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Dec 25, 2017

Behind Dash-X with Tyler Jenkins

TYLER JENKINS is an aerospace graduate student in the MAE Department. Jenkins recently finished co-leading a project that resulted in the development of the highly anticipated, Dash-X drone. He also…

Dec 15, 2017

Congratulations to our Fall 2017 Graduates

On Friday December 14, 2017 at 3:00 PM in The McKimmon Center, the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering welcomed family and friends of our Fall 2017 graduates. We celebrated…

Dec 11, 2017

MAE Contributes to Successful Namibia Pilot Study Abroad Program

Students from animal studies degree programs and from engineering degree programs have teamed up to advance the capabilities in Namibia of observing wildlife through the use of unmanned aerial systems…

Nov 30, 2017

A Peek at Senior Design Day

Each semester mechanical engineering seniors are given a real world problem to solve in the MAE 416 Capstone Design course, and they showcased their solutions during Senior Design Day. This…

Nov 17, 2017

Graduate Student Competes for $140K in Land O’Lakes Drone Challenge Finals

MAE graduate student, SKYLER EDENHART-PEPE, along with the aerial data gathering company, Sandhills Robotics, competed for $140K in the Land O’Lakes Drone Challenge finals. The competition began February 2017 with…

Nov 16, 2017

Spacecraft Designed in 1990 Successfully Tested

DURING THE SPRING SEMESTER OF 1990, students and faculty of NC State and NC A&T University designed a full-scale engineering research model of the HL-20. Led by Robert Vess, a…