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

Alex Craig and Jesse Little standing next to a hypersonic wind tunnel, a horizontal metal tube about the circumference of a large tree.

$1.7M in Department of Defense Funding Enhances UArizona's National Aerodynamics Reputation

Feb. 13, 2020 | Emily Dieckman

Aerospace and mechanical engineers will use elevated wind tunnel capacity to expand experiments on vehicles traveling at the speed of sound -- and much faster.

Top-Tier Tunnels >>

Sky’s the Limit for Brooke Owens Fellow

Feb. 7, 2020 | Emily Dieckman

University of Arizona junior Lindsey Koelbel will intern at HawkEye 360 for the summer as part of a program for women and gender-minority students in aerospace.

HawkEye-Bound >>

Wolfgang Fink holding up a metal, binocular-like device.

SPIE Selects Wolfgang Fink as 2020 Fellow

Jan. 21, 2020 | Emily Dieckman

Professional optics society recognizes University of Arizona professor for his work in artificial vision for the blind and smartphone-based eye exams and disease diagnostics.

Eyes on the Prize >>