Aerospace & Mechanical Engineering

This section of the college news site gathers stories that feature the faculty, students, staff and programs of the UA Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering. For detailed information about all other aspects of AME, please visit the department website.

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Aerospace & Mechanical Engineering News

Two masked students work in a cleanroom with satellite components

Student-built Satellite Uses 'Beach Ball' for an Antenna

March 8, 2023 | Kylianne Chadwick, NASA Space Grant Science Writing Intern, University Communications

CatSat is a small satellite carrying a new communications concept – an inflatable antenna – into space.

Inflating in the Ionosphere >>

six students stand in front of a conference display

Engineering Students Earn Highest Marks at Theme Park Design Competition

Feb. 6, 2023 | Jeff Gardner and CAPLA

Team earns distinctions for technical skill, feasibility, innovation and communication.

Riding High >>

Engineer Awarded $4.5M to Develop AI-Powered Hypersonic Guidance and Navigation Systems

Dec. 5, 2022 | Emily Dieckman

As countries around the world work to advance weapons traveling at Mach 5 and faster, a team led by University of Arizona experts builds a "brain" for high-speed vehicles and interceptors.

High-Speed GNC >>