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Design projects, teams, and awards

An aerial view from a unmanned aerial vehicle flying over an airfield.
An aerial view from eSPAARO—electric Small Platform for Autonomous Aerial Research Operations—an existing unmanned aircraft system redesigned by Virginia Tech students.

Undergraduate students have many opportunities to get involved in design projects that will challenge them to create and grapple with real-world industry innovations. Some of these opportunities come through the senior design capstone course while others are extracurricular.

Design teams ›

Studio for Design Innovation ›

AOE design teams
ASDI room

Aerospace Engineering Design Laboratory ›

Awards ›

Exterior of Advanced Engineering Design Laboratory
AOE awards