The Vertical Flight Society (VFS) University of California, Berkeley Student Chapter was established on November 17th , 2025, marking an exciting start for additional rotorcraft and vertical flight activities on campus. The VFS UC Berkeley Student Chapter Faculty Mentor is Jasenka Rakas, a faculty member in the Aerospace Engineering Program and the Civil and Environmental […]
Jordan Kam, Aerospace Engineering Student, Honored as American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Student of the Year
Last November 2025, Jordan Kam, a senior in our Aerospace Engineering program, was awarded the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Student of the Year for 2025 by the San Francisco section. Jordan was previously a member of the Rising Stars in Aerospace program with AIAA, where he published his first AIAA paper. Jordan has […]
Aerospace Engineering hires new faculty member, Professor Scott McCormack
The Aerospace Engineering program welcomes a new faculty member, Professor Scott McCormack, who started at Berkeley on January 1, 2026. His research interests are in the area of composite materials under extreme environments with a focus on experimental high temperature thermodynamics. This field of research is critical for the development of next generation leading edge […]