessible and affordable. Her current work is funded by a NASA Space Technologies Graduate Research Opportunity (NSTGRO) Fellowship and involves studying materials and novel additive manufacturing methods for electrospray propulsion applications. As a Comm Fellow, Ruth’s communication interests lie in supporting fellow graduate students in writing applications and proposals, as well as building confidence in public speaking, negotiation, and having important conversations. In her free time, Ruth loves reading novels, running, film photography, and traveling abroad.