MechSE alumna Karen Thole (BSME ’82, MSME ’84), distinguished professor and department head of mechanical and nuclear engineering at Penn State, has been awarded the 2019 Air Breathing Propulsion Award from the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA).
She received the award during the AIAA Excellence in Aerospace Awards Luncheon on Aug. 21 in Indianapolis.