January 30, 2023

Professor Awatef Hamed is a trailblazer. She came of age during a time when few women were going to college to study engineering. In 1968, she left her home in Egypt and came to the University of Cincinnati as the only female graduate student in the aerospace engineering program. She went on to get her master’s and doctoral degrees from UC and then was hired as a faculty member, where she was the only female faculty member for two decades. In 2001, she became the first woman to head a college aerospace engineering department.

January 18, 2023

In an article for the news journal of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics, UC assistant professor Sameh Eisa explains how accurate mathematical modeling improves the efficiency of wind turbines.

August 21, 2023

Jorge Betancourt, an aerospace engineering doctoral student at the University of Cincinnati, is researching rotating detonation combustors that are slated to impact the future of aviation and rocketry. Thus far during his time at UC, Betancourt has had the opportunity to create assignments that challenge and help students understand material as a teaching assistant and was named Graduate Student Engineer of the Month by the College of Engineering and Applied Science.

July 24, 2023

Prashant Khare, an associate professor of aerospace engineering at the University of Cincinnati, is investigating the fluid physics relevant to supersonic and hypersonic propulsion. With this research, the goal is to significantly enhance the state of knowledge that will pave the way for faster, safer, less polluting and more efficient airplane engines.

August 23, 2023

Through his research in aerospace engineering, University of Cincinnati doctoral candidate Anirudh Chhabra aims to develop systems that can help us better explore and understand space. He also aims to fulfill his passion for teaching by pursuing a career in academia post-graduation, teaching others about space exploration and technology. Chhabra’s research as part of the Intelligent Autonomous Systems Research Laboratory (IASRL) has been federally funded, and he was named the Graduate Student Engineer of the Month by UC’s College of Engineering and Applied Science.

August 29, 2023

Yufeng Sun, University of Cincinnati aerospace engineering doctoral student, returned to academia for a transformative experience. Prior to beginning his doctoral studies, he worked for more than 10 years at Autodesk, a Computer Aided Design (CAD) software company. While at UC, he has mentored undergraduate students, served as a teaching assistant in several courses and provided visiting high school students with an introduction to aerospace engineering research. Through these interactions with students and witnessing their success, he developed a great passion for mentoring and was recently named Graduate Student Engineer of the Month from UC’s College of Engineering and Applied Science.

July 24, 2023

The University of Cincinnati, Case Western Reserve University and Ohio State University, home to the Ohio Supercomputer Center, will use a National Science Foundation grant to hire experts who can help researchers across the state harness the power of AI.

September 7, 2023

Digital Technology Solutions hosted “DTS Digital Awareness Series: Generative AI & Chat GPT” at the University of Cincinnati's Tangeman University Center. The DTS Digital Awareness Series sets aside time and space to explore cutting-edge emerging technologies with thought leaders at the university and in our community. 

May 31, 2023

Aerospace experts from across North America are coming to the University of Cincinnati this week for a conference on artificial intelligence.

May 19, 2023

Each year, the Merlin Flight Simulation Group holds an aircraft design and handling competition for university students. For the competition, students, individually or in groups, are tasked with creating and designing an aircraft that can fly. This year, a group of 16 University of Cincinnati senior aerospace engineering students from the College of Engineering and Applied Science (CEAS) entered their supersonic business jet in the competition and won.