By Charles Hall<img width="992" height="558" src="https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/EA_edited-20-1500x844-992x558.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="" loading="lazy" srcset="https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/EA_edited-20-1500x844-992x558.jpg 992w, https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/EA_edited-20-1500x844-992x558-452x254.jpg 452w, https://ece.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/EA_edited-20-1500x844-992x558-768x432.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 992px) 100vw, 992px">Electrical Engineering senior Ziad Ali has been awarded an Astronaut Scholarship, one of 50 awardees from across the United States.