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Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics

Recent News

Professor Maziar Hemati

Maziar Hemati Promoted to Full Professor

The Department of Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics is proud to announce that Professor Maziar Hemati was recently promoted to full professor, a testament to his contributions in the department.
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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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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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Who We Are

350

Undergraduate students

100

Graduate students

20

Faculty members

1st
Ranked for a department with less than 20 faculty
2nd
Ranked in research activity and student support
4th
Ranked undergraduate program in the nation

 

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Upcoming Events

Nov 3 Tue 12:30pm

AEM Mechanics Seminar

In-person: Room 116, Armory, University of Minnesota
Online: Webinar registration link

Nov 6 Fri 2:30pm

AEM Colloquium Series: Professor Ran Dai

Akerman Hall 319

Nov 13 Fri 2:30pm

AEM Colloquium Series: Professor Manuel K. Rausch

Akerman Hall 319

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