3 artworks depicting Psyche’s hypothesized creation, our ideation, and the launch of the Psyche spacecraft. The first is an abstracted version of Psyche in its creation: flames and fragments appear as it may have looked like when Psyche formed. The second is a hand reaching and wrapping around the asteroid, with strands wrapping around the hand and the asteroid together. The third shows a spacecraft coming from Earth towards Psyche.

Psyche Inspired

Meet the Interns Program Overview

Meet the Interns

Jennah Colborn

Institution: California Institute of Technology Major: Physics

Tori Covell

Institution: Rochester Institute of Technology Major: Graphic Design

Lucy Figueroa

Institution: Babson College Major: Marketing

Zack Gibson

Institution: Chaffey College Major: Graphic Design

Britney Hill

Institution: Arizona State University Major: Biomedical Engineering

Maia Huddleston

Institution: Illinois State University Major: Mass Media

Caillyn Jeffery

Institution: Virginia Tech Major: Creative Technologies

Chris Kim

Institution: University of Southern California Major: Animation

Emily Ku

Institution: Georgia Tech Major: Aerospace Engineering

R. Y. Liu

Institution: Columbia University Major: Astrophysics & Computer Science

Josh Meister

Institution: Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis Major: Computer Graphics Technology

Phoebe Murphy

Institution: Trinity University Major: Communication

Katherine Page

Institution: Bowdoin College Major: Biology

Mary Pyrdol

Institution: Boston University Major: Graphic Design

Hannah Sweis

Institution: Arizona State University Major: Mechanical Engineering

G. Marshall Wolff

Institution: University of Colorado Colorado Springs Major: Physics

Psyche Inspired Overview

Psyche Inspired is a program that brings undergraduate students from any discipline or major together to share the excitement, innovation, and scientific and engineering content of NASA’s Psyche mission with the public in new ways through artistic and creative works. These works are posted in the gallery above and highlighted on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. View the full resolution images in the image gallery. ASU undergraduate Kaxandra Nessi is the student manager of Psyche Inspired, assisted by ASU undergraduate Tyler Burnside as deputy manager. Brooke Owen was the former student manager from 2017-2019. This year’s Psyche Inspired cohort is known as the Copper Class.

Read a feature about Psyche Inspired in Eos.

Psyche Inspired was piloted at ASU during the 2017-2018 academic year. The following academic year, Psyche Inspired expanded nationally! The works from each Psyche Inspired cohort are collected in individual downloadable books that tell the story of Psyche through musical scores, sculptures, painting, 3-D models, photography, acrylic art, needlepoint, stop-motion films, mixed media, and more.

Click here to view all the Psyche Inspired books

Take a look at our map that shows how the Psyche Inspired program has grown over the years!

View Work from Other Years
Psyche Inspired 2021-20 Psyche Inspired 2020-19 Psyche Inspired 2018-17 Psyche Inspired 2019-18

The Psyche badge with no words on it.

Current Student Collaborations Participants

View a list of the students, faculty, staff, and mentors currently involved in Psyche Student Collaborations.

/

Student Collaborations Participants