Alumni Magazine - Spring 2008 - (Page 86) > > > F A C U LT Y P R O F I L E Still Looking Skyward Professor Loewy may be stepping down, but Tech’s aerospace engineering chair has no plans to shift focus By Pamela Babcock A long time ago, a friend mentioned to professor Bob Loewy that someone “shouldn’t be an aerospace engineer if they can walk down the sidewalk when a plane flies overhead and not look up.” Loewy has been looking to the sky — and later guiding others to the possibilities there — for more than six decades. An internationally respected thought leader in his field and the William R.T. Oakes chair in the Daniel Guggenheim School of Aerospace Engineering, Loewy is stepping down in June. A search committee of faculty, staff and students will help select a replacement. “I hate to give up such a great job, but it does seem that it’s the right time,” Loewy says. “Fifteen years as the chair of the school is a pretty long time.” Since 1993, Loewy’s leadership has been critical in positioning aerospace engineering for the future, and he has used his knowledge, expertise and dedication to keep the School of Aerospace Engineering firmly in the top ranks. Under his tenure, the school has seen strong growth in enrollment, faculty and sponsored research. Today, it’s among the top aerospace engineering programs in the country — 86
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