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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.

Aerospace & Mechanical Engineering News

Craig M. Berge Engineering Design Day

Engineering Seniors Triumph at First Virtual Design Day

Unable to gather on campus for the traditional public showcase of projects a year in the making, students presented their creations -- including biomedical devices, space exploration tools and sustainable building materials -- online, and got their due in a virtual awards ceremony.
Man wearing a plastic face shield and a white lab coat

Engineering Seniors and Alumnus Team Up to 3D-Print Face Shields

When the campus closure foiled this team’s senior project plans, students turned their focus to creating face shields to protect health care workers from COVID-19.
Baja Wildcat Racing

Start Your Engines: Design-Build Clubs Drive UA Students Toward Career Goals

Three engineering student clubs allow present and future Wildcats to apply STEM principles taught in the classroom to designing and building vehicles.
Illustration of power, lighting and roving concepts operating in a lunar crater. (Photo courtesy of NASA)

Lunar Lasers and Cosmic Crops: NASA Funds UA Space Exploration Missions

NASA funding will support UA teams working on ways to harvest water and produce crops in space.

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