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The future of the aerospace industry is being shaped in our classrooms and developed in our labs every day at the University of Washington. UW Aeronautics & Astronautics educates tomorrow’s leaders – with top-notch faculty and cutting edge technology – to take air and space travel to the next level.
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News & Events »
Capt. Gregory C. Johnson visits A&A!
Gregory C. Johnson, 1977 AA alum, U.S. Navy Captain, and NASA astronaut visited our department on Wednesday, November 4, and presented a seminar on his time at the UW and his visit to the Hubble Space Telescope..
A&A Officially opens the Automobili Lamborghini Advanced Composite Structures Laboratory
Tuesday, October 6th marked the grand opening and re-naming of the Composite Structures Lab. Paolo Feraboli, A&A Professor and Lab Director was on hand to welcome VIPs from Automobili Lamborghini, who have generously donated funding for the study of composite materials used to build airplanes and high-performance cars.
A&A Sounding Rocket Team Wins Two Awards at Experimental Sounding Rocket Association Competition
UW A&A Students won the Furfaro Award for Technical Excellence at the 4th Annual Experimental Sounding Rocket Association Competition in Green River, Utah.
New! Master of Aerospace Engineering Composite Materials and Structures (MAE-CMS)
In partnership with Boeing, we are launching this new master's degree for professionals working in engineering interested in these space age materials.
New Faculty Join A&A
The A&A Department welcomes Antonino Ferrante and Setthivoine You who joined our department in Fall 2009. Ferrante specializes in computational fluid mechanics, and You specializes in plasma science.
