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Kara Lab develops new method to improve spacecraft landing safety

Tue, Dec 09, 2025

Dr. Kursat Kara, associate professor in the School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, and Ph.D. candidates Shafi Al Salman Romeo and Ashraf Kassem have developed a method to accurately predict the behavior of a space capsule during atmospheric entry. This advance supports safe landings on Earth and other worlds with atmospheres.

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7 OSU faculty members honored with 2025 Regents Distinguished Research Award

Tue, Dec 09, 2025

Oklahoma State University recognized seven faculty members with the Regents Distinguished Research Award during the University Awards Convocation ceremony Dec. 8 in the Student Union Ballroom.

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OSU FST receives grant for new mobile fire lab for Advanced Fire Behavior course

Fri, Dec 05, 2025

FST’s Advanced Fire Behavior course, which has been taught for 15 years, will soon be enhanced thanks to an Assistance to Firefighters Grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency of more than $196,000 to purchase a new mobile fire lab.

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Two CHE student design teams finish first in AIChE contest

Thu, Dec 04, 2025

Students in the School of Chemical Engineering in the College of Engineering, Architecture and Technology at Oklahoma State University continue to showcase high-level success on the national stage at the AIChE Annual Student Conference in Boston on Nov. 2, 2025.   

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Cowboy Combustion: Pistol Pete's Propulsion Posse pushes OSU propulsion to new heights

Wed, Dec 03, 2025

Pistol Pete’s Propulsion Posse (P4), officially formed in September 2025, is an organization of dedicated students of all majors at OSU who are interested in jet propulsion. Graduate students who have studied under Rouser for several years are mentors in the group, while younger students are exposed to more hands-on opportunities than what was available previously.  

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New Product Development Center: Turning ideas into real-world impact 

Fri, Nov 21, 2025

At Oklahoma State University, innovation isn’t confined to research labs — it’s designed to serve the public. The New Product Development Center, part of the College of Engineering, Architecture and Technology, helps entrepreneurs, inventors and small businesses transform ideas into tangible products that improve lives across Oklahoma and beyond. 

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CEAT's new Aircraft and Atmospheric Interactions Research Laboratory

Tue, Nov 18, 2025

The Aircraft and Atmospheric Interactions Research Laboratory (A 2IRLab) is leading pioneering research at the intersection of autonomous systems, multi-modal sensing, atmospheric science and aeronautical engineering.

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OSU’s new cold spray system positions Oklahoma at the forefront of advanced manufacturing

Mon, Nov 17, 2025

Researchers from the College of Engineering, Architecture and Technology are ushering in a new era of advanced manufacturing with the installation of a high-velocity cold spray system – the first of its kind at an Oklahoma university.

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OSU-Tulsa announces winners of inaugural Student Research Day

Mon, Nov 17, 2025

Oklahoma State University-Tulsa recognized the top student presenters from its first-ever Student Research Day, held Nov. 12. The event featured 21 posters representing original research, creative projects and applied studies from Tulsa-based students in a diversity of disciplines.

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OSU researchers take flight with study to advance weather-sensing UAS technology

Fri, Nov 14, 2025

Over the past decade, researchers from the College of Engineering, Architecture and Technology, along with others, have explored the use of weather-sensing unmanned aerial systems (WxUAS) to supplement existing weather observation tools and improve forecasting in the atmospheric boundary layer — the region from the surface to roughly 5,000 feet. The goal is to increase the quality and frequency of atmospheric measurements, ultimately strengthening the prediction of high-impact weather and improving public safety.

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Three CEAT graduate students shine in university-wide Three Minute Thesis competition

Thu, Nov 13, 2025

Oklahoma State University College of Engineering, Architecture and Technology graduate students Vishesh Bhadariya, Bunty Tomar and Suman Poudel rose to the top during the CEAT portion of the Three Minute Thesis competition hosted by the OSU Graduate College. They competed against first against their CEAT peers, then took part in the university-wide portion of the competition.

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Swing for the Fences: Riata Center helps student creator of SwingRight grow into confident entrepreneur

Tue, Nov 11, 2025

OSU student Steve Azzaro arrived at the Riata Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship with a bright idea. His partnerships with the Spears Business Riata Center and CEAT’s Zink Center have helped him grow into a confident entrepreneur with a patent-pending sports training device, the Az-Tec SwingRight.

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