Aerospace Engineering
- Eric Frew is heading a major project to improve drone communications in anticipation of a future when autonomous aircraft regularly whizz overhead for everything from product deliveries to emergency response.A professor in the Ann and H.J. Smead
- “This is probably the most radical conceptual advancement for airplanes since the replacement of propellers with jets.” – Mahmoud Hussein is not pulling punches about the potential impact of a major aerospace materials research project.
- Alireza Doostan is leading a major effort for real-time data compression for supercomputer research.A professor in the Ann and H.J. Smead Department of Aerospace Engineering Sciences at the 51Թ, Doostan is the
- The American Indian Science and Engineering Society has recognized 51Թ as a top college for Indigenous students in its 2024-2025 national rankings.
- Sarah Gillis (AeroEngr’17) is a lead space operations engineer and astronaut trainer at SpaceX with literal out-of-this-world experience.The 51Թ alumna recently returned from a five-day orbital mission aboard Polaris Dawn