College of Aeronautics and Engineering

Student Spotlight - Ruth Miller

Student Spotlight - Ruth Miller

Miller, hailing from Monroeville, Pennsylvania, is a sophomore Aerospace Engineering student, with a minor in Economics. In her first semester of college, she co-founded the Women in Engineering Club at Kent State, hoping to bring speakers and professional development workshops to Kent State’s engineering program in the spirit of empowering women and providing a community for womxn to grow as young professionals.

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College of Aeronautics and Engineering

CAE SURE 2022 Students

CAE Faculty Finds Repeated Success in SURE Program and 3MT Competition

In October 2022, five College of Aeronautics and Engineering (CAE) students competed in Kent State University's (KSU) Undergraduate Three Minute Thesis competition. Each student’s project was completed during the Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE), a summer term research program for KSU students.

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College of Aeronautics and Engineering

Blue skies over the construction site.

The 'Hole' Class

One-of-a-kind class on the Kent Campus offers architecture and construction management students high-value, real-time, real-world experiences.

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Kent State Today

Athletics

Searching for Goldilocks. Cross Country Runner's Quest For Just the Right Opportunity

Sophomore Baidy Ba's journey from Columbia, Maryland, to Kent State meant finding the right sport before he could find the right university. 

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Kent State Today

Stephanie Johnson Gestures at Airport Advertisement Featuring Her Daughter Alex Johnson (left) and  Laura Wilson

Pilot Pride! Delta Captain Snaps Photo Showcasing Daughter Following In Her Footsteps

Delta Captain Stephanie Johnson is all smiles seeing her daughter, Alex Johnson, and Laura Wilson featured in a Kent State advertisement at Cleveland Hopkins Airport. 

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Kent State Today

Women in Engineering group portrait

Women in Engineering Club Builds Organization from Ground Up 

Since its inception in 2021, the KSU Women in Engineering Club has been busy hosting school groups and guest speakers while working toward becoming an official chapter of the Society of Women Engineers.

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Honors College

Dr. Marla Perez-Davis and student, Nathan

Dr. Marla E. Pérez-Davis Joins the KSU-CAE on a Short-Term Collaboration

  Dr. Marla E. Pérez-Davis, retired Director of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's John H. Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, Ohio, has joined the College of Aeronautics and Engineering for a short-term collaboration, supporting two very important strategic college-wide i…

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Getting Up Close With Pilots and Aircraft at the A&E Expo 2022

A&E Expo Brings High Energy to Skies Over Kent State Airport

Thousands attended the family event, which has been a fixture in the Stow/Kent community for more than two decades.

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Kent Campus

UAV Flight Propels Fuel Cell Research

Innovative Hybrid Fuel Cell Developed for Unmanned Aircraft Vehicles

The project team, led by Yanhai Du, Ph.D., developed a lightweight-high-energy-density onboard power source that enables vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) type aircraft to potentially increase flight time and payload.

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Kent Campus

Image of a man in a safety vest flying a small drone

Kent State Researcher Develops Hybrid Fuel Cell Battery/Capacitor

Yanhai Du, Ph.D., College of Aeronautics and Engineering professor, has been working with an interdisciplinary research team to develop a hybrid fuel cell battery/capacitor. This fuel cell is the first to have been developed for commercial unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), such as drones. The ne…

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