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Aerospace Engineering

INSPIRING A NEW GENERATION OF AEROSPACE LEADERS AND SHAPING THE FUTURE OF FLIGHT



We honor the life of Jackie Tardif (’14) pictured here.
Jacqueline was an active member of MRover and a beloved Aerospace student.
She passed away in 2021 from COVID-19 complications. She will be missed.
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RESEARCH

Michigan Aerospace Engineering remains a leader in aerospace research and education, covering an expansive array of topics from unmanned air and space vehicles to commercial airliners.

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UNDERGRADUATE

As a student, you will find that our department is a friendly place, with a diverse and enthusiastic group of students, faculty, and staff.

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GRADUATE

Our graduate students perform cutting-edge research in aerospace engineering-related subjects. A combination of fundamental and applied research topics is a hallmark of our graduate program. 

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NEWS

Raman advocates for more versatile and powerful modeling tools

U-M Aerospace Engineering Professor Venkat Raman advocates for more versatile and powerful modeling tools to meet computational demands of next-generation aircraft design.

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RECENT NEWS

Leanne Su awarded the 2022 Zonta International Amelia Earhart Fellowship

Congratulations to U-M Aerospace PhD candidate, Leanne Su, for being awarded a 2022 Zonta International Amelia Earhart Fellowship for her research on Hall thrusters.

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Our vision for the future of Aerospace Engineering

U-M Aerospace’s Strategic Plan

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Haughn published in the Journal of Intelligent and Robotic Systems

Ph.D. Candidate first authors new journal paper

Aaditya Lakshmanan awarded Robert M. Caddell Memorial Award for Research

Award goes to PhD students in Aero and ME for their interdisciplinary collaborative research

Jose Luiz Vargas De Mendonca wins U-M STEM Research Career Award

Brazilian U-M student’s research honored for undergraduate achievements

Iman Javaheri Awarded Richard F. and Eleanor A. Towner Prize for Distinguished Academic Achievement

Aero PhD student honored for his research, leadership and performance

Aerospace Students in the Classroom

Opinion: five megatrends higher education must address

The University of Michigan’s aerospace engineering department recently completed a strategic review of the changing aerospace landscape and identified five megatrends that will shape the future

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A glimpse behind the curtain at NASA with Mike Hess

Aero alum and Deputy for Safety at NASA talks about partnerships, working in space exploration, and flying across town for lunch

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Morphable Aerial Drones: Building Simulators and Hardware

University of Michigan researcher Vasileios Tzoumas is using his aerospace engineering and science expertise to mentor students from Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program to develop the next generation of drone technology.

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U-M student team is a finalist in NASA design competition

RASC-AL team develops sample collection system in innovation in space competition

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We feel it’s of utmost importance to hear the voices of our students and empower them to be leaders and advocates for change inside and outside of the classroom.

ANTHONY M. Waas
Richard A. Auhll Department Chair of Aerospace Engineering

Culture

Learn about our department culture that supports and celebrates each of our members in their studies and their work.

Stay Connected

Our alumni span the globe, and their accomplishments and involvement are critical to helping us move the department forward. See ways for Aerospace Engineering alumni to stay connected.

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Join us in our quest for bold ideas and life-changing solutions. Together, we can solve the problems of tomorrow.

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 inspiring a new generation of aerospace leaders and shaping the future of flight and space travel

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