Jenny Lentz Moore: fighter pilot, mother, AE grad
Lt. Jenny Lentz Moore, AE '05, accelerates from zero to 150 mph in about two seconds.
NRC report highlights challenges of human exploration of space
Human exploration of Mars may be possible if we commit sufficient resources and technology, says Dr. Robert Braun a member of the technical committee that contributed to the 286-page Pathways to Exploration report.
AE Chair Dr. Vigor Yang receives Lifetime Achievement Award from JANNAF
The Joint Army Navy NASA Air Force (JANNAF) Interagency Propulsion Committee this week announced that Dr. Vigor Yang, the AE chair, has been chosen to receive a special Lifetime Achievement Award.
Making Georgia's aerospace industry shine: Steve Justice, BSAE '80
AE alumnus R. Steven Justice in his job as the director for the Georgia Center for Innovation in Aerospace.
NASA associate administrator Dr. Jaiwon Shin gives AE students, faculty a new look at aeronautics
Maintaining and improving our country's aeronautics program in an increasingly competitive world was the subject of a June 18 talk by Dr. Jaiwon Shin, NASA's associate administrator for the Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate.
Dr. Amy Pritchett weighs in on air traffic safety in NRC report
Dr. Amy Pritchett was widely consulted by national media to comment on the NRC report, which called attention to a common scheduling practice that allows air traffic controllers to work four shifts in five days.
From building blocks to building spacecraft: Johnny L. Worthy III
For Johnny L. Worthy, III, it all started with a box of Space Shuttle-themed Legos.®
AE's Dr. J. P. Clarke and the National Research Council review the future of UAVs
A 4-page report, co-authored by AE's Dr. J. P. Clarke, also maps out a research agenda that could address those challenges and launch a new era in air transport.
Federal Aviation Administration recognizes AE graduate researcher
Aerospace engineering graduate student Alek Gavrilovski has been recognized by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) with a PEGASAS Outstanding Student Researcher Award
Dr. Marilyn Smith's "reduced order modeling" defines a more elegant solution
An article published in the June issue of AIAA's Aerospace America is drawing a lot attention to a new concept, reduced-order modeling, developed by Dr. Marilyn Smith's research group at Georgia Tech.