A&A'S ENGINEERING DEAN'S SCHOLARS

Holland Kantner and Jayden Shafer come to A&A with some meaningful preparation.

Doctoral fellowship goes to Rahimi

Niyousha Rahimi received the UW + Amazon Science Hub award to support her research in robotics and AI.

Remembering Nathan Precup (‘18)

We are saddened to announce the passing of alumnus and former KWT staff Nathan Precup.

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Morgansen talks to KIRO7 on Artemis

Kristi Morgansen talks with KIRO7 on Artemis’s potential for groundbreaking research that could get us to Mars.

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Amazon’s new drone tested in KWT

Amazon unveils its newest delivery drone, the MK30, after testing in A&A’s Kirsten Wind Tunnel.

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Eli Livne Wins ICAS Award

Professor Eli Livne wins the ICAS award for his contributions to aeroservoelasticity.

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Dec

Thu

UW Space Dialogue with Missy Cummings

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Dec

Thu

A&A Faculty Meeting

1:00 pm - 2:30 pm

Guggenheim Hall (GUG) - 211D

Dec

Mon

Edward Wenk, Jr. Endowed Lecture and Reception - Dr. Paulina Jaramillo

3:30 pm - 4:30 pm

Alder Hall - Alder Hall Auditorium - Alder Hall, 1315 NE Campus Pkwy, Seattle, WA 98105

Dec

Fri

Instruction Ends - Autumn Quarter

12:00 am - 12:00 am

Full Calendar

Research programs

Illustration of the spacecraft containing NASA’s Perseverance rover slows down using the drag generated by its motion in the Martian atmosphere.

SPACE SYSTEMS

Space Occupation

We address key challenges to achieve off-planet activities that require vast increases in current technology to operate long-term in space and support biological life.

PLASMA SCIENCE

Stable fusion

We are working toward stable fusion reactions for future applications in energy and deep space propulsion.

Man in a wind tunnel lab, sitting in front of a computer observing data

INTEGRATED FLIGHT SCIENCES & CONTROL

Aerospace Systems

We research composite materials, flexible structures, load alleviation, hypersonics and more to understand comprehensive flight systems.

FLUIDS

Efficiency

We research fluids to boost aero- and hydro-dynamic efficiency for energy savings and higher stability.

A researcher holding a chain composed of origami cells

STRUCTURES

Innovative forms

We develop structures and composites that are stronger, lighter, and adaptable for efficiency and safety.

Two researchers putting together an aerial vehicle outdoors

CONTROLS

Remote control

We refine guidance, navigation, and control of unmanned systems as well as optimization of networked systems.

INNOVATION

FUSION POWER

Investment in fusion energy, including in A&A’s research and spinoffs, is taking off with advances in computing.

ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT

Carter Vu (A&A ‘22) enrolled at the UW at age 14. Finding his passion in aerospace, he jumped into research as diverse as space launch and rocket propulsion to high-energy particle physics and topology. He was the UW’s 2020 and 2021 Astronaut Scholar, served as the student president of Washington NASA Space Grant, and earned the grand prize of the 2022 Alaska Airlines Environmental Innovation Challenge! He is now off to graduate school armed with a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship (NSF GRFP).

Carter Vu holding a very large wrench at a lab

Carter Vu awarded NSF GRFP

The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded Carter Vu (A&A ‘22) a three-year fellowship through the National Graduate Research Fellowship Program. This fellowship covers his full tuition for his graduate program in computational hypersonics at the University of Minnesota plus a $34,000 annual stipend.