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A rendering of the Orion spacecraft

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.

Amazon drone in Kirsten Wind Tunnel

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.

Eli Livne

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.

Marco Salviato headshot

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.

Niyousha Rahimi headshot

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.

an undulating, translucent star-forming region in the Carina Nebula is shown in this Webb image, hued in ambers and blues; foreground stars with diffraction spikes can be seen, as can a speckling of background points of light through the cloudy nebula

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.

Sarah Li headshot

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.

Marco Salviato headshot

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.

Jan Roskam

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.

Forest fire

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.