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Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics

Recent News

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Terrence Meyer Named Head of the Department of Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics

Meyer looks forward to working with members of the University of Minnesota community and beyond to advance the department’s academic, research, and service missions.
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AEM Undergrad Receives Student Research Competition Award

Recent graduate Caleb Euteneuer was one of four students from across the country to be recognized for his outstanding research in combustion.
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PhD Students Receive Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship

Ping-Yen Shen, John-Paul Heinzen, and Soojeong Lee all received the Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship.

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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Undergraduate students

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Graduate students

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Faculty members

1st
Ranked for a department with less than 20 faculty
2nd
Ranked in research activity and student support
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Ranked undergraduate program in the nation

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