Elijah Simpson wins Patti Grace Smith Fellowship
Undergraduates
Aerospace Freshman receives first Patti Grace Smith Fellowship at U-M
Michigan Vertical Flight Technology takes 1st in the Inaugural VFS DBVF Competition
Michigan Vertical Flight Technology, a student team centered around building VTOL aircraft, took first place in the Vertical Flight Society’s first annual Design-Build-Vertical Flight Competition.
Congratulations Michigan Aerospace student Radhika Khosla on receiving the WAA Academic, Team Building and Service Award!
Michigan Aerospace sophomore Radhika Khosla has been honored by the Women in Aeronautics and Astronautics (WAA) with the WAA Academic, Team Building and Service Award
Congratulations Michigan Aerospace senior Kara Vanderwest on receiving the WAA Champion Award!
Michigan Aerospace senior Kara Vanderwest has been honored by the Women in Aeronautics and Astronautics (WAA) with the WAA Champion Award
Michigan Aerospace instructional aide, Maia Herrington Awarded the 2021 Charles F. Barth, Jr. Prize
Congratulations U-M Aerospace Engineering instructional aide and undergraduate student, Maia Herrington on being awarded the 2021 Charles F. Barth, Jr. Prize!
Michigan Aerospace Outreach Football Video
Three Michigan Engineering undergraduate students explain the aerodynamics of football in the 2021 U-M Aerospace Engineering Outreach YouTube video.
Undergraduate research team develops [medical drone] UAV despite pandemic restrictions
In spite of research shutdowns due to COVID and subsequent laboratory restrictions, a team of University of Michigan aerospace undergraduate students, under the direction of Department Chair Tony Waas, and Dr. Tim Smith, have designed, built, and are currently testing a prototype UAV for use delivering essential medical supplies to remote communities in Ghana.
Congratulations Catherine Philpott on Receiving the Arlen R. Hellwarth Prize!
Michigan Aerospace undergraduate Catherine Philpott receives the Arlen R. Hellwarth Prize from the College of Engineering.
Parker Trombley’s student team wins 1st-place in the Vertical Flight Society’s Design-Build-Vertical Flight student competition
U-M Aerospace Engineering undergraduate student, Parker Trombley, discusses how he and his team, Michigan Vertical Flight Technology, started the Vertical Flight Society’s Design-Build-Vertical Flight student competition and won 1st-place in the first round of judging.
Catherine Philpott Shares How the Michigan Aerospace Women in Aeronautics and Astronautics (WAA) Student Organization Impacted Her Aerospace Journey
Catherine Philpott Shares How the Michigan Aerospace Women in Aeronautics and Astronautics (WAA) Student Organization Impacted Her Aerospace Journey
Federico Benazzo Wins 1st Place in Undergrad Research Competition
Michigan Aerospace Undergraduate Student Federico Benazzo Awarded 1st-Place in the undergraduate research competition at the 2021 Engineering Research Symposium for presenting his research on the implementation of self-healing polymer in composite materials.
Congratulations to undergrad student Erika Jones, the 2020 Karen Bagley Albrecht Scholarship Fund Recipient
U-M Aerospace Engineering junior and member of Black Students in Aerospace, Erika Jones, receives the 2020 Karen Bagley Albrecht Scholarship Fund Award.
Congratulations to the 2020/21 Centennial Scholarship award recipients
The Department of Aerospace Engineering and the College of Engineering recognized 8 outstanding undergraduate students for this year’s Centennial Scholarship Award.
Congratulations to U-M Aerospace Engineering undergraduate, Haylea Bazinau, recipient of the 2020 Bagley Family Scholarship
U-M Aerospace Engineering and Art & Design sophomore, Haylea Bazinau, receives the 2020. The Isaac, Vera, Gayle, Karen and Carol Bagley Aerospace Engineering Undergraduate Scholarship
Aerospace undergrads develop unmanned VTOL aircraft for delivering medical supplies to rural Ghana
Under the direction of Department Chair Dr. Tony Waas, a group of Michigan Aerospace undergraduates are developing a prototype vertical take-off and landing aircraft to transport medical supplies to remote communities in Ghana.
MASA Rocketry Team continues work on space shot rocket despite pandemic
Despite the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Michigan Aeronautical Science Association is continuing to break expectations of a collegiate rocket team as they work toward reaching space with their new rocket, the Tangerine Space Machine.
