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USC AeroDesign Team

The AeroDesign Team is the University of Southern California's entrant in the annual AIAA/Cessna/Raytheon Design Build Fly competition. Learn more about the competition at AIAA DBF and Terrabreak.

Get Involved

Want hands on experience building things that actually fly? Then you have come to the right place. At ADT, we have a lot of hands-on activities, and we are happy to put you to work too. If you've never been involved with ADT before, we suggest coming out to one of our weekly meetings. Meetings are 7:00pm, Monday in BHE 301. Use the outdoor staircase to access the room after-hours. If you have questions, please email us at usc.adt@gmail.com.

If you are a current member, you can see if people are currently in the lab by texting 347-6USCADT. You can also catch the captains at their office hours! Spring 2012 office hours are as follows:

Ben Title, Chief Engineer	Tuesdays, 1-2PM
Claire Heatherly, Program Manager	Wednesdays, 4-5PM
Warren Tichenor, Treasurer	Thursdays, 3:30-4:30PM
Alex Cramer, Test Flight	Wednesdays, 10-11AM
Aditya Vaidyanathan, Performance	Thursdays, 4-6PM
Kolleen Lee, Payloads	Tuesdays, 1-2PM
Jake Ichikawa, Propulsion	Wednesdays, 12-1PM
Chris Gomez, Build	Mondays, 3:30-4:30PM
Stu Armstrong, Structures	Tuesdays, 11AM-12PM
Terry Brown & Haili Sun, Configuration	Wednesdays, 12-1PM
Benjamin Ackerman, Aerodynamics, Stability & Control	Mondays, 4:00-5:00PM
Erin Lian, Landing Gear	Thursdays, 2-3PM

Industry Links

• AeroVironment
• The Boeing Company
• The Lockheed Martin Corporation
• The Northrop Grumman Corporation
• The Raytheon Company
• Space Exploration Technologies
• Swift Engineering

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