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January 25, 2023

Plasma thrusters used on satellites could be much more powerful

It was believed that running more propellant through a Hall thruster would wreck its efficiency, but new experiments suggest they might power a crewed mission to Mars.

  • Black Students in Aerospace wins 2023 MLK Spirit Award
    Contributions to campus and community earn BSA this honor
  • New book on Structural Dynamics from Peretz Friedmann
    U-M professor authors new book with colleagues from Penn State
  • Aaron Johnson receives NSF grant
    Funding supports the development and study of macroethics curricula in aerospace engineering
  • Plasma thrusters used on satellites could be much more powerful
    It was believed that running more propellant through a Hall thruster would wreck its efficiency, but new experiments suggest they might power a crewed mission to Mars.
  • University of Michigan’s Plasmadynamics and Electric Propulsion Laboratory and NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory share 2022 AIAA Electric Propulsion Best Paper Award
    The lab has won this award five times in the last six years

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Black Students in Aerospace wins 2023 MLK Spirit Award

Black Students in Aerospace wins 2023 MLK Spirit Award

Contributions to campus and community earn BSA this honor
New book on Structural Dynamics from Peretz Friedmann

New book on Structural Dynamics from Peretz Friedmann

U-M professor authors new book with colleagues from Penn State
Aaron Johnson receives NSF grant

Aaron Johnson receives NSF grant

Funding supports the development and study of macroethics curricula in aerospace engineering
Plasma thrusters used on satellites could be much more powerful

Plasma thrusters used on satellites could be much more powerful

It was believed that running more propellant through a Hall thruster would wreck its efficiency, but new experiments suggest they might power a crewed mission to Mars.
University of Michigan’s Plasmadynamics and Electric Propulsion Laboratory and NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory share 2022 AIAA Electric Propulsion Best Paper Award

University of Michigan’s Plasmadynamics and Electric Propulsion Laboratory and NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory share 2022 AIAA Electric Propulsion Best Paper Award

The lab has won this award five times in the last six years
PhD Candidate Wins Outstanding Student Paper Award at IEEE CDC

PhD Candidate Wins Outstanding Student Paper Award at IEEE CDC

Joseph Breeden celebrated for his research on “Predictive Control Barrier Functions” for controlling systems subject to stringent safety requirements.
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JULY 27, 2021

Fix to software problem behind naval helicopter crash needed ‘forthwith’: experts

Ella Atkins says that a software issue preventing human pilots to regain control from automated software, resulting in a crash, should be patched immediately. Atkins is a professor of aerospace engineering and professor of electrical engineering and computer science.

MLIVE

JULY 28, 2021

Apollo mission featuring all University of Michigan crew celebrating 50th anniversary

MLive details the Apollo 15 mission, was was helmed by astronauts David Scott, James Irwin and Al Worden—an all U-M crew.

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MAY 25, 2021

Elon Musk’s Mars ambition could be the riskiest human quest ever

Nilton Renno says dust storms on Mars would be a huge challenge for humans trying to live on Mars. Renno is a professor of climate and space sciences and engineering and professor of aerospace engineering.

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January 27, 2023

3-4:30pm EST

Queering the Workplace: A Career Panel for LGBTQ+ Grad Students

January 28, 2023

12-4:30pm EST

Resume Building for Master’s Students

January 30, 2023

9-12pm EST

Sweetland Write-Together

January 30, 2023

9-12pm EST

Write-Togethers

January 30, 2023

12-1:30pm EST

Funding Strategies for Projects in the Arts & Humanities

January 30, 2023

2-3pm EST

Rackham Resolution Office: Virtual Office Hours

January 31, 2023

11-12pm EST

Grad School Resources for Student Parents and Caregivers

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Students working inside the Large Vacuum Test Facility inside the Plasmadynamics and Electric Propulsion Laboratory (PEPL) on North Campus in Ann Arbor, MI. on October 18, 2019.

Research

Michigan Aerospace remains a leader in aerospace research and education, covering an expansive array of topics from unmanned air and space vehicles to commercial airliners.

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Janice Gong, Aerospace BSE Student and Michigan Aeronautical Science Association (MASA) member, adjusts the wing of the payload vehicle that is encased by the team’s rocket in the Gorguze Family Laboratory on June 27, 2013.

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