Ohio State Welcomes New Director for Aviation Studies

D. Blake Stringer’s military and civilian experience are touted as he assumes his new post.

Tuesday, August 08, 2023 at 11:57 AM ET

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D. Blake Stringer will take over as director of the university's Center for Aviation Studies in January 2024. [Courtesy: The Ohio State University]

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Ohio State University has appointed D. Blake Stringer as the new director of its Center for Aviation Studies, with his tenure beginning August 1.
Stringer brings a diverse background, including 20 years of U.S. Army service (retiring as a lieutenant colonel), commercial pilot certification, and academic experience, notably founding aerospace engineering degrees at Kent State University.
He aims to strengthen the center's reputation for academic excellence and Ohio's leadership in aviation, with research interests in areas such as eVTOL aircraft propulsion and uncrewed traffic management.

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Ohio State University begins the school year with a new director of the Center for Aviation Studies. According to OSU, D. Blake Stringer entered his new position on August 1 and will be fully integrated into the program as of January 2024.

Stringer’s background is diverse. He holds a commercial certificate and has experience in both fixed-wing and rotary-wing aircraft. He served 20 years in the U.S. Army, retiring as a lieutenant colonel. During his military service, he was chief of the Army Research Laboratory’s vehicle propulsion division, a position he held while stationed at the NASA Glenn Research Center in Cleveland.