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.
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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UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT TO FACULTY RATIO
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.
RECENT NEWS
MRover participants on their team, their national victory, and building a community
Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative funding examines a new generation of propulsion systems based on sustained detonations
Anthony Waas in Aerospace America on the impact of virtual testing on the development cycle
Jorns awarded 5 years of funding for advanced plasma research
Accelerated program designed to develop the next generation of global aerospace leaders
Venkat Raman’s new research center offers a new future for hypersonic vehicles
Their research ensures accuracy, scalability, and stability along with reduced development time and substantial cost savings for complex system design.
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.
U-M Aerospace’s Strategic Plan
Ph.D. Candidate first authors new journal paper
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
