JJ Wilkins

• Patti Grace Smith Fellow, Class of 2023

• UC Berkeley, Mechanical Engineering, ‘25

• Host Institution: Outpost Space

JJ Wilkins is a first-year student at the University of California, Berkeley pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering and possesses a particular interest in entrepreneurship and the emerging space economy. Through a leadership role in the Black Engineering and Science Student Association, UC Berkeley’s chapter of the National Society of Black Engineers, JJ is creating access to opportunities for Black stem students on campus. In the future, JJ is interested in a MEng/MBA joint program and hopes to one day build a startup working to improve the quality of life on Earth through space.