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Members of the High Power Rocket Team hoist their newest rocket upright on a launch platform.

Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State Rocket Team Sets New Record Ahead of International Competition

Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University’s High-Power Rocket Team successfully launched the largest and most advanced rocket in its history on March 9, reaching an apogee of 11,517 feet and a top speed of 0.99 Mach—just shy of the speed of sound.

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Three blimps over the Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University Airport.

IN A FLASH: Blimp Spotting

Look, up in the sky! As part of Goodyear’s 100-year anniversary celebration of its iconic blimp, three of the company’s airships could be seen cruising the skies over Northeast Ohio last week. 

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‘If You Succeeded in Every Situation, You’d Learn Nothing’

A resilient mindset and an innovative plan for the future helped Jude Carver recover from a competition setback as he looks ahead to Fall Semester 2025. 

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Sixteen pilots all wearing blue tshirts pose for a group photo after their ninth place finish at the 2025 NIFA SAFECON

Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State Flight Team Earns Ninth Place at National SAFECON 2025

Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University’s Flight Team secured a ninth-place overall finish at the 2025 National SAFECON competition, held March 23 and hosted by the Experimental Aircraft Association in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.

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Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State Aeronautics and Engineering Students Shine on Spring 2025 President's and Dean's Lists

Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State's College of Aeronautics and Engineering extends its congratulations to the exceptional students who have been named to the President's List and Dean's List for the Spring 2025 semester.

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Design, Build, Fly team members in formal dress pose behind their remote-controlled aircraft prototype.

Capstone Redefined: Students Launch Design Team with Industry Support and Faculty Mentorship

What began as a senior capstone project for aerospace engineering students at Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University has grown into a full-fledged student organization preparing to take flight in a national competition.

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A young man kneeling down in front of a server cabinet to arrange several green wires

Alumni Spotlight: Riley Jones, B.S. ’24, Computer Engineering Technology

What began as a high school job bagging groceries at Heinen’s led Riley Jones to a full-time career in IT. Now an IT Specialist at the company’s corporate office, Jones manages technology systems across retail stores, warehouses, and a datacenter.

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Yanhai Du, Ph.D. holds up a component piece of a fuel cell core.

Professor’s Innovations Aim to Advance Fuel Cell Efficiency, Fuel Purity

Yanhai Du, Ph.D., professor in the College of Aeronautics and Engineering at Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University and administrator for the Sustainable Energy Lab, continues to break ground in energy systems research with a trio of patent accomplishments aimed at advancing the performance and integration of fuel cell technologies.

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Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State has the only Air Traffic -Collegiate Training Initiative school for the FAA in the state of Ohio

Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State Students’ Training Reaches New Heights at Ohio’s Only Air Traffic-Collegiate Training Initiative School

Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State’s status as the only Ohio Air Traffic-Collegiate Training Initiative school for the Federal Aviation Administration offers students an innovative and challenging curriculum at a time when the aviation industry faces a critical shortage of air traffic controllers.

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Group photo of the students who collaborated on the X8 prototype

Student Team Designs and Tests Custom 8-Motor Drone

The project, completed as part of the Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) course in the College of Aeronautics and Engineering taught by assistant professor Riu Lui, Ph.D. challenged students to create a novel multirotor platform from scratch.

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