“Learning how to pick and choose between all of the opportunities presented at Berkeley was one of the biggest challenges I faced. When given so many possibilities, it is often easy to fall into the trap of trying to do everything, and consequently achieving nothing. Becoming critical about what opportunities were going to take me closer to where I ultimately wanted to end up was important.”
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Aerospace Students Visit Relativity Space, Ampaire, and JetZero
Over the course of spring break, 24 students from the UC Berkeley Aerospace Engineering program visited Relativity Space, Ampaire, and JetZero in the Long Beach Airport area. They were accompanied by Professor Papadopoulos and Professor Mueller. This was an extraordinary opportunity to catch up on the latest in large-scale rocketry, hybrid propulsion, and blended-wing transport!
The Vertical Flight Society Established as a Student Chapter at UC Berkeley
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 […]
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 […]