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University of Maryland Department of
Aerospace Engineering Newsletter | October 2024
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Celebrating 75 Years of Aerospace Engineering
Excellence at Maryland


The University of Maryland’s (UMD) Department of Aerospace Engineering marked its 75th anniversary with an alumni dinner hosted on October 19th. Celebrating decades of innovation, education and community, alumni, students, faculty, and staff gathered to reflect on the department’s history, milestones, and future trajectory. READ MORE.
EVENT PHOTOS
ALUMNI STORIES
FACULTY & DEPARTMENT NEWS

Wereley, Choi Honored with Outstanding Technical Paper Award at CAMX 2024

Out of the more than 140 papers presented at the Composites and Advanced Materials Expo (CAMX), Assistant Research Scientist Young Choi and Professor Norman Wereley were recognized with a CAMX Outstanding Technical Paper Award for “Quasi-static Crush of Additively Manufactured Honeycomb Structures with Buckling Initiators.”

Three Aerospace Engineering Faculty Among UMD Affiliates With MATRIX Lab


Otte, Paley, and Yu are among eleven University of Maryland faculty now affiliated with the MATRIX Lab, UMD's hub for autonomous technologies and uncrewed systems research in Southern Maryland.

Search Open for Full-Time Faculty Positions in Space Exploration


The department is looking for new faculty with expertise in space-related research, particularly in the field of space robotics and/or human factors as it relates to spaceflight. LEARN MORE & APPLY.
STUDENT NEWS

Undergrad Awarded AIAA’s Dr. James Rankin Digital Avionics Scholarship


Senior Jeremy Kuznetsov was recognized with a $3,000 American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) scholarship that supports outstanding students pursuing digital avionics.
ALUMNI NEWS

Driven by Purpose: DeLaHunt Honored for Leadership in Diversity and STEM Advocacy


Alumna Sylvie DeLaHunt ’14, M.S. ’16 honored with three awards—from UMD, Women in Aerospace and the Society for Women Engineers—recognizing her work empowering women in STEM and championing DEIB efforts, while also building a successful career at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory.

Alumna Back on Earth


NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 mission team, which included alumna Jeanette Epps M.S. '94, Ph.D. '00, successfully splashed down Friday, October 25 off Florida, concluding a nearly eight-month science mission aboard the International Space Station.
 
UPCOMING EVENTS
Women in Aeronautics and Astronautics (WIAA) Night is a professional networking event dedicated to celebrating the accomplishments of women in the aerospace field. It provides an opportunity for current WIAA and UMD students to network with professors and professionals from a variety of backgrounds in the industry.
RSVP BY NOVEMBER 4
PHILANTHROPY

Strive for 75 Campaign
In celebrating our 75th anniversary, we invite your to join our 'Strive for 75' initiative, and ask you to consider contributing $75 (or more!) in recognition of the department's anniversary to support future Maryland aerospace engineers.

If you would like to support Maryland aerospace engineering,
and the ‘Strive for 75' visit: aero.umd.edu/give
GIVE TODAY
The Department of Aerospace Engineering is grateful for the gifts made by alumni and friends. Are you interested in learning about how you can make a difference in the work of the department and the life of its students?

Contact Almarie Wood at aiwood@umd.edu or 301-405-9836, or visit aero.umd.edu/give.
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