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November/December 2019


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Experts Flock to Tech for Space Innovations Symposium

More than 300 academics, business leaders, government officials, and aspiring astronauts converged on Georgia Tech's Marcus Nano Technology Building November 17 and 18 for the Third Annual Symposium on Space Innovations.  read more
 

Hot-Fire Test is a Success for Yellow Jacket Space Program

The Yellow Jacket Space Program (YJSP) got one step closer to realizing its ultimate mission last month, when its seven-student Propulsion Team hosted two successful static hot-fire tests of its YJ-1S engine at a privately owned test site in Douglas County.  read more
 

Joe SalehMaking the Case for Safety Literate Engineers

A unique aerospace engineering class created by Prof. Joseph H. Saleh, is bringing together public health and engineering. read more
 

Glenn LightseyLightsey & Colleagues Get NSF to Study Earth Atmosphere

"We can now create constellations of CubeSats -  equipped with specialized instruments - and deploy them, together, to study different aspects of our solar system and our own atmosphere," says Lightsey, who heads up AE's Space Systems Design Lab and Georgia Tech's Center for Space Technology and Research (C-STAR).   read more
 

Naia Butler CraigNaia Butler-Craig to Receive a 2020 Modern-Day Technology Leader Award

A first-year graduate student at the Daniel Guggenheim School of Aerospace Engineering, has been chosen to receive a 2020 Modern-Day Technology Leader Award. read more
 

Johnie SublettAE Doctoral Student Johnie Sublett Selected for AIAA Zarem Award

The American Institute for Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) this week announced that Johnie Sublett, a doctoral student at the Daniel Guggenheim School of Aerospace Engineering, was selected as one of the two recipients of the 2019 Zarem Graduate Student Award for Distinguished Achievement.  read more
 

Team FlyRight Takes Home Top Aerospace Engineering Award at Capstone Expo

FlyRight, an air taxi service designed to meet the demands of the thin-haul market, won the top honors for an aerospace engineering project at Georgia Tech's Fall Capstone Design Expo held in McCamish Pavilion, December 2. read more.
From the Chair


 
A few days before Georgia Tech hosted its December commencement ceremonies, the City of Atlanta hosted another celebrated cultural spectacle: the Miss Universe Competition

Not to be outdone, Georgia Tech put forward its own Miss Universe candidates -- female students and faculty who are exploring - and redefining -- the universe as we know it. Included in this group were three outstanding AE students - Sara Miller, Dawn Andrews, and Saumya Sharma.

But that's only the beginning. That list could have included Naia Butler-Craig - recipient of the 2020 Modern Technology Award. Or Paola Zanella - winner of Georgia Tech's 2019 Three-Minute Thesis competition. Or Dr. Gokcin Cinar, a recent AE alumna and current ASDL research engineer, who co-authored "Hybrid Electric Concepts Move Toward Demonstration" in Aerospace America's December 2019 retrospective. And don't forget Dr. C.Anne Patterson, an AE alumna and pioneer in the field of telemedicine.

Anyone who has ever set foot in the AE School knows that Margaret Ojala is yet another star in the AE universe. The administrative assistant to three AE school chairs and a trusted friend to countless faculty, staff, and students, Margaret is retiring at the end of this year.

None of these women has ever entered a talent contest, per se, and I don't think they would accept crowns. But their talents are everywhere evident and their leadership, undeniable. Join me in celebrating them - and all of the women of AE - who are expanding our universe.

Happy Holidays!
December 2019 Graduates: What's Next?
Find out what they said
MAVRIS's MAVRICKS: Check out ASDL's Annual Graduation Reception slideshow
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