Georgia Tech Names New Audit Chief, Hosts Foundry School Launch, and a Student’s Record-Chasing RC Jet

Leadership: Hilaire Nachtrab Named Chief Audit Executive

Georgia Tech has named Hilaire Nachtrab its new chief audit executive, effective Dec. 7. She joins from the University of Michigan, where she is associate director of Audit Services and previously served as interim executive director, leading a team of 22 professionals. Nachtrab will lead the Institute’s Department of Internal Auditing, reporting to both the Georgia Tech president and the University System of Georgia. Interim President Tim Lieuwen said her expertise will be critical as Tech continues to grow in scale and expand its research enterprise. Read the full announcement.

Innovation: Aerospace Student Designs Record-Breaking RC Jet

Fourth-year aerospace engineering student Tomas Salvo designed the Reaper, an RC jet that hit 790 kilometers per hour in an Oct. 27 test. The speed is unofficial, but it tops the current record of 465.544 km/h set in 2017. Salvo started the project in his dorm room and built it using the Aerospace Machine Shop and the Invention Studio’s CNC mill. A video of an earlier flight reached over 5.4 million users on X, and investors have since come calling. He is now testing Reaper with payloads as a jet-powered drone interceptor and hopes to develop a supersonic aircraft in the coming months. Get the whole story.

Workforce: First Foundry School Lecture Comes to Tech

Georgia Tech, Siemens, and Stanford University are teaming up to host the first Foundry School lecture on Nov. 12 at the Advanced Manufacturing Pilot Facility. The Stanford-led initiative, designed in collaboration with the U.S. Department of State, aims to prepare workers for a projected 3.8 million manufacturing jobs to fill by 2033. Attendees will tour live demos of digital twins, industrial AI, and robotics, and hear a panel of leaders from government, industry, and academia. Learn more about the event.

Career Corner: Inside the Intern Experience

Students interested in Synopsys can join a virtual panel on Nov. 17 from 3 to 4 p.m. Current interns and former interns turned full-time employees will share their projects and lessons learned. Registration is required. See the event details.

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