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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

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Year in Review: UA Student Branch, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics

Aerospace engineering senior Ryan Crompton, president of the UA student branch of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, or UA-AIAA, reflects on a busy year for the club.
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UA Baja Racing is Only U.S. Team in Top 3 Best Design Presentations at International Competition

Innovative design and craftsmanship impress race judges. Most spectacular crash thrills crowd.
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UA Swimmer Named Pac-10 Woman of the Year

Justine Schluntz, who is among the top swimmers in the country, now is a candidate for the NCAA Woman of the Year honor. She is headed to Oxford University this fall as one of 32 U.S. students awarded a Rhodes Scholarship.
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UA Named a Top Producer of Major Company CEOs

Five of the 500 Standard & Poor's companies chief executive officers (including three UA Engineering alumni) earned their degrees from the UA, making the institution one of the top producers of CEOs for the list of companies.

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