Awards and Honors
![Dr. Micheal Fisch and students viewing laptops in a classroom](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/Fisch%20and%20students%20800.jpg?VersionId=M6j50xe42yb4K2ZnvhN8IPbUHBZsXWVG&itok=cod3v-sI)
![Kristian Kneffler attempts a pole vault](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/kneffler.jpg?VersionId=om9LMXgTV.SIEGKNJAmzjWhalAcP_7pg&itok=v3AmJhLC)
The Kent State University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics recognized several students enrolled in the College of Aeronautics and Engineering this past Sunday, April 28 at the annual Judith K. Devine Athletic Academic Honor’s Dinner. Students were rewarded for their scholastic achievement as well as their leadership skills.
![Hossein Mirinejad Headshot Hossein Mirinejad Headshot](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/mirinejad_hossein_headshot_new.jpg?VersionId=_qeVCL0pgiaNZt9hI3Ml_XwU5BGwkjYl&h=f9bd7385&itok=zfcoOujy)
The College of Aeronautics and Engineering is thrilled to share that Dr. Hossein Mirinejad has been awarded the Healthy Communities Research Institute (HCRI) Faculty Fellowship for the 2024-2025 academic year at Kent State University.
![Hossein Mirinejad Headshot Hossein Mirinejad Headshot](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/mirinejad_hossein_headshot_new.jpg?VersionId=_qeVCL0pgiaNZt9hI3Ml_XwU5BGwkjYl&h=f9bd7385&itok=zfcoOujy)
Hossein Mirinejad, Ph.D., assistant professor in the College of Aeronautics and Engineering at Kent State University was recently awarded a National Science Foundation CAREER award for his innovative research, “CAREER: Towards Safe and Interpretable Autonomy in Healthcare.”
![UPAA award-winning December 2023 Commencement photo UPAA award-winning December 2023 Commencement photo](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/Unknown-3_4.jpeg?VersionId=vy2jTNL7qsEvc5Dm3OdhqPYxu8Au2JnN&itok=NugbZs2g)
A photo by one of Kent State’s staff photographers was recognized by the University Photographer’s Association of America.
![Part of the Scottish Book with notes of Stefan Banach and Stanislaw Ulam. Part of the Scottish Book with notes of Stefan Banach and Stanislaw Ulam.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/ScottishBookWriting.jpg?VersionId=4tNBqn0uDkcf2Ro8Mx6UgQvPnVePk2m8&itok=6Gls6Sz5)
![Dean Christina Bloebaum and Marla Pérez-Davis standing in the College of Aeronautics](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/bloebaum%20and%20perez-davis.jpg?VersionId=d.RT6dW3cAN9eFSuFjJsvzDiDJ6z0yJw&itok=9FONf77s)
Dr. Christina Bloebaum and Dr. Marla Pérez-Davis Recognized for Outstanding Contributions and Leadership
![New Kent State University students wave rally towels during 2023 Convocation. New Kent State University students wave rally towels during 2023 Convocation.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/2023%20Convocation%20-%20new%20students%20cheering.jpg?VersionId=xBDA2BxJP3UNVjAyeDFwCF4XQ2gklsGy&h=37536aca&itok=_Jhfw6wD)
Once again, U.S. News & World Report validates Kent State University’s academic strengths with the university’s inclusion on several lists in the 2024 Best Colleges rankings.
![Kent State University employees smile and enjoy themselves during a 2023 Employee Appreciation Cookout. Kent State University employees smile and enjoy themselves during a 2023 Employee Appreciation Cookout.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/Employee%20Lunch.jpg?VersionId=5pBYNdY.kyChnStb5xWj1ZTJeHW_WLX2&itok=3A3twb5M)
Once again, Kent State University has been named one of the Best Employers for Women in a nationwide ranking by Forbes and marketing research firm Statista. Kent State has been named to the list for the sixth consecutive year, having been included each year since Forbes began publishing the Best Employers for Women list in 2018.
![The Flying Flashes, Laura Wilson (left) and Peyton Turner (right), hold their trophies from the 2023 Air Race Classic. The Flying Flashes, Laura Wilson (left) and Peyton Turner (right), hold their trophies from the 2023 Air Race Classic.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/Kent%20State%20Flying%20Flashes%20Laura%20Wilson%20%28left%29%20and%20Peyton%20Turner%20%28right%29%20with%20their%202023%20Air%20Race%20Classic%20trophies.jpg?VersionId=a7q3dUr1Tf0lOort1U9YJYIvTDZK_yOR&itok=GksJ1cOn)
Kent State University will celebrate the Flying Flashes, Peyton Turner and Laura Wilson, who defended the team’s title by winning the 2023 Air Race Classic.