College of Aeronautics and Engineering

Research Spotlight - Dr. Stephanie Fussell

 Dr. Stephanie Fussell has received a research award, Human Factors Awareness Training for FAA Aviation Safety Specialists within Aircraft Certification and FAA Flight Standards, from the FAA Center of Excellence for Technical Training and Human Performance (as a sub awardee of Embry-Riddle Aer…

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Research Spotlight - Dr. Jason Lorenzon and Dr. Syed Shihab

 Drs. Jason Lorenzon and Syed Shihab have received a research award from the Ohio Department of Transportation (as a sub awardee of Cal Analytics LLC).  The project, "Open Framework Standards for Combined Aircraft Sensor Network for the State of Ohio to Detect and Track Lower Altitude Airc…

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Jacob Grant (pictured third from left) pictured with the rocket built by the Kent State high powered rocket team.

Third Generation Honors College Student Earns Full Ride to Georgia Institute of Technology For Graduate Program

Jacob Grant, Kent State University Honors College student, is a senior aerospace engineering major with a minor in physics. Grant graduated from Edison High School in Milan, OH in 2017. After a late medical disqualification from the Air Force Academy, he chose to attend Kent State University. Grant is a third generation Kent State University Honors College student. His grandmother studied Spanish at Kent State and his mother studied education. Both were members of the Honors College.

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Kris and Tim Palcho in Florence, Italy

Alumni Spotlight - Kris Palcho '90

When Kris was asked what keeps her engaged with CAE 30 years after graduating with her bachelor's degree, her response was rooted in CAE core values.

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Alumni Spotlight - Tanya Wenneman '15

Tanya Wenneman stumbled into finding her passion and now is doing work that helps to make the traveling she wants to do a little bit easier and safer! 

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Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Ali Abdul-Aziz

Dr. Aziz describes his inspiration for pursuing a career of passion in engineering. 

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Idea Olympics

Kent State Student Wins $1,000 in NEO IdeaLabs Pitch Competition

Shared from Kent State LaunchNet's Idea Olympics   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…

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Luke Leyden

Kent State 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…

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Alumni Spotlight - Doug Bitter '15

In the finale of The Office, Andy Bernard muses: “I wished there was a way to know when I was in ‘the good ole days’ before I left them.”

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Kent State Robotics Team Places Receives Third Place Award in NASA Robotics Mining Competition

Ohio Space Grant Award Helps Kent Robotics Team Prepare for Long-term Success

For the second straight year, Kent State University’s robotics mining team will not compete. The COVID19 pandemic canceled this year’s event at Kennedy Space Center, and last-year’s was reduced to a virtual event after the government shutdown held up NASA’s schedule. However, a new $5,000 Student…

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