Recent News
Graduate Student Selected as First Recipient of AEM Alumni Fellowship
Mel Nightingale, a third-year PhD student in the AEM department, is the inaugural recipient of the Michele Brekke Fellowship.
Driving Reliability In Aerospace
PhD student James Johnson is using his research to help create more reliable aircraft systems.
Inside an Aerospace Lab Teaching Students to Think Like Real Engineers
Learn about the lab that centers on autonomy, uncertainty, and the kind of engineering problem-solving students will face beyond graduation.
Aerospace engineers play a key role in the advancement of society, performing work that touches our lives in countless ways beyond aircraft and spacecraft design alone.
With a stellar reputation and strong research focus that yields real-world results, the University of Minnesota (UMN) Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics (AEM) Department is the premier destination for the next generation of leaders in the industry.
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