2019 News Archive
Rocket Project Club
Oct 30A small group of students from the Rocket Project Club went to volunteer at Berry Elementary on Wednesday, October 30, 2019.
Dr. Ahmad Bani-Younes spoke at a panel discussion hosted by AIAA at UCSD
Oct 24The AIAA Student Branch at UCSD hosted a NASA Artemis event on October 24, 2019 and invited our Professor Ahmad Bani-Younes as a guest panelist.
Dr. Joseph Katz featured in SDSU NewsCenter story "What Caused Boeing's 737 Max Crashes" by Padma Nagappan
Oct 24Dr. Joseph Katz, who has studied aerodynamics for more than 30 years, explains that the problem is with sensors. Newer airplanes have a safety measure built into them to reduce the problem. Please click on the title or picture above to read the full story.
AE Professor Gustaaf Jacobs Receives Alumni Association Award
Aug 22Aerospace Engineering Faculty Dr. Gustaaf Jacobs received the Alumni Association Award for Outstanding Faculty Contributions to the University for 2019-2020. Dr. Jacobs will be recognized for this award at the All-University Convocation on August 22, 2019.
AE Professor Allen Plotkin Receives AIAA Lifetime Achievement Award
May 9Aerospace Engineering Faculty Dr. Allen Plotkin will be recognized on May 9, 2019, at the AIAA San Diego Annual Awards Banquet, receiving an AIAA Lifetime Achievement Award.
JDP Student Paulina Diaz Montiel Best Poster at UCSD Research Expo
Apr 18Paulina Diaz Montiel received Structural Engineering Best Poster at the UCSD Research Expo on April 18, 2019.
Design, Build, and Fly team participated the AIAA DBF Competition
Apr 11SDSU DBF Team participated in the AIAA DBF Competition on April 11-14, 2019, led by Aerospace Engineering Faculty Dr. Xiaofeng Liu.
Aerospace Engineering Alumna Natayla Bailey '08 is featured in the spring 2019 issue of 360: The Magazine of San Diego State University
Apr 2"Bailey said the trampoline dreams that eventually took shape as Accion Systems began to solidify at San Diego State University, where she majored in aerospace engineering." -360
SDSU Rocket Project: Galactic Unite Scholars
Feb 18Galactic Unite through the efforts of Virgin Galactic Future Astronaut Scott Borden has awarded a grant to the SDSU Aerospace Engineering Dept. to support a scholarship program. The Department has awarded twelve $1,600 scholarships for the 2018-19AY.
Ahmed Atallah, Ph.D. Aerospace Engineering student, wins the John V. Breakwell Student Travel Award from AAS
Jan 17In January 2019, Ahmed Atallah, a Ph. D. Aerospace Engineering student in the Joint Doctoral Program, won the John V. Breakwell Student Travel Award from the American Astronautical Society (AAS) Space Flight Mechanics Committee.