AeroDesign Team at USC is a design team founded in 1989 that competes in the annual AIAA Design-Build-Fly.
AeroDesign Team at USC的外部链接
3651 Watt Way
Building Vivian Hall (VHE); Room M31
US，California，Los Angeles，90089
Congrats Diego — we can't wait to see what you accomplish at Wisk!
It's been a long time coming, but I'm happy to share that I'll be joining Wisk this summer as an Aircraft Integration and Test Engineer in Mountain View, California. Huge thanks to Joseph Stanley for his support during the interview process—I look forward to working together!
We are thrilled to announce that the USC AeroDesign Team has been sponsored by Blue Origin for the 2025 season! This year, Blue Origin evaluated teams on criteria such as technical ability, team practices, and DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion) initiatives. While we take great pride in our technical accomplishments, including the hard work we’ve poured into our 2025 DBF competition plane and report, DEI and team culture remain at the heart of what we do. A massive thank you to Maddy Jacobs for guiding us through the process and for the unwavering support you have provided over the years. Your encouragement has been invaluable! Here’s to advancing the future of flight, together! #BlueOrigin #USCAeroDesign
Our Preliminary Design Review (PDR) for the AIAA Design, Build, Fly competition was a success! ?? ?? Presenting our initial designs and progress to our panel of advisors was an invaluable experience. Their feedback provided us with new insights and practical ideas that will shape our next steps, and we can’t wait to put these suggestions into action. A huge thank you to our leads, general members, and advisors for making this review both productive and engaging. None of this would be possible without your dedication and support! Here’s to the journey ahead! ?? ??? ??
I’m so honored to have been able to join these women and talk about my experience as a female leader on the AeroDesign Team at USC. Thank you so much for having me Hannah Fonseca and Viterbi Voices!
I’m thrilled to announce that the podcast episode I hosted as a Viterbi Student Ambassador is now live on Spotify and everywhere podcasts are heard ????! The episode, "Women in Engineering: Voices of Viterbi's Club Presidents," shines a light on the incredible women leading some of Viterbi’s top student organizations ??????. I had the privilege of interviewing these inspiring female leaders: ???? Jessica Fu from CAIS++ ???? Hallie Faust from Scope USC ??? Sarah Keough from USC AeroDesign Team ?? Christina You from Shift SC ?? Emily Lai from USC Society of Women Engineers We dove into everything—from what their clubs are all about, their experiences as women in STEM, challenges they’ve overcome, and their roles as leaders ????. Their passion and drive to pave the way for future women in engineering is truly inspiring ????! Listen in and get ready to be empowered by these incredible voices of Viterbi ?????? ?? Check it out now on Spotify or your favorite podcast platform! #WomenInSTEM #ViterbiStrong #EngineeringLife #ViterbiClubs #STEMEmpowerment #USCViterbi #PodcastHost #Spotify #ApplePodcasts #AmazonMusic
Had such a great time with Maddy and the Blue Origin team in our lab! ?? It was awesome to share our projects and learn more about what Blue is all about. Thanks for the inspiring conversations—excited to see where this connection takes us! #FightOn ???? #USC #Engineering #TeamBlue #ForTheBenefitOfEarth
?? ?? We here at Blue Origin had an exciting and inspiring couple of days meeting with the next generation of engineers on campus at University of Southern California! All of the thanks to Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers, SC Racing, the Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Design Team, Liquid Propulsion Lab, Advanced Spacecraft Propulsion and Energy?Laboratory, AeroDesign Team, SC Solar Car, National Society of Black Engineers and Rocket Propulsion Lab for meeting with us. It was a pleasure and a privilege to connect with everyone! #FightOn! ?? ?? Joel Gomez Paula Adhikari #USC #USCeengineering #teamblue #forthebenefitofearth
This past year, I had the privilege of leading the AeroDesign Team at USC as Chief Engineer - a role that was grueling, but highly rewarding! A few highlights from the year - ??Built 7 aircraft in under 7 months. ??Explored new manufacturing materials, techniques, and tooling. ??Improved team infrastructure: documentation, meetings, communication. ??Increased general member engagement. Distributed projects and ownership. Some leadership principles I learned - ??Guide, not decide. Allow others to experience the design process. ??Operate in a high-trust environment. Remove localized dependency. ??Meetings are expensive. Be intentional with time. ??Maintain transparency. Share goals and direction. Seek feedback. After dedicating 3 years to this team, I am extremely grateful to the people I have met and the experiences I had along the way. Thank you to my teammates for trusting me. Thank you to my mentors for the guidance and support. I owe my growth as an engineer and leader to you all! Below are some pictures from the AIAA Design-Build-Fly competition, where we won Best Design Report out of 107 teams and the Stan Powell Memorial Award! The USC Viterbi School of Engineering also awarded us Design Team Of The Year soon after! Flight on! ??????? #AIAA #AIAADBF #Textron #USCViterbi #USC