Department of
Aerospace Engineering
Aerospace Engineering at Penn State
Aerospace engineers develop leading-edge technology and integrate it into high-performance aircraft and spacecraft systems. Graduates find employment in a wide range of manufacturing, service and software companies, governmental organizations and research laboratories. With solid grounding in aerodynamics, propulsion, structures, controls, and information technology, aerospace engineering graduates also have the broad, multi-disciplinary understanding needed to play an important role as architects and integrators of increasingly sophisticated vehicle systems.
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Chandrashekhar Tiwari wins the prestigious Orville and Wilbur Wright graduate award from AIAA
The AIAA Foundation Orville and Wilbur Wright Graduate Awards have been established in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of powered flight. The Awards recognize the Wright brother’s aeronautical achievements and contributions to the evolution of flight. The award is bestowed annually to four graduate-level students participating in research endeavors as part of their engineering/science graduate studies.
Ward wins best senior thesis award in aerospace engineering
Evan Ward has been selected as the recipient of this year's Anthony E. Wolk Senior Thesis Award at Penn State. The award, named in honor and memory of Anthony Wolk, a 1956 aerospace engineering alumnus, is given to the author of the best aerospace engineering senior thesis, as determined by faculty members in the department. Ward's thesis is titled "The Nonlinear Propagation of Waves Through a Turbulent Atmosphere."
44th Annual Comprehensive Short Course in Rotary Wing Technology: August 15-19, 2011
More comprehensive than ever, this five-day course is designed for engineers. Lecturers who are recognized as leaders in the field will cover a variety of topics.
Rotary Wing web site
Wind Energy Engineering Short Course August 1-4, 2011
Participants will get a comprehensive, engineering overview of wind energy systems and technology issues. Classroom lectures will be supplemented with a tour of a wind energy facility. Instructors are experienced wind energy faculty from Penn State’s Aerospace, Civil, and Mechanical Engineering Departments as well as from the Meteorology and Energy Business & Finance Departments.Wind Energy Course web site
Aerospace Highlights
Pentagon supports PSU studies
WASHINGTON —George Lesieutre, an aerospace engineer, does research at Penn State’s Vertical Lift Research Center of Excellence and is trying to find lighter, cheaper, more aerodynamic dampers that will reduce noise and create a more stable machine. He also works on problems like how to put sensors on rotating blades, or how to generate power on the blades. Luckily for him, the Army’s interested.
The President discusses Wind Energy on Penn State Campus
President Barack Obama visited Penn State's University Park campus on Wednesday, Feb. 2. He and Energy Secretary Chu spoke with Professor Jim Freihaut (AE). The wind turbine display behind them is a project of Aerospace department faculty Dr. Susan Stewart and Dr. Dennis McLaughlin. Obama said, "What this University is going to do ... is lead a modern-day incubator for what sets us apart and that is the American ideal ... I’m confident that America will win the future in this century, just like we did in the last."
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