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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| 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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