Ruth Nichols

College/University: Florida Institute of Technology, Astrobiology and Mathematical Sciences, ‘24

Host Company: Aerospace Industries Association (AIA)

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ruth-nichols-b0386519a/

Ruth Nichols is a rising senior studying Astrobiology and Mathematical Sciences at Florida Tech in Melbourne, Florida. She is a 2022 and 2023 Astronaut Scholar and the 2022-2024 Undergrad Student Rep for the Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society National Board of Directors. In May 2023, she was the Commander for a 14-day analog astronaut mission in the Inflatable Lunar/Martian Analog Habitat (ILMAH). She is the team lead for the CERES (Controlled Environment Research and Education Space) project, which is a proposal for an isolated lunar/Martian analog habitat at Florida Tech. Ruth does research in three labs at Florida Tech and is passionate about STEM communication and policy and human spaceflight research.