Research

The School of Aeronautics supports a wide range of research themes related to aeronautics, aviation education, and airspace management.

Research Centers

A quadcopter drone hovers in mid-air against a blue sky

Center for Advanced Air Mobility

Kent State's Center for Advanced Air Mobility (CAAM) serves as a hub of innovation, research, and collaboration, bringing together faculty, staff, students, and external partners from government, academia, and industry to address the transformative field of advanced air mobility.
 


Research Laboratories

A student uses an extended reality headset in a flight simulation

Extended Reality (XR) Research Lab

The XR Research Lab features four virtual reality (VR) stations for students and faculty to explore programs that enhance traditional classroom materials.
 

 


Two male students prepare an experiment in a fume hood in the Flex Lab.

Flex Lab

The Flex Lab is an individual investigation space that supports a variety of current projects by faculty and graduate students.

 

 

 


A female student sitting at a computer workstation in the Green and Advanced Mobility Engineering (GAME) Lab

Green and Advanced Mobility Engineering (GAME) Lab

The Green and Advanced Mobility Engineering (GAME) lab focuses on developing data-driven, intelligent decision-making systems for aviation based on artificial intelligence/machine learning, optimization, and operations research techniques.
 


A group of students wearing orange safety vests operate drones in front of the Mobile Command and Control Center located in front of the Aeronautics and Engineering Building

Mobile Command and Control Center

The Mobile Command and Control Center (MCCC) provides a mobile facility for Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) operation of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) where the pilot is no longer able to observe the aircraft with the naked eye.