U-M Aerospace PhD candidate Caleb Van Beck was awarded the 2020 National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowship under the US Air Force Office of Scientific Research for developing cutting-edge propulsion devices.
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Caleb Van Beck awarded 2020 NDSEG Fellowship
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 […]
Professor Cesnik receives Vertical Flight Society’s Technical Fellow Award
Michigan Aerospace congratulates Professor Carlos Cesnik on receiving the Technical Fellow Award from the Vertical Flight Society
Aerospace Professor Dan Inman receives a National Science Foundation grant for development of avian inspired morphing aircraft
Aerospace Professor Dan Inman receives a National Science Foundation grant to continue his research into avian inspired morphing aircraft.
Collins Aerospace VP, Juan deBedout Speaks to Aerospace Undergraduates
Dr. Juan de Bedout, Vice President of Advanced Technology at United Technologies Collins Aerospace, spoke to Aerospace Undergraduates about the design challenges of commercial aviation.
Women in Aeronautics and Astronautics host Dawn Seymour Women in Aerospace Conference
Women in Aeronautics and Astronautics encourages diversity and disruptive thinking in the aerospace industry at the Dawn Seymour Women in Aerospace Conference
FXB Fellowships awarded to Anil Yildirim and Christina Harvey
Congratulations to Anil Yildirim and Christina Harvey on being awarded the FXB fellowship!
Rewriting the rules for supercomputers
Machine learning will teach the world’s fastest machines to work smarter, not harder.
Commercial supersonic aircraft could return to the skies
Don’t call it a comeback.
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.
M-Air autonomous aerial vehicle outdoor lab opens
Michigan Engineering now hosts advanced robotics facilities for land, air, sea, and space.
The X-HALE: A high altitude long endurance aircraft
The X-HALE’s flexibility and wing length could change the future of commercial flight.
UM Aero alum Sandro Salgueiro drives innovation as member of Airbus’s Team X
Michigan Aerospace alum Sandro Salgueiro (BSAE ’15) is helping to drive some of aviation’s most innovative projects as a member of Airbus’s Team X.
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.
100 Years of Michigan Aerospace
The first collegiate aeronautics program celebrates an anniversary.
Aero Throwback: From an unlikely beginning
From An Unlikely Beginning: A Centennial Celebration
