Four areas of research from U-M are featured in this review of the year’s aerospace advancements
Transportation
Michigan Aerospace highlighted in Aerospace America’s 2022 Year in Review
Alum Lily Arcusa is building a new Air Force One
A non-traditional U-M student, Arcusa shows how U-M prepared her for a stellar career
Li awarded Best Dissertation Paper Prize
Leading operations research, management science, and analytics conference recognizes Max Z. Li
Ceremony and Lecture honoring Joaquim R.R.A. Martins as the Pauline M. Sherman Collegiate Professor
Joaquim R.R.A. Martins was installed as the first Pauline M. Sherman Collegiate Professor at the University of Michigan in a ceremony last week.
Michigan Aerospace welcomes new members to the Industry Advisory Board
8 industry leaders join to help shape the future of aerospace at the University of Michigan
Electric planes are coming
Short-hop regional flights could be running on batteries in a few years
Reframing Michigan’s Aeronautical Past
Aviation Artifacts Rescued
New course offering on Engineering Considerations and Research for Supporting Human Spaceflight
An engineering collaboration offers a new course focusing on space engineering
Max Z. Li wins two best paper awards
The International Conference on Research in Air Transportation awarded Li Best Paper for Network Management and UAS/UAM/AAM
Trudy Kortes on the power of public speaking, space technology, and a long commute
Alum and IAB member leads NASA technology demonstration program
What makes a champion?
MRover participants on their team, their national victory, and building a community
Raman awarded DoD MURI funding for detonations research
Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative funding examines a new generation of propulsion systems based on sustained detonations
Reducing the need for hypersonic tunnel testing
Venkat Raman’s new research center offers a new future for hypersonic vehicles
The Air Force Center of Excellence: Developing ROMS and digital twins for complex systems with accuracy
Their research ensures accuracy, scalability, and stability along with reduced development time and substantial cost savings for complex system design.
Morphable Aerial Drones: Building Simulators and Hardware
University of Michigan researcher Vasileios Tzoumas is using his aerospace engineering and science expertise to mentor students from Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program to develop the next generation of drone technology.
Avian secret: The key to agile bird flight is switching quickly between stable and unstable gliding
The finding could have implications for future agile autonomous aerial vehicles.
