Category: Students
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Shivam Barwey receives 2020 J. Robert Beyster Computational Innovation Award for GPU-based library
U-M College of Engineering named Shivam Barwey, PhD candidate of Aerospace Engineering, as the recipient of the 2020 J. Robert Beyster Computational Innovation Fellowship Award. Under advisor, Professor Venkat Raman at the Advanced Propulsion Concepts Lab, he has made great advancements in the research of GPU-optimization and high-performance computing with the development of a GPU-based library, which, among…
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Associate Professor of Aerospace Engineering, Dr. James Cutler discusses CubeSats and how spacecraft the size of a loaf of bread are revolutionizing space technology and exploration
Dr. James Cutler discusses CubeSats and the role of U-M in their development.
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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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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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To the Moon and beyond: How University of Michigan Aerospace Engineering is on the cutting edge of electric space propulsion
The University of Michigan Aerospace Engineering Department’s Plasmadynamics and Electric Propulsion Laboratory (PEPL) is developing the next-generation of Hall thruster technology that may one day propel the first human missions to Mars.
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Aerospace PhD Student Shamsheer Chauhan Receives Rackham Outstanding GSI Award
Shamsheer Chauhan, a Michigan Aerospace Engineering PhD Candidate, has won a Rackham Outstanding Graduate Student Instructor (GSI) Award for his excellent work as a GSI in AEROSP481: Aircraft Design.
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MASA Rocketry Team continues work on space shot rocket despite pandemic
Despite the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Michigan Aeronautical Science Association is continuing to break expectations of a collegiate rocket team as they work toward reaching space with their new rocket, the Tangerine Space Machine.
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Dr. Alec Gallimore Talks about Space Electric Propulsion and How the University Michigan is Helping to Shape the Future of Space Travel
We recently got together with Dr. Alec Gallimore, the Robert J. Vlasic Dean of Engineering at the University of Michigan, to discuss space electric propulsion and the part the Department’s prestigious Plasmadynamics and Electric Propulsion Laboratory (PEPL) is playing in developing the next-generation of this advanced technology that may one day send the first astronauts…
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Aerospace PhD Candidate Puneet Singh Wins Rackham Outstanding GSI Award
Puneet Singh, a Michigan Aerospace Engineering PhD Candidate, has won a Rackham Outstanding Graduate Student Instructor Award for his work as a GSI in AEROSP315: Aircraft and Spacecraft Structures.
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Airships and hovercraft: How Aerospace Michigan uses ‘Skunkworks’ practical engineering to inspire and teach the next generation
Aerospace Professor Pete Washabaugh uses industrial engineering practices for design class that goes beyond the abstract to the practical.
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Ph.D. Student Andrea Lupini receives Professor Pierre T. Kabamba Award
Congratulations to Mechanical Engineering PhD student Andrea Lupini for winning the Professor Pierre T. Kabamba Award for graduate student excellence in control systems. His research involves blending state-of-the-art computational controls and novel damping concepts for the characterization and reduction of vibration in turbomachinery blisks. His own computational methods can be implemented by aircraft engine manufacturers…
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Michigan Aerospace Congratulates Kaelan Oldani, recipient of the Hugh G. Rummler Prize
Michigan Aerospace congratulates Kaelan Oldani, who received the prestigious College of Engineering Hugh G. Rummler Prize
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Felix Lui, WAA win Aerospace Outreach Student Champion Awards
The Michigan Aero Outreach Champions award recognizes exceptional achievement in spreading awareness of Aerospace Engineering with people and communities outside the department. Recipients have demonstrated a passion for such outreach and conducted projects with a wide impact in the communities in which they take place. Outreach efforts have additionally been conducted with a consideration of…
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Michigan Aerospace Wins 2020 AIAA SciTech Awards
Congratulations to the University of Michigan recipients of 2020 AIAA SciTech Forum Awards! Several students along with Professor Tony Waas were honored at this year’s SciTech Forum for their exceptional work and research in Aerospace.
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WAA receives MLK Spirit Award
Congratulations to Women in Aeronautics and Astronautics for receiving the Martin Luther King Spirit Award for exemplifying the leadership and vision of Dr. King through their commitment to social justice, diversity, equity, and inclusion!