Three graduate students from the Koo Research Group presented five papers at the AIAA SciTech Conference in Orlando, Florida. Topics included advanced aerospace materials like carbon/UHTR and quartz/UHTR ablatives, microstructural analysis, and photogrammetry methods. The students, along with their advisor Dr. Joseph H. Koo, showcased their research to over 6,000 attendees.
Former MSE graduate Dr. Colin Yee also presented his PhD dissertation. The conference provided valuable networking and learning opportunities, highlighting the Koo Group's ongoing contributions to aerospace materials science.
More about the AIAA SciTech 2025 Conference:
The 2025 AIAA SciTech Forum, held from January 6–10, was a key event for aerospace R&D, featuring nearly 3,000 technical presentations and speeches from industry, government, and academic leaders. This year’s forum, centered around "Energizing the Future," offered a unique opportunity to explore the latest innovations driving the future of aerospace and defense
