College of Aeronautics and Engineering
Miller, hailing from Monroeville, Pennsylvania, is a sophomore Aerospace Engineering student, with a minor in Economics. In her first semester of college, she co-founded the at Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State, hoping to bring speakers and professional development workshops to Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State’s engineering program in the spirit of empowering women and providing a community for womxn to grow as young professionals.
The project team, led by Yanhai Du, Ph.D., developed a lightweight-high-energy-density onboard power source that enables vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) type aircraft to potentially increase flight time and payload.