From the
GT-AE Chair



It's an exciting time to be involved in aerospace engineering.

I was reminded of our great fortune this past month when I visited colleagues at Virginia Tech, Mississippi State, and the University of Washington.

At each campus, I witnessed an enterprising spirit and dedication to scholarship that energized me: new collaborative space dedicated to student design work at Virginia Tech; ambitious new faculty pushing the envelope at Mississippi State; and an inspirational grasp of industry needs at the University of Washington. With resources like these, our discipline is uniquely positioned to launch even more greatness in the coming century.

As chair, I will work to keep GT-AE in the forefront of that journey. But I do not fool myself: GT-AE is not alone in our pursuit of 21st Century innovation.

And that's a good thing. We've got a lot of truly talented and energetic partners spread across this country and the world. I look forward to working with them in the years to come.

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