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Aerospace & Mechanical Engineering News - September 2021

A woman and two men smile for a photo. Sahand Sabet, center, holds a glass award.

Engineering Student, Associate Dean Honored at I-Squared Awards and Expo

Sept. 30, 2021  |  Paul Tumarkin
Tech Launch Arizona presented five awards for innovation, leadership and impact at its 8th Annual I-Squared Expo & Awards -- including two for members of the College of Engineering.
I-Squared Honorees >>
Roberto Peralta stands on a stage accepting a framed certificate from an older man. The certificate says "Astronaut Scholarship." The men are in formal wear and there is a blue curtain behind them.

Polyglot Engineering Student Lands Astronaut Scholarship

Sept. 21, 2021  |  Emily Dieckman
Roberto Peralta looks toward serving his global community by designing low-cost prosthetic limbs.
Languages and Limbs >>
In the foreground, a robot with four orange wheels. Two men stand behind the robot.

Researchers Enlist Robot Swarms to Mine Lunar Resources

Sept. 8, 2021  |  Emily Dieckman
Aerospace and mining engineers are mapping out a plan for harvesting the moon's resources using autonomous robot swarms and new excavation techniques.
Teamwork on the Moon >>
Graphic of a yellow box with a circle on the side, which reads "wall-IEFs." It is spraying a green substance onto the side of a colorful building with six visible windows.

UArizona Team Led by Architecture Professor Jonathan Bean and Engineering Professor Wolfgang Fink Wins $200,000 ‘American-Made Challenge’ E-ROBOT Prize

Sept. 2, 2021  |  Simmons Buntin
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Jesse Little stands in front of a large blue wind tunnel -- it looks like a horizontal pipe -- on red scaffolding. He is wearing a black mask over his nose and mouth and gesturing with his hands to explain something.

University of Arizona Puts Hypersonics Research Program in Hyperdrive

Sept. 1, 2021  |  David Wichner
Jesse Little and Alex Craig talk to the Arizona Daily Star about their research at subsonic, transonic, supersonic and hypersonic speeds.
Wind Tunnel Upgrades >>

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