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Aerospace Engineering

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

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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

Plasma thrusters used on satellites could be much more powerful

U-M Alumnae selected for Blue Origin launch

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RECENT NEWS

Black Students in Aerospace wins 2023 MLK Spirit Award

Contributions to campus and community earn BSA this honor

New book on Structural Dynamics from Peretz Friedmann

U-M professor authors new book with colleagues from Penn State

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Aaron Johnson receives NSF grant

Funding supports the development and study of macroethics curricula in aerospace engineering

Plasma thrusters used on satellites could be much more powerful

It was believed that running more propellant through a Hall thruster would wreck its efficiency, but new experiments suggest they might power a crewed mission to Mars.

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University of Michigan’s Plasmadynamics and Electric Propulsion Laboratory and NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory share 2022 AIAA Electric Propulsion Best Paper Award

The lab has won this award five times in the last six years

PhD Candidate Wins Outstanding Student Paper Award at IEEE CDC

Joseph Breeden celebrated for his research on “Predictive Control Barrier Functions” for controlling systems subject to stringent safety requirements.

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Podcast: the Master of Engineering in Global Aerospace Leadership

A conversation with Program Director and Professor of Practice George Halow and Kevin Michaels, Managing Director of AeroDynamic Advisory

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Alumni profile: Jennifer Duke

Knowing aviation was her future, Duke leveraged expertise in aerodynamics to lead operational fleet design at Pratt & Whitney

Duraisamy to lead Michigan Institute for Computational Discovery and Engineering

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Office of the Vice President for Research

Michigan Aerospace highlighted in Aerospace America’s 2022 Year in Review

Four areas of research from U-M are featured in this review of the year’s aerospace advancements

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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.

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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.

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

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