July-August 2019
Create successful ePaper yourself
Turn your PDF publications into a flip-book with our unique Google optimized e-Paper software.
DARYL LABELLO/Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University<br />
Left: A student of Embry-Riddle<br />
Aeronautical University (below)<br />
works on a free-flying unmanned<br />
robotic spacecraft for asteroid<br />
resource prospecting and<br />
characterization.<br />
Below left: A student laboratory<br />
session at Georgia Institute of<br />
Technology’s Daniel Guggenheim<br />
School of Aerospace Engineering.<br />
WILLIAM BUMGARNER/Courtesy Wikipedia<br />
automatically considered for the Embry-<br />
Riddle Scholarship, created in honor of the<br />
university’s namesake,” making ERAU a<br />
great option for international students<br />
considering aerospace engineering as a career.<br />
Students from over 141 countries attend<br />
ERAU, and the admissions staff understands<br />
the complexity of the international admission<br />
process. The university provides support on<br />
matters like immigration regulations, housing<br />
and health insurance. Its admissions representatives<br />
also organize information sessions<br />
through the year in various locations<br />
worldwide.<br />
Georgia Tech<br />
Each year, more than 1,200 students from<br />
around the world come to Atlanta, Georgia,<br />
Courtesy Georgia Institute of Technology<br />
to study aerospace engineering at the Daniel<br />
Guggenheim School of Aerospace<br />
Engineering at the Georgia Institute of<br />
Technology (Georgia Tech). It has more than<br />
40 tenure-track faculty members and many<br />
cross-disciplinary research collaborations.<br />
College education is a significant<br />
investment, and prospective students must<br />
weigh tuition, fees and other expenses<br />
against their future earning potential.<br />
Keeping this in mind, Georgia Tech offers a<br />
full range of options to help offset financial<br />
costs for students who qualify based on need,<br />
academic excellence or area of study. This<br />
includes competitive scholarships, financial<br />
aid, earn-while-you-learn co-op and<br />
internship programs, and research<br />
opportunities for stipends or class credit.<br />
“Our students get ample opportunities<br />
from the very first semester to participate in<br />
design-build-fly competitions, undergraduate<br />
research, minors or certificates, and<br />
vertically-integrated projects,” says Lakshmi<br />
Sankar, Regents Professor and Sikorsky<br />
Professor at the school. “We also provide<br />
many opportunities for study abroad in<br />
locations worldwide. Students may also<br />
pursue an undergraduate thesis, a combined<br />
BS/MS [Bachelor of Science/Master of<br />
Science] program focusing on research, or a<br />
program that focuses on international<br />
experiences.”<br />
Jason Chiang is a freelance writer based in Silver<br />
Lake, Los Angeles.<br />
14 JULY/AUGUST <strong>2019</strong>