Deepa Kodali, a Ph.D. candidate in aerospace engineering at UAH, was one of just 35 women globally to be awarded the 2016 Amelia Earhart Fellowship from Zonta International, a global organization dedicated to empowering women through service and advocacy. Kodali received the $10,000 award, which recognizes women pursuing doctoral degrees in the field of aerospace-related sciences or engineering, at a presentation ceremony late last month during the Amelia Earhart Luncheon & Aviation Career Fair held at the Southern Museum of Flight in Birmingham, Ala.