Aerospace Engineering
INSPIRING A NEW GENERATION OF AEROSPACE LEADERS AND SHAPING THE FUTURE OF FLIGHT
RESEARCH
Michigan Aerospace 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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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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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
Michigan leads $15M NASA Institute
U-M is a member of a new $15M institute to improve physics-based modeling of advanced thrusters for human space exploration.
RECENT NEWS
“3D morphing” wings could help small aircraft safely navigate windy urban streets and land with shorter approaches.
Michigan Aerospace Chair Anthony Waas has been chosen to give the 2022 Dryden Lecture in Research by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA).
U-M Aerospace student project team MACH won first place in the International American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Design, Build, and Fly Competition in the design report phase.
Michigan Aerospace sophomore Radhika Khosla has been honored by the Women in Aeronautics and Astronautics (WAA) with the WAA Academic, Team Building and Service Award
Michigan Aerospace senior Kara Vanderwest has been honored by the Women in Aeronautics and Astronautics (WAA) with the WAA Champion Award
U-M is a member of a new $15M institute to improve physics-based modeling of advanced thrusters for human space exploration.
The NASA Space Technology Mission Directorate has selected the Joint Advanced Propulsion Institute (JANUS) to explore high power electric propulsion systems for human exploration. Michigan Aerospace alumnus Mitchell Walker of the Georgia Institute of Technology will be the principal investigator and director. U-M Assistant Professor Benjamin Jorns will serve as co-director.
Third year Michigan Aerospace PhD student, Christina Harvey, has been awarded a Zonta International Amelia Earhart Fellowship to conduct research in the 2020–2021 academic year.
Lily Arcusa (BSAE ’03) has worked as an aerospace engineer for the US Air Force since graduating from the University of Michigan. She currently holds the position of Director of Engineering, Presidential and Executive Airlift Directorate, United States Air Force.
University of Michigan Aerospace alum Robert Richmond reflected on highlights from his forty-year career as an aerospace engineer.
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
