AE Student Newsletter

Monday, September 21, 2026

GT-AE News

Mavris Wins ICAS Award for Distinguished Service

Regents Professor Dimitri Mavris has received the Award for Distinguished Service from the International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences (ICAS). Mavris will be presented with the award during the biennial ICAS Congress being held in Sydney, Australia this week.

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Forbes, Niche Rank Georgia Tech Among Nation’s Best Colleges

Tech earned a spot in the top 5 of each organization’s recent rankings among public schools.

Continuing to earn distinction for its academic strength and providing a strong return on investment, Georgia Tech is the No. 5 public school (No. 27 overall) on Forbes’ 2027 list of America’s Best Colleges.

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AE News

CoE News

GT News

Research News

This Week at GT-AE

RTX Career Day

Mon., Sept. 21, 2026
10:00 a.m.– 2:30 p.m.
Bill Moore Student Success Center, President’s Suites A–D

Ph.D. Thesis Defense: Waheed Bello

Mon., September 21

11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Montgomery Knight, 317

Georgia Tech Space Week

Sept., 22-25

9:00 a.m.

Register

Ph.D. Thesis Proposal: Jaechan Pyo

Tues., Sept., 22

12:00 - 2:00 p.m.

Weber 200

Engineering Space Policy Career Series

w/Josh Ingersoll

Wed. Sept. 23

4:00 - 5:00 p.m.

John Lewis Student Ctr. Piedmont Room

National Postdoctoral Appreciation Week Picnic

Wed. Sept. 23

12:00 - 1:30 p.m.

Bio Tech Quad Courtyard

Gebhardt Distinguished Lecture: Laura McGill

Thurs., Sept., 24
11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Weber, CoVE

AE Career Fair
Prep Events

Thurs., Sept. 24

10:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Weber

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Virtual

Fri., Sept. 25

12:00 - 2:00 p.m.

PhD2Consulting Club at Georgia Tech for our Fall 2026 Kickoff!

Thurs., Sept. 24

5:00-7:00 pm

EBB, CHOA Seminar Room

Refreshments

AE Brown Bag Seminar: Johnson, Kang, Li

Fri., Sept. 25

11:00 a.m. - 12:20 p.m.

Guggenheim 442

Save the Date

Tech AI Symposium and Career Fair

Mon., Sept. 28

9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Exhibition Hall

Fall 2026 Aerospace Engineering School Career Fair

Tues., Sept. 29
10am-4pm
Exhibition Hall
Registration closes: September 22

(Students must register to attend-check your email)

Avant South Conference- AI in Action

Oct. 12-13

All Day

Tech Square

Office Hour with the Dean

Thurs., Oct. 8
10 – 11 a.m.
Montgomery Knight 317
Zoom Link

More AE Events

GT Calendar

Jobs & Internships

Company Name	Position Title	Company Name	Position Title
SpaceX	Fall 2026 internships	Honeywell Aerospace	Senior Advanced Combustion Engineer
GE Vernova	Lead Engineer - Combustion Thermal Acoustics	Lockheed Martin	Engineering Job Opportunities (Early Career)
Textron	Quality Engineer Intern (2027)	Hermeus	Various
NTSB	Aerospace Engineer Vehicle Performance	ORNL	Internship Opportunities
Fairmont	Analyst	GE Aerospace	Digital Technology Intern (Summer 2027)
Oak Ridge National Laboratory	ORNL Opportunities	Delta	Technical Operations Co-Op (Spring 2027)
Draper	Digital Engineering Data Solutions Architect	CRAFT Tech	Hypersonics Research Scientist
		CRAFT Tech	Propulsion Research Scientist
Blue Origin	Intern	CRAFT Tech	Combustion Modeling Research Scientist
Fairmont Consulting Group	Intern	optimAero	UAS controls/simulation engineer

Academic Careers

School Name	Position Title
Stanford	Assistant, untenured Associate Professor, or tenured Associate Professor level.
Texas A&M University	Tenure-track faculty positions
Penn State College of Engineering	Tenure-Track Assistant/Associate Professor
University of Florida	Assistant or Associate Professor – Space Biology / Astrobiology
Trine University	Instructor - Mech. (Aero Eng.)
University of Tennessee, Knoxville	Assistant Professor
University of California Merced	Assistant Professor (Tenure Track)
AcademicKeys	Engineering
The University of Texas at Austin	Tenure-track faculty position
Duke University	Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science

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Scholarships, Fellowships, and Opportunities

Delta Take Flight Student Immersion Program

Applications close on Sept 30.

2027 Schweickart Prize Applications Are Now Open

Student Q&A webinars will happen mid-October

Closes Feb. 3

NASA OSTEM Internship

Spring 2027 Application Deadline: Deadline: February 26, 2027
Fall 2027 Application Deadline: May 21, 2027

NASA Pathways Internship

Opens Sept 21 and closes Sept. 25

NASA Community College Aerospace Scholars (NCAS) Student Challenge

Registration Deadline: Sept. 28

Contact: explore@nasa-ncas.org

Sandia National Laboratories Truman Fellowship

Deadline Oct. 1 | Eligibility: Ph.D. completion between Oct. 1, 2024 and Oct. 1, 2027

NASA Undergraduate Student Design Projects

Application Opens Monday, August 17

Patti Grace Smith Fellowship

Deadline: October 4th

NASA Ignition

Great time to become a rocket scientist opportunities

Aerospace Corporation Internships

Deadlines vary

Oak Ridge National Laboratory Postdoctoral Fellowship Opportunities

Openings

NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP)

Engineering Deadline: Oct. 22

Linde Advanced Material Technologies Inc.

Engineering Intern-Summer 2027

SUITS Challenge –August 27: Opportunity Announcement and RFP released.

AMP-URE (Advancing Mentorship Programs for Undergraduate Research in Engineering), an NSF-supported program

For Faculty, Grad Students and Post-Docs in Engineering
Apply by Sept. 25 -

9 p.m.

Contact Mason Borzin

The Air Force Science & Technology Fellowship Program

Applications Accepted on a Rolling Basis

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GT-AE Mentors in Residence

AE undergraduate and graduate students can meet with mentors (virtually) to gain insight and ask questions about career exploration, Georgia Tech, and more! Email mentor@ae.gatech.edu if you need assistance scheduling with your preferred mentor.

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