Research Spotlight
![Nicholas Baird in a blue shirt, and glasses](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/bairdheadshot.jpg?VersionId=A2Vbt0LOiM88_sSiOFHvmY8fqsmQ0.AJ&h=dea30f74&itok=XhLJxyS0)
![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.”
![David Dryer portrait](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/Dryer%20full.png?VersionId=VGqjss3byn_9tydD5h.w5mgdi1w7i8UN&h=9c148651&itok=gpUk43Hh)
David recently placed first in the Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) Three-Minute Research Presentations, offering a glimpse into his groundbreaking research in the College of Aeronautics and Engineering.