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DEPARTMENT NEWS
AEM undergraduate open house a success
The Department of Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics (AEM) held its first-ever open house on September 29. The evening included students and faculty from the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), the Rocket Team, and the Ballooning group. Current AEM undergraduate and graduate students were on hand in the different department labs, such as the wind tunnel lab, the Small Satellite lab, and the Robotics, Dynamics, and Control labs, to speak with prospective students about research opportunities and the different groups and majors within AEM.
The current AEM students that hosted the event expressed how excited they were seeing the 70 or so interested freshmen and sophomores who came out to learn about the different groups within the Department. Junior Ryleigh McGiveron, who is majoring in Aerospace Engineering and serves
on the AEM Mentorship Program/AEMbassadors team,
said, “I really have enjoyed being able to pair the younger undergrads with older students or even people recently graduated in industry or grad school. It’s nice for them to
get the opportunity to have someone they can easily go to
for advice on classes, internships, or anything else. Through (involvement in) AEMbassadors, I have liked being able to tell freshmen about some of the things the department has to offer and why Aerospace is so cool!”
Juniors Ryleigh McGiveron & Joseph Janisch welcome students to the 2022 AEM Open House.
When I was a freshman, it was kinda intimidating to try and find a student group to be a part of. I feel like having all the groups at the event to talk to the attendees made it really easy to learn about what's all going on.
-Junior Ryleigh McGiveron
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