Honors

2015 - 2016 NASA Space Grant Fellowship with Science Technology Engineering Arts andMathematics (STEAM) program at Arizona State University,https://nasa.asu.edu/node?destination=node

2014-2015 NASA Space Grant Fellowship with Science Technology Engineering Arts andMathematics (STEAM) program at Arizona State University,https://nasa.asu.edu/node?destination=node

2013-2014 GEM Fellowship with Ford Motor Company at Arizona State University,http://www.gemfellowship.org/

The Boeing Company; Awarded the Vertical Flight Engineering Scholarship from the American Helicopter Society, 2012

Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering; Awarded the “Celebration of Excellence” in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, 2010, 2011 and 2012

More Graduate Education at Mountain States Alliance (MGE@MSA); Awarded 1st place in a poster competition, 2010 website; https://mge-p1000.asu.edu/mge_conf/

Emerging Researcher National Conference (ERN); Travel Award/stipend winner at the ERN in STEM, 2010

National Science Foundation; Granted stipends to accomplish research works with Tenured professors and other engineering students at the University of Alabama and Arizona State University, 2011

AVNET Inc; Received 2nd Place award for the Avnet tech games competition for Arizona State University; featured in the Ira A. Fulton Schools of engineering website; http://intheloop.engineering.asu.edu/2011/04/06/rookie-engineering-team-gears-up-for-avnet-tech-games/, 2011

Patent submission in New Scientific Discovery in drag reduction in computational fluid dynamics research analysis (2% royalties)

Cited in The State Press Interview; High-tech supercomputer soon to be history, http://www.statepress.com/2012/01/12/high-tech-supercomputer-soon-to-be-history

Completed twenty-two (22) Courses at Intel Corporation and granted CH4, manufacturing floor C4 access (bunny suit) for calibration/qualification of existing/new modules

Featured and cited on Pathways to Science online publication; http://www.pathwaystoscience.org/Profiles.asp?student=ThompMicha

Arizona First Lego League Certificate-2012 Coaches workshop volunteer