The 2019 Aerospace Engineering Student Projects Symposium is Friday, April 19, in the Gallogly Discovery Learning Center.
Students will present their projects solving real-world engineering problems faced by sponsoring businesses and labs.
Check out the schedule below and visit our Senior Design section to find out more about each project.
April 19
1:00 PM | DLC
“It’s great to be an Aerospace Engineer!”
Lisa Wood,
Director, Space Sciences
Ball Aerospace
Lisa Wood will discuss why it is an exciting time to be an aerospace engineer, but more importantly the national significance of the science and technology students will have an impact on. In her keynote she will discuss the current Aerospace and Defense landscape, her background and career path, leadership tips that helped her along the way, and four key takeaways from her mentor.
Bio: As Director of Space Sciences for Ball Aerospace, Lisa Wood is responsible for key customer and stakeholder engagement in the Washington DC area and beyond. Her focus lies heavily on civil space advocacy as she works closely with the enterprise to implement stakeholder strategies, support strategic planning, and develop proposal and pursuit strategies.
Wood joined Ball after a distinguished 30-year career of government service at NASA. Most recently, she served as a senior technologist in the Office of the Chief Technologist at NASA Headquarters in Washington, DC. In this role, Wood was the liaison to the NASA Science Mission Directorate, providing strategic planning to ensure technology investments within each science division were aligned with current space policy, Decadal Survey recommendations and Agency priorities. Prior to that role, Wood was the Associate Director of Mission Planning and Technology Development at NASAs Goddard Space Flight Center for the NASA Earth Sciences Division, where she directed the Division’s activities associated with the definition, development and implementation of airborne and space mission concepts for competed and directed opportunities.
Wood holds a B.S. in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Michigan, an M.A. in Science, Technology and Public Policy from George Washington University and an M.A in Secondary Education, Mathematics from Trinity Washington University.
To park on campus during the Symposium, you will need to purchase a temporary permit for the RG Zone Garage.
Temporary parking permits are available as a single day pass for $9.
To purchase a parking permit in advance, visit Parking and Transportation Services' online permitting site, and click the ‘Aerospace Project Symposium' link.
