Aerospace Engineering

Welcoming Abhishek Halder, new associate professor of aerospace engineering
"My research area is optimization, control and machine learning with focus on the design and analysis of systems with uncertainties." Read More

August 21, 2023
Welcoming Simone Servadio, new assistant professor of aerospace engineering
"I am excited to be surrounded by distinguished colleagues and to collaborate together, and I am looking forward to working on one of the most beautiful campuses in the world." Read More

August 21, 2023
SafetyScan: Student startup sees the future of workplace safety
"What could be more important than using engineering skills to keep people safer - especially at their jobs?" said Sarah Ng, senior in industrial engineering. "If technology can be used to mitigate risk, that's what I want to be doing." Ng is co-founder of SafetyScan with Phillip Gorni, senior in aerospace engineering. Read More

August 3, 2023
Teaching, research honors for four AerE graduate students
Four graduate students in the Department of Aerospace Engineering have been honored for their work in the spring 2023 semester with Teaching Excellence (TEX) and Research Excellence (REX) Awards from Iowa State University’s Graduate College. Read More

June 23, 2023
Kristin-Yvonne Rozier receives Muilenburg professorship in Aerospace Engineering
Dr. Kristin-Yvonne Rozier is the new recipient of the Dennis and Rebecca Muilenburg Professorship in the Department of Aerospace Engineering (AerE). Read More

June 21, 2023
Ossama Abdelkhalik named Vance D. Coffman Faculty Chair
The Department of Aerospace Engineering (AerE) has announced that professor Ossama Abdelkhalik will become the next Vance D. Coffman Faculty Chair. Read More

June 19, 2023
Valery Levitas appointed Murray Harpole Chair in Engineering
Department of Aerospace Engineering faculty member Valery Levitas has been appointed Murray Harpole Chair in Engineering. Read More

June 14, 2023
Seven AerE grads receive department honors
Seven graduating seniors were honored with Academic Excellence and Overall Achievement Awards from the department. Read More

May 15, 2023
James Burke: Outstanding senior in aerospace engineering
"My most valuable hands-on learning experience was as a part of STELLAR, a team that is working to design the first liquid rocket engine ever designed by students at Iowa State (M:2:i). STELLAR has allowed me to hone my problem-solving skills since we would solve engineering tasks with limited direct instruction, determining the best solutions ourselves." Read More

May 2, 2023
Aimar Negrete receives National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship
Aimar Negrete, a graduate student in the Department of Aerospace Engineering (AerE) at Iowa State University, has been named to the prestigious National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP). Read More

April 28, 2023
Rick Rezabek inducted to the Dept. of Aerospace Engineering Hall of Distinguished Alumni
Rick Rezabek, a longtime aerospace engineer in the defense industry and department supporter, has been inducted into the Department of Aerospace Engineering Hall of Distinguished Alumni. Read More

April 7, 2023
Three students receive the Alexander Lippisch Scholarship
Three students have been named recipients of the Alexander Lippisch Scholarship, a prestigious honor from the Department of Aerospace Engineering. Read More

April 4, 2023
Partha Sarkar named recipient of Jack E. Cermak Medal
The Jack E. Cermak Medal, one of the most prestigious honors in the field of wind engineering, has been awarded to Department of Aerospace Engineering Professor Partha P. Sarkar. Read More

March 30, 2023
A voice for space: ISU grad Zach Luppen is SpaceX engineer and now host of launch webcasts
The next time you’re watching a live webcast of a SpaceX rocket launch, you just might be listening to a recent Iowa State Aerospace Engineering (AerE) graduate doing the talking. Read More

March 10, 2023
Spaceflight Operations Workshop returns in August – apply now!
Do you have what it takes? If pushing yourself to master new tasks, employing teamwork and following operational thinking to achieve goals sounds like a great way to end your summer, then you need to apply for the Department of Aerospace Engineering’s 2023 Spaceflight Operations Workshop™. Read More

March 2, 2023