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 breakthroughs, the University of Minnesota (UMN) Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics (AEM) Department is the premier destination for transforming active learners into lifelong contributors.
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Michele Brekke: Breaking Through the Aerospace Industry
Michele Brekke was welcomed back to the University of Minnesota (UMN) this past weekend as the 2019 Homecoming Grand Marshal. Brekke, a former NASA flight director and aerospace engineering and
Prominent Alumnus, Donor, and Engineer Passes Away
J. Leonard Frame, alumnus and longtime donor to the Department of Aerospace Engineering & Mechanics passed away on Sept. 21.