Blake Hament (Mechanical Engineering), a doctoral student and research assistant at 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ’s Drones and Autonomous Systems Lab (DASL), was named the 2018 University Transportation Center Outstanding Student of the Year by the U.S. Department of Transportation. Hament works with Lincy Professor for Unmanned Aerial Systems Paul Oh (Mechanical Engineering) on research for the INSPIRE University Transportation Center (INSPIRE UTC) that examines the inspection and preservation of infrastructure through robotic exploration.
