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

A student pulls on a rope to launch a bottle rock, which is making a big arc through the sky and back toward the ground.

Summer Engineering Academy Helps High Schoolers Design Their Future

July 30, 2019 | Jasmine Demers

Hundreds of teenagers from across the United States spend their summer launching bottle rockets, racing cardboard boats and melting iron at the University of Arizona.

David Hahn stands on the exterior footbridge between the two sections of the Aerospace & Mechanical Engineering Building.

Welcome, Dean David Hahn!

July 22, 2019 | Emily Dieckman

The college’s new leader is excited to be at a university where the mission matches up perfectly with his vision for engineering education.

New Dean for a New Era >>

CubeSat in space

$3M in NASA Funding to Help Students Build CubeSats

July 17, 2019 | Emily Dieckman

UA team to collaborate with students from Arizona and Puerto Rico on the next generation of space exploration technology.

Exploring Asteroids From Earth's Orbit >>

Daniel Wibben

NASA Recognizes Record-Breaking Contributions of UA Engineering Alumnus

July 16, 2019 | Emily Dieckman

Systems engineer receives Exceptional Engineering Achievement Medal for his work in helping the OSIRIS-REx mission break two Guinness World Records.

From Grad School to Guinness >>

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