Tag: Francois-Xavier Bagnoud (FXB) Professorship
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Dr. Benjamin Jorns co-author on the 2019 AIAA Electric Propulsion Best Paper Award
University of Michigan Department of Aerospace Engineering Assistant Professor Benjamin Jorns is co-author on the “Best Paper in Electric Propulsion” from the 2019 AIAA Propulsion and Energy Forum.
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Department of Aerospace Engineering alumna Aisha Bowe wins 2020 Outstanding Recent Alumna award
Distinguished Department of Aerospace Engineering alumna is honored by the Michigan Engineering Alumni Board.
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Department of Aerospace Engineering alumna Corey Brooker awarded for Distinguished Alumni Service
Corey Brooker, distinguished Department of Aerospace Engineering alumna, is honored by the Michigan Engineering Alumni Board.
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Flexible wings, COVID-19, and the future of commercial aviation
At the June 2017 Paris Airshow, Airbus entered into a five-year agreement with the University of Michigan Aerospace Engineering department to establish and fund, to the tune of $8.25 million, a new research center. Called the Airbus-University of Michigan Center for Aero-Servo-Elasticity of Very Flexible Aircraft, its purpose is to engage in fundamental research, focusing…
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Department of Aerospace Engineering alumni sweep two-thirds of alumni awards
Two distinguished Department of Aerospace Engineering alumni are honored by the Michigan Engineering Alumni Board.
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To the Moon and beyond: How University of Michigan Aerospace Engineering is on the cutting edge of electric space propulsion
The University of Michigan Aerospace Engineering Department’s Plasmadynamics and Electric Propulsion Laboratory (PEPL) is developing the next-generation of Hall thruster technology that may one day propel the first human missions to Mars.
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Anthony Waas awarded ASME Warner T. Koiter medal
Aerospace Department Chair Anthony Waas has received the 2020 American Society of Mechanical Engineers Warner T. Koiter Medal for outstanding contribution and leadership within the field of composite materials mechanics.
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Aerospace chair Anthony Waas’ statement on the SpaceX Falcon 9 launch
The successful launch of the SpaceX Falcon 9 and crew Dragon, carrying humans from the Kennedy center for the first time in 9 years, is a huge first step in US’s second phase of space explorations.
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$5.2M for digital twins of nuclear reactors could bring down nuclear energy costs
Virtual copies of nuclear reactors could enable smarter maintenance for current reactors and more automation for advanced reactors.
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Local engineering firm utilizes Michigan Aerospace wind tunnel to test pollution sensors
Livonia based engineering consulting firm Airflow Sciences utilized the University of Michigan’s 5’x7’ Wind Tunnel to test sensors used to monitor pollution from industrial exhaust stacks
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UMich continues community education outreach during COVID-19 lockdown
UMich’s annual Aerospace Day is a very popular event where kids are introduced to aerospace engineering by a way of presentations and fun hands-on projects. Unfortunately, the current COVID-19 pandemic forced the cancellation of this year’s Aerospace Day, but not the spirit that sustains the event. As a substitute, the Aerospace Department is offering one-hour…
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Aerospace PhD Student Shamsheer Chauhan Receives Rackham Outstanding GSI Award
Shamsheer Chauhan, a Michigan Aerospace Engineering PhD Candidate, has won a Rackham Outstanding Graduate Student Instructor (GSI) Award for his excellent work as a GSI in AEROSP481: Aircraft Design.