Wyoming Space Grant Alumna Makes Waves with NASA-recognized Projects
LARAMIE — While most students her age are just beginning high school, a 14-year-old home-schooled student in Laramie is preparing to enter college and has already earned global recognition from NASA for research focused on disaster response.
Antonika Shapovalova, the daughter of Veronika and Anton Shapovalov, was recently named a Global Nominee in the NASA International Space Apps Challenge, placing her among a select group of young innovators recognized worldwide.
The challenge, according to NASA, is a global hackathon that brings together participants from around the world to develop innovative solutions using open-source space and Earth data. The top projects are recognized for their impact, creativity and technical quality.
“I did research on remote sensing using the synthetic aperture for radar, writing code to analyze data and create a map that would model evacuation routes for floods with previously flooded areas,” Shapovalova explained. “I did this so people would know where to go and to prevent what happened last summer in Texas from happening again, because that was a very devastating event.”
Original Post Date: 3.26.26
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