CONTENTS VOLUME 42 ISSUE 2 6 SAE & Member News 3 Celebrating excellence: 2024 Contributor of the Year Awards 6 Announcing a universal Plug & Charge solution 8 SAE Journal contributors make Clarivate's 2024 Highly Cited Researchers list Member Benefits 11 Active volunteer opportunities 12 Awards spotlight: Mauro Atalla and Ramesh Agarwal, Ph.D. TECH FOCUS: AEROSPACE 14 Smarter skies: AI's role in aerospace navigation and safety 19 New Space: The final frontier? 23 A Q&A with SAE Aero Design organizers 19 Engineering Events 28 Plan to attend 30 Call for papers 32 AeroTech sneak peek Standards & Committees 36 Tackling loss of power control for electric aircraft 40 Hydrogen fueling at airports Publications 44 Aerospace book spotlights 46 Most in-demand publications of 2024 Professional Development 50 Systems design engineering: What is it, and why does it matter? 52 Safety management system expert discusses essential SAE training Advertising 55 Classified advertising 40 On the cover Supply chain disruptions, an aging workforce, and growing pressure to reduce carbon emissions are some of the aviation industry's biggest challenges today. Shutterstock/Raul Mellado Ortiz UPDATE February 2025 1