Aerospace Engineering

Dean’s Student Leadership awardee: Shiarette Contreras Rivera, aerospace engineering
"I hope to inspire others who share my passion for innovation to dream big and work hard toward their goals." Read More

May 8, 2025
Cy Launch is taking the rocketry world one 3D print at a time
M:2:I’s Cy Launch rocketry team has taken a key step with innovation by creating rockets made totally of 3-D printed pieces. Read More

April 30, 2025
Heads up! M:2:I student team exploring augmented reality astronaut helmet innovation
A group of nine students recognized a need for innovation in astronaut helmets to help optimize operational efficiency on space missions and detect hazards. Read More

April 8, 2025
M:2:I Design/Build/Fly team preps for national competition
The M:2:I (Make to Innovate) team Design/Build/Fly (DBF) is perfecting and finalizing the latest design of a hand-built plane and autonomous drop glider to compete in the annual DBF competition Read More

April 3, 2025
Product ‘launch’: Rocket team makes entrepreneurship part of the plan
A group of rocket-building students in the Department of Aerospace Engineering has turned a class activity into a customer-focused business. Read More

April 3, 2025
‘Blaze new trails’: Gabriel Hoehl, aerospace project student engineer
"I hope that through my efforts as both an entrepreneur and an engineer I can help make the world a better place." Read More

March 18, 2025
Six graduates honored by Department of Aerospace Engineering
Academic Excellence Awards and Overall Achievement Awards Read More

December 12, 2024
Michael Miller: Outstanding senior in aerospace engineering
Michael Miller, aerospace engineering, has been named a fall 2024 Iowa State University College of Engineering outstanding senior. Read More

December 9, 2024
Scholarships donated by aerospace engineering alums help chart the future for two students
Laura Talbot Seidensticker Aerospace Engineering Scholarship and Vincent M. Pollmeier Memorial Scholarship Read More

December 4, 2024
Graduate students Ashley, Digavalli, Harris, Eghbalpur receive TEX-REX Awards
Teaching Excellence (TEX) and Research Excellence (REX) Awards for summer 2024 have been presented to four Department of Aerospace Engineering graduate students. Read More

October 11, 2024
Levitas research produces a breakthrough finding in silicon phase transformations
Research by Anson Marston Distinguished Professor in Engineering and Murray Harpole Chair in Engineering Valery Levitas looks at plastic strain-induced phase transformations in silicon. It has seen publication in Nature Communications. Read More

October 3, 2024
Hui Hu named Anson Marston Distinguished Professor in Engineering
Hui Hu, Martin C. Jischke Professor in Aerospace Engineering, has been named an Anson Marston Distinguished Professor, one of Iowa State's highest honors for faculty members. Read More

September 25, 2024
Bion Pierson, longtime Aerospace Engineering faculty member, passes away
Bion Pierson, a noted aerospace engineering researcher and member of the Department of Aerospace Engineering faculty for 43 years, has passed away. Read More

September 23, 2024
Bastawros awarded for advances in packaging electronic devices
Ashraf Bastawros has been named recipient of the prestigious 2024 American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Electronic and Photonic Packaging Division (EPPD) Excellence in Mechanics Award. Read More

September 16, 2024
“Launchpad to Tomorrow” K-12 STEM program gets go-ahead with Extension and Outreach funding
A new program to spur interest in space and aerospace for K-12 students in Iowa will be funded by Iowa State University Extension and Outreach. Read More

August 29, 2024