Instructor: Emily Arnold

Emily Arnold
 Biography: Dr. Emily Arnold received a BS in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, in 2009, and the PhD from the University of Kansas in 2013. Dr. Arnold is an associate professor and graduate director in the Aerospace Engineering Department at KU, and she is the first female faculty member in the department's 75-year history. She is the KU School of Engineering's J.O. Jones scholar. Her expertise is in multifunctional structures, a multidisciplinary field of study that spans advanced aerospace structures and electromagnetics. She has served as the Lead Design and Structural Engineer for several airborne antenna arrays used for remote sensing ice sheets as part of NASA's Operation Icebridge airborne campaign as well as several international collaborations. She also has extensive experience building and designing composite structures, including the structure for a 1,100-lb. UAS. In 2019, Dr. Arnold was the recipient of the National Science Foundation's prestigious CAREER award. As part of this grant, she developed a low-VHF structural antenna concept that was integrated on a small helicopter UAS. This system was used by Dr. Arnold and her team to collect ice thickness data in southeast Greenland. Dr. Arnold was also the recipient of two NASA Earth and Space Science Fellowships, Zonta International's Amelia Earhart Fellowship, and was recently named an AIAA Associate Fellow. Prior to returning to KU as a professor, she worked at the MITRE Corporation.

Classes by this instructor


AE727-NC: Aircraft Antenna Systems

This course provides a comprehensive introduction to aircraft antenna systems, with a focus on real-world applications in aerospace communication, navigation, and sensing. Designed for professionals in the aerospace industry, this course emphasizes practical design methodologies, CAD tools, and performance analysis techniques relevant to modern aircraft systems.
January 21, 2026 to May 13, 2026, Live Online Training