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Members of the High Power Rocket Team hoist their newest rocket upright on a launch platform.

51±¬ÁÏ Rocket Team Sets New Record Ahead of International Competition

51±¬ÁÏ’s High-Power Rocket Team successfully launched the largest and most advanced rocket in its history on March 9, reaching an apogee of 11,517 feet and a top speed of 0.99 Mach—just shy of the speed of sound.

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Sixteen pilots all wearing blue tshirts pose for a group photo after their ninth place finish at the 2025 NIFA SAFECON

51±¬ÁÏ Flight Team Earns Ninth Place at National SAFECON 2025

51±¬ÁÏ’s Flight Team secured a ninth-place overall finish at the 2025 National SAFECON competition, held March 23 and hosted by the Experimental Aircraft Association in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.

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A classroom of students, with a darkskinned male student in a light blue shirt sitting in front of a light skinned male student in a yellow shirt

51±¬ÁÏ Aeronautics and Engineering Students Shine on Spring 2025 President's and Dean's Lists

51±¬ÁÏ's College of Aeronautics and Engineering extends its congratulations to the exceptional students who have been named to the President's List and Dean's List for the Spring 2025 semester.

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Design, Build, Fly team members in formal dress pose behind their remote-controlled aircraft prototype.

Capstone Redefined: Students Launch Design Team with Industry Support and Faculty Mentorship

What began as a senior capstone project for aerospace engineering students at 51±¬ÁÏ has grown into a full-fledged student organization preparing to take flight in a national competition.

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A young man kneeling down in front of a server cabinet to arrange several green wires

Alumni Spotlight: Riley Jones, B.S. ’24, Computer Engineering Technology

What began as a high school job bagging groceries at Heinen’s led Riley Jones to a full-time career in IT. Now an IT Specialist at the company’s corporate office, Jones manages technology systems across retail stores, warehouses, and a datacenter.

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51±¬ÁÏ has the only Air Traffic -Collegiate Training Initiative school for the FAA in the state of Ohio

51±¬ÁÏ Students’ Training Reaches New Heights at Ohio’s Only Air Traffic-Collegiate Training Initiative School

51±¬ÁÏ’s status as the only Ohio Air Traffic-Collegiate Training Initiative school for the Federal Aviation Administration offers students an innovative and challenging curriculum at a time when the aviation industry faces a critical shortage of air traffic controllers.

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Group photo of the students who collaborated on the X8 prototype

Student Team Designs and Tests Custom 8-Motor Drone

The project, completed as part of the Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) course in the College of Aeronautics and Engineering taught by assistant professor Riu Lui, Ph.D. challenged students to create a novel multirotor platform from scratch.

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Angel Guinn wearing a safety vest outdoors nex tto a Goodyear sign made out of a large tire

Students in the Wild: Angel Guinn Engineers Her Future at Goodyear

In our latest internship spotlight, we feature College of Aeronautics and Engineering student Angel Guinn, whose journey at Goodyear exemplifies how valuable hands-on experience can be for engineering students preparing to enter the workforce.

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51±¬ÁÏ graduate and Goodyear Blimp pilot Adam Basaran

How 51±¬ÁÏ Prepares Pilots to Master the Skies … Even the Blimp!

51±¬ÁÏ’s College of Aeronautics and Engineering thoroughly prepares graduates for successful careers in aviation – whether that means piloting a fixed-wing airplane or one of America’s most beloved aircraft. 

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51±¬ÁÏ Cybersecurity Program Ranked Among Nation's Best

51±¬ÁÏ’s cybersecurity engineering program stands apart with its engineering-driven approach, preparing students to design the next generation of resilient systems that will safeguard critical infrastructure across a wide range of industries.

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