Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Since 2015, NASA’s University Leadership Initiative has provided the opportunity for a widely diverse group of teams, consisting of university faculty, students, and industry experts – to innovate and advance aviation. Hundreds of students from schools across the nation have made real contributions to help NASA achieve its transformational vision of exploring high-speed flight, advanced air mobility, future airspace management and safety, and electrified propulsion. NASA’s University Leadership Initiative is expanding the aeronautics research ecosystem by developing innovative ideas, defining the future of aviation, and inspiring the workforce of tomorrow.
Since 2015, NASA’s University Leadership Initiative has provided the opportunity for a widely diverse group of teams, consisting of university faculty, students, and industry experts – to innovate and advance aviation. Hundreds of students from schools across the nation have made real contributions to help NASA achieve its transformational vision of exploring high-speed flight, advanced air mobility, future airspace management and safety, and electrified propulsion. NASA’s University Leadership Initiative is expanding the aeronautics research ecosystem by developing innovative ideas, defining the future of aviation, and inspiring the workforce of tomorrow.
