Student Support

A number of students received financial assistance to help them complete their degrees. This support included scholarships for undergraduates and assistantships/fellowships for graduate students. Funding provided assistance through special programs such as the Rose Minkin Scholarships, Chester Gaskell Aeronautical Engineering Scholarship, AEM Program Support, DeLeo Scholarships, and Jewitt Scholarships.

Student Scholarship Recipients
Other alumni supported programs and projects

P.R.Sethna Lecture

The Sethna Lecture was established to honor Professor P.R.Sethna who was the Department Head for 26 years and a faculty member for 37 years. He was a renowned scholar in the area of nonlinear dynamics and a guiding force in the building the current department. This colloquia provides valuable educational opportunities for faculty and students that are critical to the field of engineering.

Sethna Lecture Series

The Aeronautical Class of 1943 Wind Tunnel Fund

This fund has been very instrumental for improvements to our wind tunnel facilities. In fact, we were able to replace the 50-year old 100-horsepower electric motor and also incorporte a frequency inventer enabling us to control the motor speed for more efficient wind tunnel operation.

John D. Akerman Professorship

Gifts to the Department allow continued work of the John D. Akerman Professor of Design who works with our year-long capstone senior design course. Students study selected design issues such as building a l/5^th scale radio controlled model and other projects and use Pro/ENGINEER and NC machining in fabricating their models.

Endowed Academic Positions

A gift to the Department supports the Russell J. Penrose Professorship in Aerospace Engineering. This prestigious faculty position allows the Department to retain top faculty from around the world to continue their teaching and research at our institution.

See article in AEM Update.