News
Wed, 11/23/2022
A&A mourns the passing of Nathan Precup (MSAA '18)
We are saddened to announce the passing of alumnus and former KWT staff Nathan Precup.
Mon, 11/21/2022 | KIRO7
Orion space capsule passes within 80 miles of Moon's surface
Kristi Morgansen talks with KIRO7 on Artemis’s potential for groundbreaking research that could get us to Mars.
Tue, 11/15/2022 | TechCrunch
Amazon previews its new delivery drone, the MK30
Amazon unveils its newest delivery drone, the MK30, after testing in A&A’s Kirsten Wind Tunnel.
Wed, 10/26/2022
Eli Livne wins Enoch Thulin ICAS Innovation in Aeronautics Award
Professor Eli Livne wins the ICAS award for his contributions to aeroservoelasticity.
Tue, 10/25/2022 | UW College of Engineering
Marco Salviato named as Director of the Advanced Composites Center
Salviato will also lead the Center of Excellence for Advanced Materials in Transport Aircraft Structures.
Mon, 10/24/2022
A&A doctoral student Niyousha Rahimi awarded UW + Amazon Science Hub Fellowship
Rahimi received the fellowship to pursue research in robotics and AI with applications to safety critical systems.
Mon, 10/17/2022
A&A summer research runs the gamut from space travel to vaccine injections
A&A undergrads deliver summer research through Space Grant’s SURP program, spanning from vaccines to space travel.
Mon, 09/26/2022
A&A’s Sarah Li chosen as this year’s Condit Dissertation Fellow
Sarah Li was chosen as the 2022 Condit Dissertation Year Fellow, which is awarded to PhD students finishing their degree.
Thu, 09/22/2022 | UW Mechanical Engineering
Planning for the next generation of composites
A&A's Marco Salviato is part of NSF IUCRC grant supporting industry partnerships to advance composites.
Fri, 09/16/2022 | Warren-McElwain Services
Obituary for Jan Roskam (A&A PhD '65)
Roskam, an accomplished Boeing and Cessna engineer, KU professor and mentor, died September 9 in Lawrence, KS.
Mon, 09/12/2022
Adding turbulence to wildfire research: A conversation with A&A Professor Robert Breidenthal
Professor Breidenthal applies research on turbulence to a new cross-field study of wildfires.
Fri, 09/02/2022
A&A remembers research scientist George Marklin
Marklin, educator, mentor, and expert in numerical methods and tools to model plasma, died last month.
Tue, 08/30/2022
Remembering Alumnus Leland Nicolai
The 2016 A&A Distinguished Alumnus leaves behind a legacy as an aircraft designer, developer, and educator.
Mon, 08/15/2022 | UW News
UW to host college students for NASA-funded lunar rover challenge
Eight college teams come to the UW to go to the Moon - or at least a simulated version of it.
Thu, 08/11/2022 | UW College of Engineering
Amazon and University of Washington announce inaugural Science Hub faculty research awards
A&A’s Leung receives inaugural grant from UW + Amazon Science Hub to advance safety for robot planning and control.
Thu, 07/28/2022
Kristi Morgansen awarded Boeing Egtvedt Chairship
The UW selected Morgansen for this honor for her excellence in research, teaching, service and A&A leadership.
Thu, 07/28/2022
Carter Vu awarded NSF Research Fellowship
Carter Vu wins an NSF GRFP to address dynamic muzzle issues in Ram Accelerators for large-payload space launches.
Tue, 07/12/2022
2022 A&A Research Showcase
A&A organized our 1st Annual Research Showcase featuring cutting-edge research projects from our graduate students.
Mon, 07/11/2022
Fusion energy is finally getting its moment
Investment in fusion energy, including in A&A’s research and spinoffs, is taking off with advances in computing.
Thu, 07/07/2022
A&A Student Excellence Awards 2022
We are pleased to announce the 2022 cohort of students honored by our department-wide Student Excellence Awards!
Mon, 06/27/2022
2022 capstone team awards
We announce the winners of the 2022 Capstone Film Fest and the Technical Excellence Awards.
Wed, 06/22/2022 | GeekWire
More funding for fusion: Seattle startup lands $160M and reveals technology breakthrough
GeekWire quotes A&A's Chris Hansen about the breakthrough of Uri Shumlak's spinoff company.
Wed, 06/22/2022 | New York Times
A Big Step Toward Fusion Energy Is Hailed by a Seattle Start-Up
Uri Shumlak's Zap Energy hit a key milestone, putting the company close to reaching the energy break-even point.
Wed, 06/22/2022
Reiner Decher is writing about the mechanics and history of aerospace for the masses
A&A professor emeritus Reiner Decher is writing about the mechanics and history of aerospace for the curious.
Wed, 06/22/2022
Paper by Daniel Crews wins IEEE first place
Crews’s paper on the validity of quasilinear theory wins best student paper at IEEE Conference