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Scholarship applications for students enrolled in the College of Aeronautics and Engineering are now open.
As the iconic Goodyear Blimp marks its 100th anniversary, Kent State University’s connection to aviation history is soaring to new heights. Three alumni of the university’s aeronautics program are among the aviators steering this American icon through its centennial celebration.
Kent State University’s Flight Team secured a ninth-place overall finish at the 2025 National SAFECON competition, held March 23 and hosted by the Experimental Aircraft Association in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.
Kent State's College of Aeronautics and Engineering extends its congratulations to the exceptional students who have been named to the President's List and Dean's List for the Spring 2025 semester.
What began as a senior capstone project for aerospace engineering students at Kent State University has grown into a full-fledged student organization preparing to take flight in a national competition.
What began as a high school job bagging groceries at Heinen’s led Riley Jones to a full-time career in IT. Now an IT Specialist at the company’s corporate office, Jones manages technology systems across retail stores, warehouses, and a datacenter.
Yanhai Du, Ph.D., professor in the College of Aeronautics and Engineering at Kent State University and administrator for the Sustainable Energy Lab, continues to break ground in energy systems research with a trio of patent accomplishments aimed at advancing the performance and integration of fuel cell technologies.
Tao Shen, Ph.D., assistant professor in the College of Aeronautics and Engineering has received Kent State University’s 2024–25 Undergraduate Research Mentoring Award.
Kent State’s status as the only Ohio Air Traffic-Collegiate Training Initiative school for the Federal Aviation Administration offers students an innovative and challenging curriculum at a time when the aviation industry faces a critical shortage of air traffic controllers.
The project, completed as part of the Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) course in the College of Aeronautics and Engineering taught by assistant professor Riu Lui, Ph.D. challenged students to create a novel multirotor platform from scratch.