Engineering
![Introduction to Engineering Hovercrafts](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/20230503_211225733_iOS.jpg?VersionId=B92xoVYdlawKqAU_V_VDzT65AzmKRG7c&itok=nuA2wwTg)
![AFS attends annual Metalcasting Congress](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/IMG_20230425_092026327.jpg?VersionId=ezs0FTwd3_rTrbc_w7IWnPxAkUv72qOt&itok=F-Yibpn9)
![CET Capstone Spring 2023](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/20230404_170658.jpg?VersionId=LZb0vWTin40m.3PcjsnFvpMoHMgWUCTC&itok=3hHz-XpZ)
![Introduction to Engineering Competition arena and teams](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/Engineering%20Comp%20banner2.jpg?VersionId=SDYMVlyf.OJcuGB5nZ9v2Z8sU6kTTe0v&itok=FlRrJsiX)
On May 3rd, students in Dr. Kelsen LaBerge’s Introduction to Engineering course demonstrated their Hovercraft projects.
![Sophomore Cole Dockus and junior Haley Dees, and sophomore David Hackett and junior Jaden Lepp](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/lockheed_EIE_2024%20%284%29.png?VersionId=u2EqFXt.OKmk2JPnkdHRPrhPZmPnPiql&h=5d46eabe&itok=iAmmtlxN)
Hosted annually, the competition challenges undergraduate teams to present solutions to complex cases involving ethical, business, and engineering dilemmas. Representing Kent State's Aerospace Engineering program were two teams: sophomore David Hackett and junior Jaden Lepp, and sophomore Cole Dockus and junior Haley Dees.
!["The Spirit of the Flying Deuce" at the Kent State University Airport "The Spirit of the Flying Deuce" at the Kent State University Airport](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/Unknown-3_5.jpeg?VersionId=o0iHNeygrJ7ZFma_W_XJciXrwej6xOIc&itok=cyBhaFMq)
A future Golden Flash visiting from Niles, Ohio, shared his photos taken at the Kent State University Airport.
![Student competing in the 2023 CAE Lighter Than Air Engineering Competition Student competing in the 2023 CAE Lighter Than Air Engineering Competition](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/20231208_MB%20Lighter%20Than%20Air-25.jpg?VersionId=229asl.IZ1V_vKZ0f605onYMwdHGPx0S&itok=6KYBGkYb)
Students from the College of Aeronautics and Engineering competed to create flyable aircraft using helium balloons.
![Mechatronics student uses a remote robot](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/mechatronics%20600.jpg?VersionId=qI1a9riYyCfYO2ziwiX3iUnzS9OG7Dks&itok=Vwl5fZCl)