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Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics

Recent News

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AEM Students Put Skills to the Test at Minneapolis Flugtag Event

On a rainy Saturday in late September, students launched a human-powered aircraft off a runway, soaring through the air before landing in the Mississippi River.
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MASST Receives EarthCup Award

The Midwest Alliance for Solar Sail Technology (MASST), a collaboration among faculty, students, and researchers led by the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities was one of only three teams recognized.
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AEM Welcomes Associate Professor James Scoggins to Faculty

Coming from NASA, Dr. Scoggins brings expertise in computational aerothermodynamics and scientific machine learning to the department.

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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