2017

Hundreds of High-School Juniors, Seniors Participate in Engineering Summer Camps

Aug. 7, 2017 | Pete Brown

High-school students work with UA professors and students making biofuels, exploring wearable medical devices, working on computer software and testing aerodynamics.

Summer Engineering Academy >>

Startup Licenses UA-Invented Radar System for Auto Industry

Aug. 2, 2017 | Paul Tumarkin

The College of Engineering inventions stand to improve automotive radar systems with inexpensive, high-performing Luneburg lenses.

3-D-Printed Lenses >>

Navy Awards UA Aerospace Engineers Nearly $2M to Advance Hypersonic Flight

July 26, 2017 | Jill Goetz

The College of Engineering is building two additional wind tunnels to explore instability and materials failure in vehicles traveling at extremely high speeds.

High-Speed Wind Tunnels in the Works >>

Erica Clevenger, on her bicycle wearing a UA jersey, raises her fist above her head in victory

Chemical Engineering Alumna Wins National Cycling Championship

July 19, 2017 | Ben Kessler

Erica Clevenger excelled academically in the UA College of Engineering while clocking up victories on the cycling circuit.

Clevenger Takes 1st in Collegiate Nationals >>

New Online Master’s in Cybersecurity

July 7, 2017 | Eller College of Management

Unfilled cybersecurity jobs are predicted to triple in five years. UA curriculum draws from top-ranked programs; flexible schedule offers six start dates per year.

Engineering, Eller Partner on Program >>

Air Force Predator unmanned aerial vehicle

Smarter Control for Border Patrol

June 28, 2017 | Jill Goetz

Engineers at the University of Arizona are designing an autonomous border-surveillance system that can collect, assess and act on data in real time -- and deploy drones on its own.

Air Force Funds Border Security Research >>