Category: Campus & Community
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Aerospace undergrads develop unmanned VTOL aircraft for delivering medical supplies to rural Ghana
Under the direction of Department Chair Dr. Tony Waas, a group of Michigan Aerospace undergraduates are developing a prototype vertical take-off and landing aircraft to transport medical supplies to remote communities in Ghana.
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PhD candidate Sneha Sanjeevini Awarded 2020 Zonta International Amelia Earhart Fellowship
Congratulations to U-M Aerospace PhD candidate, Sneha Sanjeevini, for being awarded a 2020 Zonta International Amelia Earhart Fellowship for her research on sensor failure detection and diagnosis.
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Aerospace Alumna Sara Spangelo announces a milestone for new global communications network company, Swarm.
The Department of Aerospace Engineering congratulates alumna Sara Spangelo (PhD ‘13), co-founder and CEO of Swarm, as she announces that her company is establishing the world’s lowest-cost global communications network for customers in remote locations by using breakthrough satellite and ground hardware technology. On September 2, 2020, Swarm launched its first 12 commercial satellites atop an Arianespace Vega rocket from…
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Iman Javaheri Awarded the 2020–2021 MICDE Fellowship
PhD Candidate Iman Javaheri has been awarded the 2020–2021 Michigan Institute for Computational Discovery & Engineering (MICDE) Fellowship.
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Dr. Leland Nicolai to receive Aerospace Engineering Alumni Merit Award 2020
Leland Nicolai, distinguished U-M alumnus, is honored by the Michigan Engineering Alumni Board.
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Caution and connection in in-person classes during COVID-19
Faculty members and students share their perspectives.
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Student mentor and coach wins 2020 Distinguished Alumni Service Award
Corey Brooker, distinguished Department of Aerospace Engineering alumnus, is honored by the Michigan Engineering Alumni Board.
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Equity advocate wins 2020 Outstanding Recent Alumni Award
Distinguished Department of Aerospace Engineering alumna is honored by the Michigan Engineering Alumni Board.
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Dr. Dimitra Panagou promoted to associate professor
Dr. Dimitra Panagou of the U-M Department of Aerospace Engineering is promoted to associate professor, with tenure.
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Aerospace Welcomes, Dr. Jesse Capecelatro as an Affiliate Assistant Professor
Dr. Jesse Capecelatro will be an affiliate assistant professor in the Department of Aerospace Engineering, effective August 2020.
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Dr. Veera Sundararaghavan Promoted to Professor of Aerospace Engineering
Dr. Veera Sundararaghavan is promoted to professor of aerospace engineering, with tenure.
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Dr. Vasileios Tzoumas joins Department of Aerospace Engineering faculty
Dr. Vasileios Tzoumas will join the faculty of the U-M Department of Aerospace Engineering as an assistant professor in January 2021.
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Galaxy Girls goes virtual to adapt to COVID-19
The Department of Aerospace Engineering and the UM College of Engineering Center for Engineering, Diversity and Outreach (CEDO) Galaxy Girls summer program went online in 2020 in response to COVID-19 as a safe alternative to the traditional residential program that introduces young people to aerospace engineering.
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Dr. Benjamin Jorns co-author on the 2019 AIAA Electric Propulsion Best Paper Award
University of Michigan Department of Aerospace Engineering Assistant Professor Benjamin Jorns is co-author on the “Best Paper in Electric Propulsion” from the 2019 AIAA Propulsion and Energy Forum.
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Department of Aerospace Engineering alumna Aisha Bowe wins 2020 Outstanding Recent Alumna award
Distinguished Department of Aerospace Engineering alumna is honored by the Michigan Engineering Alumni Board.
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Department of Aerospace Engineering alumna Corey Brooker awarded for Distinguished Alumni Service
Corey Brooker, distinguished Department of Aerospace Engineering alumna, is honored by the Michigan Engineering Alumni Board.