Virginia Tech is a public research university with a significant presence in the space industry. Through its Kevin T. Crofton Department of Aerospace and Ocean Engineering and the Center for Space Science and Engineering Research (Space@VT), it conducts research in areas like space vehicle dynamics, satellite design, and space weather. The university is involved in projects such as the Virginia CubeSat Constellation, a collaborative mission with other universities and NASA, and operates the Puri Satellite Ground Network to support spacecraft communications.
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Virginia Tech’s demonstration of SWOT technology enables coverage of rivers globally and studying their evolution at a much larger scale than prior methods.
Virginia Tech geoscientists are using the SWOT satellite to study how water shapes the land.
Dr. Alok Das earned his PhD in aerospace engineering from Virginia Tech in 1982.
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University is a lead institution selected under the University Consortium Research Opportunity 2.0/Space Strategic Technology Institute 1.
Virginia Tech’s undergraduate GEOINT certificate will launch in Fall 2023 within the Department of Geography.
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, won second place in the Best-Looking Rocket Award at the college level in NASA’s 2023 Student Launch challenge.
Perrone Robotics has an established history of working with institutions of higher learning including the University of Wisconsin, Virginia Tech, Johns Hopkins University, University of Hawaii, University of Virginia, Eastern Michigan University, and Drexel University.
The 2022 AAG Honors Committee members include Ronald Hagelman III (Chair, Texas State University), Amy Katherine Glasmeier (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), Andrew Sluyter (Louisiana State University), Thomas Baerwald (NSF, retired), Kelsey Ellis (University of Tennessee), Stephanie Zick (Virginia Tech), Kavita Pandit (Georgia State University), Alexandra Ponette-Gonzalez (University of North Texas), and Megan Ybarra (University of Washington).