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Mathieu Joerger named editor of NAVIGATION: Journal of the Institute of Navigation , articleThe journal publishes original, peer-reviewed papers related to the art, science, and engineering of the field of positioning, navigation, and timing, covering land, sea, air, and space applications.
Date: Jan 21, 2026 - -
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Shane Ross honored as fellow of the American Astronautical Society , articleRoss is recognized for his pioneering contributions to multibody orbital dynamics and space mission design, transformative educational outreach, and influential contributions to the society.
Date: Jan 12, 2026 - -
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Rakesh Kapania named editor-in-chief of AIAA Journal of Aircraft , articleKapania has a long history of advancing aerospace research and education.
Date: Dec 18, 2025 - -
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Christine Gilbert awarded Professor Owen Hughes Junior Faculty Fellowship , articleGilbert's research tackles the multi-physics problem of fluid-structure interaction, particularly in ocean vessels and structures.
Date: Dec 16, 2025 - -
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Robert Canfield honored with emeritus status , articleA member of the Virginia Tech community for more than 35 years, Canfield made significant research contributions to design methods for automated structural and multidisciplinary optimization and technical advancement of future vehicle concepts.
Date: Dec 15, 2025 - -
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Alan J. Brown honored with emeritus status , articleBrown was instrumental in restructuring Virginia Tech’s undergraduate ship design course, one of the only two undergraduate programs in the United States to teach warship design, and created the only open submarine design course in the United States.
Date: Dec 15, 2025 - -
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Sourav Saha awarded Professor Ella M. Atkins Junior Faculty Fellowship , articleA member of the Virginia Tech community since 2024, Saha's research focuses on the fields of computational mechanics, scientific machine learning, and advanced manufacturing.
Date: Dec 15, 2025 - -
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College of Engineering's Major Grants Initiative to fuel large-scale, interdisciplinary research , articleNine research teams received funding for innovative collaborations that will pave the way for large-scale, transformative research funding.
Date: Dec 01, 2025 -
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Aerospace and Ocean Engineering In the News
- WSLS: New Hypersonic Technology research at Virginia Tech
- WXFR: Roanoke residents still feeling confident about flying after two plane incidents
- WSLS 10: Roanoke-Bound Flight Involved in Plane Crash at New York's LaGuardia Airport
- Daily Mail: Do 'miracle seats' whose occupants can survive a plane crash exist? Experts reveal all after Air India's sole survivor escaped from 11A
- Richmond Times: For safer air travel, rely less on humans
- Aerospace America: Q&A Autonomy realist
- MSNBC: Investigators recover two black boxes from DC crash
- WSLS (NBC) Roanoke: Virginia Tech aerospace engineer speaks on plane-helicopter collision that killed 67 over D.C.
- Cardinal News: Virginia Tech drone sub fleet will search for microplastics in Chesapeake Bay
- Aerospace America: Advances reported in detonation-based systems and solid-fuel scramjets
- Forbes: Northern Lights Forecast: Aurora May Be Visible In U.S. For Two Years, Scientists Say
- DesignNews: Low-Earth-Orbit Satellites Must Minimize Astronomical Interference
- WSLS: The techniques Olympic athletes use to win gold
- Newsweek: In World First, Planemaker Introducers Automatic Takeoff Technology
- ABC News: Ship that struck Baltimore bridge had 4 blackouts before disaster. Here's what we know
- Newsweek: Boeing's New Problem Is Far From Its Crisis
- 800 STEM Students Nationwide Gear Up to Launch Weather Balloons on Eclipse Day
- Scripps - Stefano Brizzolara discusses ship safety mechanisms
- WDBJ: Virginia Tech experts say Baltimore bridge crash could have been prevented
- Business Insider: Here's the science refresher you need before diving into Netflix's '3 Body Problem'
- WSLS: Travelers unphased by recent airline scares
- NASA HELIOPHYSICS STRATEGIC TECHNOLOGY OFFICE: Early Career Spotlight, Samantha Kenyon
- WSLS: Local residents spot SpaceX Starlink satellites following launch
- US Navy: A Mighty Wind: Using Wind Tunnels to Measure Sound by Deadening the Noise
- Constellations: University Spotlight: A Test Environment for the Internet of Space Things
- New York Post: Structural issues with Titan sub hull could have caused implosion
- Washington Post: Titan’s experimental design drew concern even before its doomed dive
- WXFT Boston 25: Oxygen running out for crew on missing sub near Titanic wreckage
- Virginia Business: Universities offer logistics, maritime degrees
- Innovation News Network: Computational modeling in support of progress towards nuclear fusion energy breakeven
- Scripps News The WHY: Why don't we have flying cars yet?
- Rolls-Royce, Pratt & Whitney, Virginia Tech announce new research partnership
- MIT Technology Review: Starlink signals can be reverse-engineered to work like GPS—whether SpaceX likes it or not
- Forbes: Boeing's Wisk Is Going Full Robot With Its Electric Air Taxi While Competitors Stick With Human Pilots
- prattwhitney.com: Pratt & Whitney PW6000 engine donation expands opportunities for aerospace and propulsion undergraduate students at Virginia Tech
- Science.org: Scientists create their own GPS by spying on internet satellites
- NASA wants to harvest water on moon and Mars, and Virginia Tech team thinks it can help
- DataSkeptic podcast: Time Series at the Beach
- WSLS: How a Boeing 737 door opened mid-flight
- Radio IQ/WVTF: UAP's or Space Junk?
- Newsweek: What NASA's Mars Ingenuity Helicopter's First Flight Means for Future of Space Exploration
- WDBJ: Hume Center acquires new telescope and dome for space science research
- WFXR: Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus-15 launched from Wallops Island Saturday with VT’s ThickSat satellite onboard
- InsideGNSS: TRANSIT on Steroids: Doppler-Based GNSS Meets Large LEO Constellations
- WFXR: Virginia Tech educators and students want to bring your kids along for STEAM learning
- Radio IQ/WVTF: Preparing for the Next Pandemic by Counting Coughs
- Robotics and Automation News: Virginia Tech partners with Dive Technologies to launch autonomous underwater vehicle
- New York Times: How Do Flying Snakes Glide Through the Air? ‘It’s Hard to Believe’
- IEEE: Virginia Tech team creating a tube pump for desalination applications
- WDBJ7: Changing Technology for Prosthetic Limbs
- Forbes.com: These Smart Prosthetic Sockets Could Enable More Comfortable Prosthesis
- CNN: NASA's newest mission, ICON, has launched
- WDBJ: Virginia Tech researchers contribute to upcoming NASA mission
- WXFR: Late NASA pioneer leaves lasting mark on Virginia Tech
- WFXR: Virginia Tech students watch as rocket blasts off from Wallops Island
- WDBJ: Virginia Tech students send satellite to space
- WGR Radio: Brave New Atmosphere
- WSET: Virginia Tech partners with NASA for research in stability wind tunnel