AEM Spotlight Archives
AEM Spotlight features the stories of students, faculty, and alumni from the Department of Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics at the University of Minnesota.
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| 2009-10-07 | Growing numbers of AEM undergraduates are displaying the initiative to get ‘real world’ work experience and are securing internships within the aerospace industry as part of their academic career. More info. |
| 2009-09-30 | Prof. Ellad Tadmor and Assistant Prof. Ryan Elliott, together with Prof. Jim Sethna at Cornell University, have been awarded a four year $2 million grant by the National Science Foundation (NSF). More info. |
| 2009-09-25 | AEM department head Prof. Gary Balas, Dr. Pete Seiler along with 3 colleagues from the Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) department have just received a $1.5M grant from NSF's Cyber-Physical Systems(CPS) program. More info. |
| 2009-09-19 | Continuing on the path of post-baccalaureate excellence, AEM welcomes another highly talented group of Graduate students to the program. More info. |
| 2009-09-11 | On September 11th, 2009, AEM hosted an opportunity for it's undergraduate and graduate students to meet with NASA Astronaut, Lt. Col. Duane "Digger" Carey. More info. |
| 2009-09-01 | Cole Kazemba, AEM senior, remembers visiting Kennedy Space Center as one of his first exposures to aerospace engineering. "It's always been something I knew I wanted to do, I never thought twice about it," Kazemba says. More Info. |
| 2009-08-19 | In January of 2008, Ryan Elliott received an NSF Career Award. The project was set to study the basic mechanisms that give shape memory alloys the ability to remember their shape. Elliott’s hopes were that the computational methods developed would provide fresh perspective on the fundamental principles governing the behavior of active materials. More Info. |
| 2009-07-08 | Nearly 100 university instructors and students from 21 states saw their experiments rise to the sky at 5:30 a.m. on the morning of June 26 with the successful launch of a NASA suborbital sounding rocket from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. More Info. |
| 2009-06-11 | 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. |
| 2009-06-08 | Two teams from the BAEM program participated in the Boeing National Flight Competition which held in Las Vegas, NV each year. More Info. |
| 2009-06-04 | 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. |
| 2009-06-01 | 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. |
| 2009-05-19 | 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. |
| 2009-04-24 | Sixty-five teams from the eastern hemisphere of the globe showed up to compete in this competition. Teams came from all over the globe including South America, Mexico, Canada, Poland and India. More info. |
| 2009-02-04 | The AIAA UMN undergraduate student group is taking on the honorable task of hosting and managing the 2009 AIAA Midwest Regional Student Conference. More information. |
| 2009-18-02 | Each year departments across the University nominate their most promising junior faculty for the Graduate School's McKnight Land-Grant Professorship program. We are pleased to announce that this year, AEM faculty member, Ryan Elliott was nominated and selected to receive this award. More... |
| 2009-13-02 | Demoz Gebre-Egziabher is the faculty adviser for the two-year competition sponsored by the U.S. Airforce. Since Gebre-Ebziabher’s research involves Global Positioning Systems, the University’s nanosatellite projects have tried to use it in novel ways. More... |
| 2008-15-12 | Tom and Karen Pierce (AeroEng 80, 81) were featured in the most recent issue of Inventing Tomorrow. The article highlights their experiences working in the industry in the far east over the span of the last fifteen years. More... |
| 2008-15-12 | Long time friend and retired staff, Roger Erickson, passed away on December 10th. Erickson retired from his work in the AEM research shop in 1983 after working with faculty and students for over forty years. More.. |
| 2008-25-11 | AEM Alumni Nina Tortosa was recently featured in the Alumni Association's quarterly publication, Minnesota. Tortosa has been a key contributor in the development of General Motors' (GM) new fuel efficient vehicle the Chevrolet Volt, due to hit markets in 2010. More... |
| 2008-24-11 | AEM faculty member, Graham Candler, has been selected as one of six 2009 National Security Science And Engineering Fellow selected from a pool of over 650 nominations. More... |
| 2008-10-22 | The Walker Art Museum recently brought Museo Aero Solar, ‘The First Flying Museum,’ to the Twin Cities which included a collaboration between the artist, Tomas Saraceno, and AEM faculty members James Flaten (Associate Director of the MN Space Grant Consortium) and Perry Leo. More... |
| 2008-9-24 | Welcome Week began the last week of August as students returned to campus. The University’s Welcome Week is designed to acclimate new students to campus. Within AEM, the week began with our new graduate student orientation and was concluded with the campus wide College Day which focused on incoming freshmen. More... |
| 2008-8-4 | The night before the University's solar team was to begin its North American Solar Challenge Race in Texas, a piece of the car's equipment completely failed - and team members thought they might be out immediately. More.. |
| 2008-8-4 | Three U of MN AEM graduates participated directly in the recently landed Mars Phoenix mission. Jim Chase (BAEM 1999), Scott Doudrick (MS 1997) and Maria Schellpfeffer (BS 2003) all participated in the Mars exploration mission which has been developing since August of 2003. More... |
| 2008-5-22 | Azeem Khan is helping to take aviation to new heights. Khan, a former NASA intern and Nanosat-4 alum, now works as software engineer at Rockwell Collins in the field of next generation avionics. His team is developing the electronic instrument displays known as the “glass cockpit.” More... |
| 2008-5-19 | Each year approximately two hundred students are nominated to receive the Graduate School’s highly competitive Best Dissertation Award. We are pleased to announce that AEM alum, Liping Liu, has been selected to receive this award. More... |
| 2008-5-16 | We are pleased to announce that Prof. Richard James has been selected to receive two prestigious awards this fall in recognition of his leadership and research contributions. More... |
| 2008-5-16 | The University of Minnesota and the Department of Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics recently honored Parviz Moin with an Outstanding Achievement Award for his work on direct numerical simulations and large-eddy simulation of turbulent flows. Moin is an alumnus of the University (’74) and currently serves as Franklin P. and Caroline M. Johnson Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Stanford University. More... |
| 2008-5-12 | On Friday, May 9, AEM undergrads participated in IT's commencement ceremony, graduating from the University of Minnesota after much hard work and dedication. In their honor, AEM held a graduating seniors' reception before commencement, where student projects were displayed and accomplishments lauded. More... |
| 2008-5-8 | At the recently-held Aero Design West competition, dozens of teams designed and fabricated planes with the aim to carry as large a mass as possible. One AEM student team took first place overall (micro class) and another team took 11th place overall (regular class). More... |
| 2008-4-11 |
Richard James, Russel J. Penrose and Distinguished McKnight Professor, has been funded by the Air Force to determine the applicability of his recent research into objective structures to improved antennae for micro air vehicles. More.. |
| 2008-4-6 | The Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) has selected David K. Holger, Ph.D., as its 2008-2009 President- Elect. He is a three-time AEM graduate, receiving his bachelors, masters, and doctoral degrees from the University of Minnesota in 1970, 1971 and 1974, respectively. More.. |
| 2008-4-2 | What started as undergraduate research for AEM senior Troy Wigton has turned into what he expects will be a lifelong hobby, perhaps even a career. Working for Prof. Demoz Gebre-Egziabher, Wigton researched and fabricated the Unicorn – a Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) that students around the department now use as a platform to test avionics. More.. |
| 2008-3-26 | Tom Jakel and Riley Rindt were working on Flight Dynamics homework together when they each got the call. Rindt and Jakel, both juniors in the Department of Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics at the University of Minnesota, had been selected to take one of the 34 positions in the Honeywell Innovators program, a worldwide scholarship and internship search. More.. |
| 2008-3-1 | For Doug Storey, a junior in AEM, it’s all about
research experience. Storey joined AEM in fall 2007 after receiving a bachelor of science in physics at the University of Winnipeg More.. |
| 2008-2-27 | The Washington Post has printed an obituary on Mr. Adams, an AEM alumnus, aerospace expert and contributor to the field. More.. |
| 2008-2-20 | The Spring 2008 edition of AEM Update is available in HTML, PDF and print format in Akerman 107. This edition focuses on excellent research being conducted by faculty, as well as graduate students. Additionally, alumni in industry (GE, NASA, and Honeywell, respectively) are profiled. More.. |
| 2008-2-12 | Vibhor Bageshwar, a recent Ph.D. graduate in Aerospace Systems, worked on quantifying the performance limitations of the industry-standard Kalman filter both in theory and in practical applications such as attitude determination systems. Bageshwar is set to start at Honeywell this February, where he will continue to work on concepts he developed during his Ph.D. More.. |
| 2008-2-6 | In his education, AEM alumnus Jun Cui sought balance. With a theoretical background in mathematics and mechanics, Cui says AEM was a natural fit due to the expertise of his adviser, AEM Professor Richard James. More.. |
| 2008-1-31 | Development of the Ares I launch vehicle, which is headed up by AEM alumnus Steve Cook, is well underway. What follows is a question-and-answer with Mr. Cook regarding the state of the Ares project. More.. |
| 2008-1-28 | On Tuesday, January 22, Trina Ray from NASA JPL talked about the Cassini-Huygens Mission to Saturn. A synchronized slideshow on the talk is now available. More... |
| 2008-1-8 | For a computer and space aficionado, NASA is a natural choice and likely to be a good fit. For alumnus Michael Wright, that aspiration proved a bit greater. After graduating with a doctorate from the Department of Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, Wright brought an alrgorithm he had developed at AEM to NASA. Just 10 years later, the code that evolved from this algorithm is in ubiquitous use at several NASA centers and in industry More... |
| 2007-12-30 | Ryan Elliott, an Assistant Professor in the Department of Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics (AEM), has been awarded a 5-year National Science Foundation (NSF) Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) grant to develop new tools for the identification of “active materials” that could be incorporated into a new generation of sensors and actuators. The grant is part of Program Manager Dr. Shih-Chi Liu’s “Sensor Innovation and Systems” program in the NSF Directorate for Engineering under the Division of Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation (CMMI). More... |
| 2007-12-17 | In December of 2007, Thomas E. Schwartzentruber joined the Department of Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics as an Assistant Professor on the Fluid Mechanics faculty. More... |
| 2007-12-11 | A recent report from The Chronicle of Higher Education on Faculty Scholarship Productivity places AEM at #1 for <20 faculty, #2 for percentage of faculty with journal publication cited by another work, #5 overall for public universities and #10 for all institutions among Aerospace Engineering programs nationwide. More... |
| 2007-12-11 | Ethics and discussion surrounding potential applications of research are incorporated throughout the AEM curriculum. These conversations are intended to assist students and are especially pronounced in AEM 4331: Aerospace Vehicle Design I. Under the tutalage of Industrial Professor Jeff Hammer, students undertake vehicle or system design projects and discuss the ethics in the aerospace industry. The Minnesota Daily covered the class and how ethics play a role in student study. More... |
| 2007-12-6 | With expertise from its staff and help from faculty like Gary Balas, the U's Academic and Corporate Relations Center assists hundreds of businesses each year. (via UMNnews) More... |
| 2007-11-13 | AEM Professor Richard James recently delivered the Penrose Lecture at the McNamara Alumni Center. James is a Russell J. Penrose Professor, a chair in AEM endowed by Russell Penrose. More... View James' presentation (Flash required, broadband recommended) |
| 2007-10-30 | The Minnesota Daily explores the NASA internships offered through MnSGC and profiles AEM student Mark Stole in the process. Read the full article here, and more on the NASA interns here. |
| 2007-10-11 | David Hauth, an AEM senior at University of Minnesota, is one of only eight students in the United States, and one of only 18 in the world, selected to participate in the prestigious 'Honeywell Innovators' program. . More... |
| 2007-9-7 | NASA on Tuesday selected The Boeing Co., Huntsville, Ala., as the contractor to provide manufacturing support for design and construction of the upper stage of the Ares I rocket. AEM alumnus Steve Cook heads Ares development for NASA's Constellation program. More... |
| 2007-9-1 | Several of the NASA interns previously covered in AEM Spotlight have issued their final reports for their respective summer projects: Erik Semrud, Abdul Khan, Mark Stole, Sam Zarovy |
| 2007-7-19 | Students from Farnsworth Elementary recently took a detailed tour and viewed the innards of Akerman Hall. More... |
| 2007-7-13 | Eleven Minnesota student (many from AEM) are interning at NASA over the summer through the Minnesota Space Grant Consortium. |
| 2007-7-12 | U's entry into Nanosat-4 finishes strong, students begin next round |
| 2007-7-10 | The newly-formed AEM ballooning team is preparing to launch their first research payload |
| 2007-6-26 | An AEM alumna was recognized by NASA for technology achievements |
| 2007-6-21 | Professor Graham Candler was involved in the creation of the Mach 10-capable scramjet that recently launched . |
| 2007-5-22 | Major construction on all three Akerman remodels is complete. Click here to view detailed information and photos from each project. |
| 2007-5-7 | Congratulations to AEM graduates! Click here to view photos from the undergraduate reception and the featured slideshow. |
| 2007-5-1 | AEM alumnus Steve Cook is profiled in today's Daily, where he talks about AEM, NASA, and humankind's aims in space |
| 2007-5-1 | Both the Minnesota Daily and the University's E-news report on AEM's own Minnesat program, their recent competition, and Minnesat's future (Nanosat-5 starts in January) |
| 2007-4-18 | Students conduct scientific experiments (and have fun) in microgravity |
| 2007-4-10 | AEM alumnus Eugene Covert honored with Outstanding Achivement Award |
| 2007-3-28 | Professor Ellen Longmire is the recipient of the 2007 Distinguished Women Scholars Award. |
| 2007-3-28 | Members of the MnSGC showed off hovercraft to attendees at the IT Family Fun Fair. Click here for Minnesota Daily coverage of the event. |
| 2007-3-23 | Students left today to compete in the final stages of Nanosat-4, where they are vying for the chance to launch their custom-built satellite into space. |
| 2007-3-22 | Professor William Garrard was recently recognized by ASEE and the AIAA for excellence in teaching. |
| 2007-3-17 | Department Head Gary Balas is among four IT faculty members (and six professors University-wide) selected as Distinguished McKnight Professors. |
| 2007-3-13 | Construction is underway in Akerman Hall. Check here for new pictures, updated semiweekly. |
| 2007-2-16 | Professor Candler is the recipient of the AIAA's 2007 Thermophysics award |
| 2007-2-5 | Hard copies of the 2005-2006 AEM Update newsletter are available in front of the AEM main office, PDF and HTML versions are now available. |
| 2007-1-29 | Minnesota Space Grant Consortium educates students with hovercrafts on the physics of freefall |
| 2006-12-15 | AEM alumnus Steve Cook heads NASA launch vehicle development |
| 2006-12-14 | Research conducted by McKnight Land-Grant Professor Demoz Gebre-Egziabher is set to modernize the unmanned vehicles sector. |
| 2006-12-11 | University alumnus Peter Torvik was recently named an honorary Fellow by the Ohio Academy of Science. |
| 2006-12-4 | University alumnus Paul Dye speaks to undergraduates |
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