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 Where Engineering Meets Startup SpeedBenjamin "Ben" Windt, an Aerospace Engineering major at ��ñ��'s College of Aeronautics and Engineering, spent his spring 2026 semester as an Aerospace Engineering Intern at LeapFast Manufacturing Inc., a manufacturer of metal-based parts for industries including aerospace, oil and gas, and defense.LeapFast uses a NASA-patented process called Bobbin Friction Stir Deposition (B-FSD) to manufacture parts in a single step, cutting manufacturing times from months to weeks. Ben pointed to an example from Kent State’s Astroflas...

Aerospace engineering student Mateus Lampe Holovaty nearly gave up on finding an internship. Then one opportunity changed the direction of his career.An Uphill SearchFinding an internship as an international student in aerospace comes with a challenge many students never have to consider: Most companies in the field require ITAR clearance, which rules out a large share of opportunities before an application is ever submitted. Mateus Lampe Holovaty, an Aerospace Engineering major at ��ñ��'s College of Aeronautics and Engineering, knew that struggle firsthand. He had all but give...