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Rebecca Esselstein

Election Year: 2015

Election Constituency: United States of America

Scholar Status: Scholar Alum

Rhodes Identifier: Ohio & New College 2015

Rebecca Esselstein

Biography

Rebecca A. Esselstein, Dayton, is a senior at the United States Air Force Academy where she majors in Astronautical Engineering. She is ranked 1st in her class overall, and is currently ranked 1st both academically and militarily. She is also a 2nd Team Academic All-American in Women's Track as an 800 meter runner. She is also a varsity cross-country runner. Rebecca has done research at M.I.T. on radar and infrared signatures, and was an Aspen Institute Socrates Program Scholar studying the U.S. Supreme Court. She hopes to become an astronaut.