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New SIE Faculty Member Brings Human Factors into Systems Engineering Research

Ricardo Valerdi, UA Engineering's newly appointed associate professor of systems and industrial engineering, is studying psychology at Harvard. What can it all mean?
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UA Space Systems Engineer and Moon Express Team Eye $30 Million Google Lunar X Prize

In the second of a brace of articles about the research of UA space systems engineer Roberto Furfaro, we look at his work with Moon Express, a privately funded lunar transportation company that plans a pinpoint landing on the moon in 2014, giving it a good chance of winning the $30 million Google Lunar X Prize.
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Nine Outstanding UA Engineering Faculty Recognized

Dean says awards recognize strong achievement by outstanding faculty and improve morale.
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Mission: Possible or Impossible? UA Space Systems Engineer Has the Answer

Scientists have endless ideas for extraterrestrial exploration. Some are feasible, some not. In a two-part series, we look at how UA engineer Roberto Furfaro gives the red or green light to space missions. First, searching for delta-V, the complex factor that makes a space mission viable. The second part of this series will focus on Furfaro's...

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