The Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics (AEM) Department at the University of Minnesota offers bachelors, masters, and doctorates of philosophy in Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics. The AEM faculty conduct research in the areas of Fluid Mechanics, Solid Mechanics and Materials, Aerospace Systems and in other emerging fields such as Nanotechnology. More...

No events are scheduled for the Summer 2009 semester.

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Courses

Change in permission number policy
Prior to Spring of 2008, AEM did not issue Course Permission Numbers for its courses. However, recent changes in the number of students in AEM courses and the demands directly enrolling students in AEM courses placed on our staff resulted in this change in policy.
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Spotlight

Faculty Spotlight

Government and industry are increasingly utilizing computer-based simulations as processing power and method sophistication grow. AEM is a leader in fluid computational methods, and AEM’s newest faculty member, Thomas Schwartzentruber, hopes to bring a new capability and perspective to the mix.
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Solar Car Wins National Competition

Sponsored by the Institute of Technology and housed in the Department of Aersopace Engineering and Mechanics, the Solar Vehicle project has continued to expand and compete in competitions across the country. More Info.

Posted June 11th, 2009

AEM Undergrads Win National Boeing Flight Competition

Two teams from the BAEM program participated in the Boeing National Flight Competition which held in Las Vegas, NV each year. More Info.

Posted June 8th, 2009

Balas elected ADCA Chair

We are pleased to announce that the Aerospace Department Chairs Association (ADCA) selected AEM department head, Professor Gary Balas as the Chair of the association through 2010. More Info.

Posted June 4th, 2009

Congratulations 2009 BAEM Graduates!

On Friday, May 8th, AEM undergrads saw the light at the end of the tunnel. Though finals still laid ahead for many in the following week, AEM students participated in IT's commencement ceremony, graduating from the University of Minnesota... More info.

Posted June 1st, 2009

James receives Brown Engineering Alumni Medal

Professor Richard James was selected to receive the 2009 Brown Engineering Alumni Medal from Brown University.The award was introduced in 1997 as a means of recognizing distinguished Engineering alumni. More info.

Posted May 19th, 2009

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**Aerospace News**
Date	Item
2009-7-2	The final rocket burn that put the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter into its commissioning orbit around the moon was completed Saturday, June 27. It will take pictures that will show the six previous Apollo landing sites.
2009-7-2	A project that is part of the DARPA Nano Air Vehicle Development Program has released a video of their flapping NAV hovering. This is just one of the 50 ways to learn to hover.
2009-6-29	Window damage on Atlantis threatens six month delay to STS-129.
2009-6-18	Satellite glitch rekindles GPS concerns that problems with replacement satellites may lead to GPS coverage problems in the future.
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