EVENTS
Networking Night — October 27th, 2025
Networking Night is an opportunity for students to meet professionals who work in the aerospace industry. Stop by to learn about the current role and career path of these alumni and friends of BU engineering, the company they work for, and the internship and job opportunities that exist there. Feel free to stop by anytime while this 2h event is running, just make sure to fill out the RSVP form first! The attending industry professionals will be from companies like GE Aerospace, Joby Aviation, MIT Lincoln Laboratory, Raytheon, and more.
RSVP here: https://forms.gle/UihT3gs7cREtowCa6
The event will take place on October 27th from 6:30-8:30PM in PHO117.
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Past events 2020-2021
April 7th, 2023, 11:45am ET, Lunch & Learn Alumni Astronaut
Bob Hines graduated from BU’s Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering Department in 1997. He also holds a master’s degree in aerospace engineering from the University of Alabama and a master’s degree from the US Air Force Test Pilot School. He was commissioned in 1999 by the Air Force Officer Training School and has served 18 years on active duty and in the reserves. He has logged more than 3,500 hours of flight time in 41 aircraft, many of these hours as an experimental test pilot for NASA. He recently ended his trip to the ISS and will be sharing his experiences with us.
- Please register to attend. You can do this by clicking on the following link:
RSVP: https://forms.gle/EQ9gimnxhGVSmfjK9
November 11th, 5:00 pm, Aerospace Concentration Night
Stop on by and ask current AIAA upperclassmen and faculty how to navigate the process with any questions or concerns you might have, or just listen to others to get a better grasp of what the aerospace concentration at BU looks like!
Updated Zoom Link: https://bostonu.zoom.us/j/98477188429?pwd=Ti9NMWZ2b0RXbHhHZXJqNFBXczJ0Zz09
Meeting ID: 984 7718 8429
Passcode: 988697
October 5th, 6:30 pm : Virtual panel discussion
This event is being put together to help students get some information about a few companies that will be recruiting at the October 9th career fair.
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- Alumni Joe Owen : BAE Systems
- Alumni Tony Tang : General Dynamics
- Alumni Kayla Kruper : Raytheon
- October 2nd: Access GE @ BU Overview
- Session A is all about lean with GE Healthcare and Session B is going to be a livestream from the GE Aviation Customer Technical Education Center (CTEC) going over Jet Engine Basics.
- September 26th; Pacific Northwest Aero Expo (organized by Portland State University)
- Register: https://sites.google.com/pdx.edu/pdxaerospace/psas-event
- September 21st; Career Panel.
- Ruby Precourt : GEAE (Evandale, OH)
- Kendra Toole: Blue Origin (Kent, WA)
- Larry Wirsing: Aurora Flight Sciences (Cambridge, MA)
- September 16th, 7:00 pm. AIAA New England Section webinar by Ian Dargin : Method and apparatus for removing orbital space debris from near-Earth orbit using the Solar Wind More information available at : https://aiaa.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_eNTx8VkVRPebsO_UNuORPw
- September 15th, 12:30-1:30 pm ET: VP and CTO discussion about Aerospace Corporation including career opportunities. You must be an AIAA National member ($15 for students for the year). Click here to sign for the event.
2020 Engineering Splash :
September 11th 4:00 pm. Join us at the Zoom address : Zoom
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