Rishi Patel

College/University: Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University, Aerospace Engineering ‘23

Host Company: Aerospace Industries Association

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rishi-patel-capm/

Rishi Patel is an aerospace engineering sophomore at Virginia Tech also studying astronomy. From a young age, Rishi found his home in the skies and took his passion to develop a free aviation education curriculum for students called Learn From the Ground Up. Now, Rishi endeavors to learn more about the inspiring aerospace world we live in, with his interests in urban air mobility, sustainable civil aviation, and solar system exploration. Rishi aims to earn his Private Pilot’s License by the end of his senior year of college and hopes to create content to share the joy of aerospace.