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Portrait of Luke Held

Honor Society® member

Luke Held

Operations Engineering Co Op at Moog Space and Defense Group

  • Your University
  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Class of 2019
  • North Canton, Ohio

Member since June 2016

About

My name is Luke Held and I am currently a third year Aerospace Engineering student at the University of Akron in Akron, Ohio.

Education

  • The University of Akron

    Aerospace Engineering

    2014 – 2019

Honors and awards

  • SAE International Aero Design Competition Winner

    In the past year, my team has won 13 medals at this competition, ranking us as the best in the United States.

  • Dean's List

    For the entirety of my college career, I have been a Dean's List Achiever.

  • Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society Inductee

    I was recently inducted into Tau Beta Pi for being in the top eighth of my class academically.

Goals and interests

Career goal

Aerospace Engineer at NASA Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, Ohio.

Graduate school interests

Masters in Aerospace Engineering at Ohio State.

Outside the classroom

- Zips Aero Design Team
- Selling products on both Amazon and Ebay
- Scuba Diving
- Metal Detecting
- Staying in shape (Running, working out)

Experience

  • Operations Engineering Co Op

    Moog Space and Defense Group

    Jan 2017 – May 2017

  • Mechanical Engineering Co Op

    The University of Dayton Research Institute (UDRI)

    May 2016 – Aug 2016

  • Dean's Team Officer

    The University of Akron

    Aug 2015 – May 2019

  • Mechanical Engineering Intern

    NASA Glenn Research Center

    Jun 2015 – Aug 2015

Volunteering

  • Engineering Student Council Event Volunteer

    University of Akron Engineering Student Council

    Aug 2016 – May 2019

  • NASA Educational Outreach Member

    NASA Glenn Research Center

    Jun 2015 – Aug 2015

Languages

  • French (France) Beginner

Additional information