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

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First Virtual Homecoming Celebrates Alumni and Diversity

Nov. 17, 2020 | Emily Dieckman

The University of Arizona put the “home” in Homecoming this year with a series of virtual celebrations.

Homecoming at Home >>

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College Names First Craig M. Berge Dean’s Fellows

Nov. 3, 2020 | University of Arizona College of Engineering

Six researchers will advance research in areas including quantum communications, groundwater remediation and wearable biomedical devices.

New Fellows >>

A spacecraft above an asteroid's terrain (artist's impression).

OSIRIS-REx Successfully Touches Asteroid Bennu in Sample Grab

Oct. 21, 2020 | NASA Goddard Space Flight Center and University Communications

Ten years after NASA selected UArizona to lead the OSIRIS-REx mission, the spacecraft successfully completed its most treacherous and rewarding task: sample collection.

Touchdown on Bennu >>