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Bend it like Airbus

Bend it like Airbus

New $8.25M Airbus center at Michigan for high efficiency aircraft with flexible wings
“Rediscovered” engine for more efficient power plants

“Rediscovered” engine for more efficient power plants

U-M led research on the rotating detonation engine in the 1960s–then the US abandoned the design. Now it returns.
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Katie Reichl: Making airplanes safer

Katie Reichl: Making airplanes safer

Doctoral student Katie Reichl is working to make the safest and most efficient aircraft by reducing vibration issues.
M250 engine to join hardware on-display in FXB atrium

M250 engine to join hardware on-display in FXB atrium

At the AIAA Region III Student Conference on April 1, a new addition to the François Xavier Bagnoud atrium was unveiled: a Rolls-Royce M250 Engine.
Past, present and future of women in aerospace

Past, present and future of women in aerospace

In honor of National Women’s Month, we take a closer look at the trailblazers who are expanding diversity in the department and the field.
US Airways Flight 1549 seven years later

US Airways Flight 1549 seven years later

Safety, autonomy, and the human element: toward air and ground vehicles that begin to override our actions to protect us.
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U-M Aero alum runs for Michigan governor

Aerospace alum Senator Patrick Colbeck has announced his candidacy for Michigan governor.

Remembering Mary Golda Ross

She was a brilliant mathematician, Space Race trailblazer, first female and only Native American engineer at Lockheed Aircraft Corporation.

Kaelan Oldani: Shooting for the stars

Kaelan Oldani, AERO undergraduate, grew up aspiring to become an astronaut, encouraged by a large family of engineers that have helped her discover a love of engineering at school.

Growing STEM

In 2013, alumna Aisha Bowe co-founded STEMBoard, a technology company. STEMBoard’s goal is to help historically underrepresented youth play a role in designing tomorrow’s technologies.

Carlos Cesnik appointed Director of AIAA Aerospace Design and Structures Group

Aerospace Engineering Professor Carlos Cesnik has been appointed for a one-year term as the Director of the AIAA Aerospace Design and Structures Group (ADSG).

New U-M Robotics Building named in honor of Ford Motor Company gift

The gift will accelerate construction.

Katie Reichl: Making airplanes safer

Doctoral student Katie Reichl is working to make the safest and most efficient aircraft by reducing vibration issues.

Phillip Hargrove: Diving into satellite design

Graduate student Phillip Hargrove is simplifying the complex calculations needed for satellite mission design.

M250 engine to join hardware on-display in FXB atrium

At the AIAA Region III Student Conference on April 1, a new addition to the François Xavier Bagnoud atrium was unveiled: a Rolls-Royce M250 Engine.

“Rediscovered” engine for more efficient power plants

U-M led research on the rotating detonation engine in the 1960s–then the US abandoned the design. Now it returns.
In The News
Michigan Daily Thursday, July 6, 2017

UM partnership with Airbus aims to improve aircraft and generate interest in aerospace engineering

In the News Monday, June 26, 2017

University of Michigan wins first Spaceport America Cup

In the News Wednesday, June 21, 2017

Why the next space explorers could be autonomous robots

Michigan Radio Wednesday, April 5, 2017

Rocket engines must be more stable if we’re going to get to Mars

MLive.com Monday, March 13, 2017

U-M students plan to launch time capsule satellite into space

Gizmodo Friday, March 10, 2017

Does a time capsule blasted into space have a better chance at surviving 100 years?