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Upcoming Events
2010 International Sherwood Fusion Theory Conference
Various speakers will present during oral sessions
Monday, April 19, 2010, 8:00 am Location: Renaissance Seattle Hotel
The Plasma Science and Innovation Center will host the 2010 International Sherwood Fusion Theory Conference, April 19 - 21, 2010 in Seattle, Washington. The latest theoretical results in basic plasma physics and their application to the international fusion energy science program will be presented including areas such as:
•Plasma Properties, Equilibrium, Stability, and Transport
•Physics of Plasma Edge and Divertor Region
•Plasma Production and Heating
•Computer Simulations of Plasma
In the Media
Astronaut and AA Alum Greg Johnson Visits A&A
- On Wednesday, November 4th, Capt. Greg C. Johnson returned to the UW and presented a seminar reliving the historic final space mission to the Hubble Space Telescope.
A&A Officially opens the Automobili Lamborghini Advanced Composite Structures Laboratory- Seattle TImes, 10/01/09
- 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.
Related Coverage:
VIDEO: Lamborghini laboratories
SeattleTimes.com, 10/07/09
UW partnership with Lamborghini leads to more than just fast cars
The UW Daily, 10/07/09
Lamborghini opens advanced composite structures laboratory
MotorAuthority, 10/07/09
Lamborghini lends its name to new UW facility
KING TV, 10/06/09
UW helping Lamborghinis become faster, lighter
KOMO TV, 10/06/09
A new lab to feed Lamborghini's need for speed
BusinessWeek, 10/06/09
What do a Lamborghini and a Boeing 787 have in common?
SeattlePI.com, 10/06/09
Photos: Lamborghini laboratory at the UW
SeattlePI.com, 10/06/09
Lamborghinis & more Lamborghinis at UW
The Seattle Times: Brier Dudley's blog, 10/06/09
Lamborghini's new UW lab is its portal to the future
The Seattle Times, 10/06/09
Inside the Lamborghini Lab at UW: Photos & video
The Seattle Times: Brier Dudley's blog, 10/05/09
Vroom! Lamborghini backing new composites lab
The Seattle Times: Brier Dudley's blog, 10/01/09
Lamborghini becomes big wheel on campus
The Seattle Times, 10/01/09
- 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- University Week, 7/09/09
- UW A&A Students won the Furfaro Award for Technical Excellence at the 4th Annual Experimental Sounding Rocket Association Competition in Green River, Utah. They also received 2nd for the award for altitude.
Another A&A Alum assigned to Space Shuttle Mission- NASA, 5/14/09
UW Alum Tony Antonelli will serve as the pilot for the space shuttle mission STS-132, targeted for launch in April 2010. 
Professor Adam Bruckner knew shuttle astronaut way back when- KING 5 TV, 5/10/09
Greg Johnson is piloting the shuttle Atlantis, 32 years after graduating from the UW. Aeronautics and astronautics professors Adam Bruckner and Jim Hermanson knew Johnson in his younger years, as a teacher and classmate, respectively. "It's like one of my kids is doing great in the world," said Bruckner. "It's a good feeling, it's a very good feeling."
See also KIRO TV interview with Bruckner, Hermanson and A&A students about Greg Johnson.
A&A Alum to pilot space shuttle mission to Hubble Space Telescope- The Seattle Times, 5/6/09
Seattle native Greg Johnson, a UW graduate in aeronautics and astronautics, will pilot the final shuttle mission to service and repair the Hubble Space Telescope. The 11-day mission will be Johnson's first trip into space.
See also Komo News report on Greg Johnson KOMO News, 5/11/09