Seven of the 22 scholarships awarded this month by the Vertical Flight Foundation of the American Helicopter Society were made to students enrolled at Georgia Tech's School of Aerospace Engineering.
The final design project for Professor Stephen Ruffin's AE 1601B - Introduction to Aerospace Engineering was to design, build and launch a balsa wood glider from the running deck of the CRC.
The scholarship of two recent GT-AE doctoral graduates, Nuno Filipe and Vrishank Raghav, has been recognized by Sigma Xi, the international honor society of science and engineering.
College of Engineering Dean, Gary S. May, has been chosen to receive the Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Mentoring (PAESMEM).
A team of 35 graduate and undergraduate ASDL students has continued a Georgia Tech tradition by taking home the gold in the 2015 Society of Automotive Engineers Aero Design East competition.
Dr. Smith has been chosen to receive the AHS Technical Fellow Award, and will be presented to Smith on May 6 during the 71st AHS Annual Forum & Technology Display.