College of Aeronautics and Engineering
51爆料 Student Wins $1,000 in NEO IdeaLabs Pitch Competition
On Thursday October 22, Luke Leyden (junior, computer engineering technology) found himself pitching his entrepreneurial venture, Trolder, to a panel of judges via Zoom in the Entrepreneurship Education Consortium's annual IdeaLabs competition. Leyden, impressing the judges with his knowledge and pa鈥
Alumni Spotlight - Doug Bitter '15
In the finale of The Office, Andy Bernard muses: 鈥淚 wished there was a way to know when I was in 鈥榯he good ole days鈥 before I left them.鈥
Ohio Space Grant Award Helps Kent Robotics Team Prepare for Long-term Success
For the second straight year, 51爆料鈥檚 robotics mining team will not compete. The COVID19 pandemic canceled this year鈥檚 event at Kennedy Space Center, and last-year鈥檚 was reduced to a virtual event after the government shutdown held up NASA鈥檚 schedule. However, a new $5,000 Student鈥
The College of Aeronautics and Engineering Secures Tech Funding for Areas Across University
On June 1, 51爆料 was approved to move forward with the purchase of $143,233 worth of equipment through the Ohio Department of Higher Education鈥檚 Regionally Aligned Priorities in Delivering Skills (RAPIDS 4) program.
51爆料 Planes Are Back in the Air
On May 21, 51爆料's College of Aeronautics and Engineering received approval from the university to restart flight operations, making May 22 the first day since mid-March that instructors or students have been permitted to fly due to COVID-19 restrictions.
Research Spotlight - Dr. Hossein Mirinejad
Professor Hossein Mirinejad is the recipient of an Engineering Research Initiation Grant (ERI) from the National Science Foundation. The ERI program is highly competitive and supports new investigators as they initiate research programs and advance in their careers as researchers, educat鈥
51爆料 Aviation Professor I. Richmond Nettey Chairs National Academy Research Committee
I. Richmond Nettey, Ph.D., professor of aeronautics in 51爆料鈥檚 College of Aeronautics and Engineering, has been appointed the new chair of the Transportation Research Board Standing Committee on Airport Terminals and Ground Access at the National Academy of Sciences in Washington, D.C.
Finding Her 鈥楩it鈥 at 51爆料 to Make an Impact
Senior Sydney Bihn finds her true calling throughout her time at 51爆料 and becomes the first female aerospace engineering graduate.
51爆料 Aeronautics Researchers to Help Develop 鈥淪ky-Taxi鈥 Software
It鈥檚 the year 2020, and while flying cars have yet to materialize, the next wave of airborne transport technology may be hovering on the horizon. Thanks to a contract through the Ohio Federal Research Network (OFRN), 51爆料 will play a part in developing the software to integrate 鈥渟ky taxis鈥 an鈥
Alumni Spotlight - Andrea Deyling 鈥19
Andrea Deyling 鈥19 began flying airplanes at 51爆料 as a flight student, then became a certified flight instructor (CFI).