CAE Alumni

College of Aeronautics and Engineering

Earning your Private Pilot Certificate is the first step towards an exciting career as a professional aviator.  We are proud to share the second annual Pilot Pinning Ceremony is tentatively scheduled for the evening of Thursday, September 7, 2023.  More Details to Come.  Alumni Click here to indicate your in...

KSU Precision Flight Team at National SAFECON 2022 Award Banquet

The Kent State University Precision Flight Team recently placed 12th in a national competition of the 28 largest University flight programs in the United States. This highly competitive National Intercollegiate Flying Association’s (NIFA) 2022 SAFECON featured twenty-eight university teams with almost 500 students who competed in 1...

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Patrick Baker photo

“People should pursue what they're passionate about. That will make them happier than pretty much anything else.” -Elon Musk Have you thought about what you would like to do with your degree once you graduate? Do you dream of working for a company at the forefront of their field? Well, don’t stop dreaming!  Alumni, Patrick Baker, is ...

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Leadership Portage Country participants learning about swarm UAV in the Aeronautics and Engineering Building

On March 3rd, the College of Aeronautics and Engineering had the opportunity to host Leadership Portage County, one of the local community professional networking organizations. Having been around for the past 30 years, “Leadership Portage County is a group dedicated to assisting individuals to become actively involved in various communiti...

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1G3 Hangar

We are excited to announce that planning has officially begun for the annual Kent State University (KSU) Aeronautics and Engineering Expo (A&E Expo)! For the first time since 2019 due to the pandemic, the A&E Expo will take place at Kent State’s Airport/Andrew Paton Field on Saturday, September 10, 2022.   This family ...

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AAM Website

As a follow-on to the highly-successful 2022 "Manufacturing for EV Mobility" Conference, the Smart Manufacturing Cluster of NEO, in partnership with Manufacturing Works and Team NEO, and hosted by Kent State University, will present another exciting opportunity, focusing on a yet more targeted market—Advanced Air Mobility (AAM). This ye...

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Dear Friends of CAE,  We are in full planning mode for the fall semester and have many exciting updates and announcements to share with you!  Our students, faculty, and staff have been very busy. Our Kent State Xtreme Robotics Team, also known as the Kent State XBots, traveled to Norwalk, Connecticut, and fought...