Aerospace Engineering News

Dr. Gustaaf Jacobs interviewed by CBS News about Jeff Bezos' recent trip to space!

The San Diego Union Tribune has posted an op-ed by Dr. Ping Lu, Department Chair, SDSU Aerospace Engineering Department, on SDSU Aerospace Engineering alumna and Jet Propulsion Laboratory System Engineer, Anachristina Morino, was with the NASA team that successfully landed the Perseverance rover on Mars.

Amaury Reed, SDSU Aerospace Engineering senior, is one of six students who have been awarded a scholarship in the Galactic Unite Black Leaders in Aerospace Scholarship and Training (BLAST) program. BLAST is a scholarship, mentoring and fellowship program for college Sophomore through to Senior year Black scholars pursuing STEM education with a focus on aerospace in the U.S.

The Particle Image Velocimetry Lab session was developed and taught by Dr. Xiaofeng Liu, Assistant Professor, SDSU Department of Aerospace Engineering, along with assistance from his graduate and undergraduate students. To date there are only 9 universities nationwide that have invested in this type of experiment.

A small group of students from the Rocket Project Club went to volunteer at Berry Elementary on Wednesday, October 30, 2019.

The 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, 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.

Aerospace 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.

Aerospace 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.

Paulina Diaz Montiel received Structural Engineering Best Poster at the UCSD Research Expo on April 18, 2019.