Aerospace Engineering
INSPIRING A NEW GENERATION OF AEROSPACE LEADERS AND SHAPING THE FUTURE OF FLIGHT
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.
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.
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
RECENT NEWS
Contributions to campus and community earn BSA this honor
U-M professor authors new book with colleagues from Penn State
Funding supports the development and study of macroethics curricula in aerospace engineering
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.
The lab has won this award five times in the last six years
Joseph Breeden celebrated for his research on “Predictive Control Barrier Functions” for controlling systems subject to stringent safety requirements.
A conversation with Program Director and Professor of Practice George Halow and Kevin Michaels, Managing Director of AeroDynamic Advisory
Knowing aviation was her future, Duke leveraged expertise in aerodynamics to lead operational fleet design at Pratt & Whitney
By Eric Shaw
Office of the Vice President for Research
Four areas of research from U-M are featured in this review of the year’s aerospace advancements
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
