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Faculty Perspectives

Michigan Aerospace EngineeringDecember 1, 2021

The need for innovations and cost reduction in aerospace engineering

Professor Joaquim Martins was featured in Aviation Week or his views on the next era of aviation and how we leverage model-based systems engineering to get there

Michigan EngineeringAugust 26, 2021

Equity-centered engineering: A Q&A with Alec Gallimore

Why Michigan Engineering is shifting the way it teaches and practices engineering to close gaps in society rather than widen them.

Michigan Aerospace EngineeringAugust 18, 2021

Opinion: Future aerospace enterprises will demand more advanced modeling and simulation

U-M Aerospace Engineering Professor Venkat Raman advocates for more versatile and powerful modeling tools to meet computational demands of next-generation aircraft design.

Michigan Aerospace EngineeringDecember 10, 2020

The future of autonomous aircraft

Catch up with Professor Ella Atkins, the director of U-M’s Autonomous Aerospace Systems (A2SYS) Lab, and hear from her about autonomous flight systems and its implications.

Michigan Aerospace EngineeringNovember 11, 2020

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.

Michigan Aerospace EngineeringNovember 11, 2020

Dr. Venkat Raman on the Rotating Detonation Engine, the frightening-sounding technology of tomorrow

Rotating Detonation Engine (RDE) is about the scariest name a technology can have, but it also has the promise of overcoming one of the great problems of modern aerospace engineering. Conventional propulsion systems for aircraft, missiles, and rockets are all very close to their theoretical limits, with very little wiggle room left for getting much […]

Michigan Aerospace EngineeringApril 16, 2020

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 to Mars.

Michigan Aerospace EngineeringDecember 4, 2019

Universities’ crucial role in our spacefaring future

To ensure that our species endures, we must advance space-based technologies and break our interdisciplinary boundaries.

Kate McAlpineJuly 11, 2019

Commercial supersonic aircraft could return to the skies

Don’t call it a comeback.

Michigan Aerospace EngineeringMay 21, 2019

Why is the Pentagon interested in UFOs?

During a military mission, whether in peace or in war, the inability to identify an object within an area of operation represents a significant problem.

Michigan Aerospace EngineeringMay 1, 2019

US, Russia, China race to develop hypersonic weapons

The U.S. needs to keep up with the progress of other nations in developing hypersonic weapons.

Michigan Aerospace EngineeringJuly 30, 2018

Professor Ella Atkins discusses growing concerns over unsafe drone use

Aerospace Engineering Professor Ella Atkins discusses alarming statistics on unsafe drone use in the United States

Michigan Aerospace EngineeringMarch 30, 2018

Chinese falling space station | U-M experts weigh in

University of Michigan experts comment on the China’s first space station, Tiangong-1, that is in an uncontrolled de-orbit.

Nicole Casal MooreMarch 29, 2018

M-Air autonomous aerial vehicle outdoor lab opens

Michigan Engineering now hosts advanced robotics facilities for land, air, sea, and space.

Michigan Aerospace EngineeringSeptember 14, 2016

Inman draws inspiration from nature for his morphing wing technology

Dr. Daniel Inman, AE Department Chair, is seeking to improve the efficiency of aircraft through avian-inspired morphing wing technology.

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