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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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OSIRIS-REx's Success Marks the Start of Extended OSIRIS-APEX Mission

Sept. 25, 2023  |  Mikayla Mace Kelley, University Communications
After dropping off its historic sample from asteroid Bennu, the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft is headed to its next target: another potentially hazardous near-Earth asteroid, called Apophis.
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Engineering Welcomes 22 New Faculty, a Record High

Sept. 12, 2023  |  Emily Dieckman
The college’s newest group of hires includes two new department heads, leadership for a new school, professors of practice, and experts in software engineering.
22 in 2023 >>
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UA Scientists Investigate New Frontiers of Sound With $30M Center

Sept. 7, 2023  |  Emily Dieckman
The New Frontiers of Sound Science and Technology Center will focus on topological acoustics, an emerging field in which researchers exploit the properties of sound in ways that could vastly improve computing, telecommunications and sensing.
Soundscape STC >>
Avery Stockdale-Stepehens stands with a poster pesentation called "Simulating Hypersonic Flow Fields"

Spending the Summer as a NASA Intern: A Q&A With Avery Stockdale-Stephens

Aug. 6, 2023  |  University of Arizona College of Engineering
Aerospace and mechanical engineering student keeps busy with prestigious research position between finishing her bachelor’s degree and beginning her PhD.
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