News
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
Wed, 06/01/2022 | UW Magazine
From 'Star Wars' to the stars
NASA is going back tot he moon and planning to land humans on Mars, thanks in part to Orion manager Howard Hu ('91, '94)
Sun, 05/29/2022 | UW Magazine
Gary Lai, '99, helps lead Blue Origin into space
Gary Lai was one of the first 20 employees of Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin aerospace company. In March, he joined five other passengers for the company's fourth manned suborbital space flight.
Tue, 05/24/2022
Mike Taniguchi (‘71) is the 2022 A&A Distinguished Alum
Mike Taniguchi, expert in liquid rocket propulsion, is the 2022 Distinguished Alum.