Category: Aerospace Engineering
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M.A.R.S. Dialogues explore the ethics underpinning aerospace today and a spacefaring future
Students, faculty and staff discuss aerospace culture and challenge narratives that are often assumed to be true.
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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.
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Duraisamy to lead Michigan Institute for Computational Discovery and Engineering
“I am looking forward to working with the incredible talent we have at U-M to expand the frontiers of computational science, and in more firmly establishing the role of computing in solving the grand challenge problems facing humanity.”
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Equity in the energy technology transition is new Institute’s goal
The Institute for Energy Solutions will continue U-M’s 75-year legacy of leadership in energy research.
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Senior hires stand out in an impressive year for faculty hiring
The cohort of 36 new tenured and tenure-track faculty includes 11 faculty hired at the rank of professor or associate professor.
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U-M mentorship to NASA leadership
Two former Michigan Engineering professors, Lennard Fisk and Thomas Zurbuchen, discuss their career paths and the mentors who fostered them.
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Reframing Michigan’s Aeronautical Past
Aviation Artifacts Rescued
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In the news: Michigan Engineering experts August 1-5
Highlights include Science and Insider.
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In the news: Michigan Engineering experts July 11-15
Highlights include Forbes and ABC News.
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What makes a champion?
MRover participants on their team, their national victory, and building a community
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Rocket research takes off
Alum Jong-Shinn Wu coined the nickname “Uncle Rocket” for his work on rocket technology and his new position as Director General of Taiwan’s National Space Organization (NSPO).
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Opinion: five megatrends higher education must address
The University of Michigan’s aerospace engineering department recently completed a strategic review of the changing aerospace landscape and identified five megatrends that will shape the future