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"The field of aerospace engineering was born out of passion," said Dr. Sid Gunasekaran, assistant professor, University of Dayton Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. "People have dedicated their lives to redefine what is impossible . . . some people see it as a legacy and a constant reminder of what humans can do if we set our hearts and minds to it."
During Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, the University of Dayton pays tribute to our students, graduates, faculty, staff — and our Nobel Laureate. Charles J. Pedersen, described as “a brilliant chemist with the soul of an artist,” shared the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1987 for his discovery of crown ethers.
Through the cooperative education program at the University of Dayton School of Engineering, Taylor McCarthy, a chemical engineering major from Beavercreek, Ohio, worked for Givaudan Flavor Corporation for two work terms and will return for her final, third term this summer (2021).
Franco Patino, a University of Dayton junior mechanical engineering technology student, found a rewarding part-time domestic immersion through the University's ETHOS Center where he remotely teaches about the wonderful world of STEM to children and adults with disabilities at the United Rehabilitation Services.
The Multi-Ethnic Engineers Program Outreach Initiative is in its third year in the University of Dayton School of Engineering. This Initiative is thriving thanks to the leadership of Jada Cooper-Taylor, senior industrial engineering technology major and MEP ambassador, as well as through the support of the Engineering Dean’s Fund for Excellence.
