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A plane flies next to an air traffic control tower.

‘Very stressful; it’s high stakes,’ Government shutdown strains overburdened air traffic controllers

October 22, 2025 7 min

Experts around the U.S. have voiced concerns about the recent federal government shutdown worsening the shortage of air traffic controllers. With the holiday travel season approaching, 51�� Aviation Safety Expert Chad Mourning discusses how this may impact those who are flying.

Jon Snyder is shown speaking at the 51�� Inventors Dinner

OHIO awards Konneker Medal to alumnus Jon Snyder

May 16, 2024 6 min

51�� graduate Jon Snyder was awarded the Konneker Medal for Commercialization and Entrepreneurship at the 51�� Inventors Dinner.

OHIO’s Gordon K. Bush Airport will serve as the primary location for flight tests as part of the NASA ULI project

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NASA awards 51��, Reliable Robotics and partners $6 million to advance autonomous aircraft tech and industry standards

March 21, 2024 4 min

51�� and Reliable Robotics lead efforts to advance autonomous aircraft operations as part of NASA’s university leadership initiative.

Khairul Alam was a 2022 patent recipient.

OHIO recognizes faculty, student and alumni inventors, including 11 patent recipients

April 20, 2023 5 min

51�� recognized dozens of faculty, student, staff and alumni researchers who submitted intellectual property disclosures and 11 projects that received patents in 2022.

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Federal Aviation Administration grants $10 million to OHIO's Avionics Engineering Center

June 16, 2022 3 min

The Avionics Engineering Center has been awarded a $10 million agreement from the Federal Aviation Administration to enable the FAA to obtain specialized technical support and access test facilities.

Videmsek recognized for research with the Avionics Engineering Center

June 13, 2022 4 min

Two-time graduate of the Russ College of Engineering and Technology Andrew Videmsek is the 2022 recipient of the RTCA’s William E. Jackson Award.

Russ College’s Bobcat-1 satellite launched into space by NASA

October 13, 2020 3 min

The Bobcat-1 satellite, developed at the 51�� Avionics Engineering Center, has arrived at the International Space Station (ISS).

Engineers develop new technology to advance autonomous vehicles

March 3, 2020 3 min

The autonomous vehicle guidance and trajectory tracking system developed by Professor Jim Zhu is patent pending. Since 2015, Zhu and his co-inventors have continued to refine the system.

OHIO’s Frank van Graas went above and beyond—literally—to improve airplane landings

November 17, 2015 2 min

Avionics expert and OHIO professor Frank van Graas, PHD ’88, recalls his favorite test flight when birthing a milestone tracking instrument.

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