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Tue, 10/12/2021
WA Space Grant moves to A&A
The renowned NASA program's relocation to A&A will help strengthen hands-on student learning.
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Tue, 10/05/2021
Strategic Plan 2021-2026
Engineering for the public good pursues solutions to improve the quality of life for all – whether in infrastructure, technology, transportation, health, environment or manufacturing.
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Mon, 09/27/2021 | AIAA
AIAA Announces its Class of 2022 Associate Fellows
A&A’s Antonino Ferrante makes the 2022 Class of AIAA Associate Fellows.
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Wed, 09/01/2021 | CoMotion
University of Washington spinoff, Zap Energy, on track to power the planet
Zap Energy is paving the way to commercially scalable low-carbon fusion.
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Thu, 08/12/2021 | UW Aero & Astro
Nailing the landings in space
A&A is solving the challenges of how and where to land on the Moon, Mars and beyond.
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Wed, 07/28/2021 | UW Aero & Astro
Kristi Morgansen elected to Washington State Academy of Sciences
Chair Kristi Morgansen joins the WA State Academy of Sciences, receiving one of only 38 spots offered this year.
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Fri, 07/23/2021 | UW News
Gaming graphics card allows faster, more precise control of fusion energy experiments
A&A researchers are borrowing advances from computer gaming, using a GPU to control their prototype fusion reactor.
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Thu, 07/22/2021 | UW News
20 UW researchers elected to the Washington State Academy of Sciences for 2021
A&A Chair Kristi Morgansen is among 20 UW researchers elected to WSAS
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Wed, 06/30/2021 | UW Aero & Astro
Salviato selected for NAE Symposium
Marco Salviato is among 83 early-career engineers invited to take part in this selective program.
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Wed, 06/30/2021 | UW Aero & Astro
A&A research takes flight
A&A sensing research out of the Nonlinear Dynamics & Control Lab is flying on the 2021 Boeing ecoDemonstrator.
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Tue, 06/29/2021 | UW Aero & Astro
2021 Capstone team awards
We announce the winners of the 2021 Capstone Film Fest and the Technical Excellence Awards.
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Tue, 06/15/2021 | University of Washington Magazine
New law of physics
UW researchers have discovered a new law of physics that will affect the future of aircraft design.
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Tue, 06/15/2021 | University of Washington Magazine
Scott Crossfield
This A&A alumnus ('49, '50) was the first to fly at twice the speed of sound, laying the groundwork to go into space.
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Fri, 06/11/2021 | UW Aero & Astro
A&A Student Excellence Awards 2021
We introduce you to the six students who received this year’s awards for Research, Teaching, and Service.
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Fri, 06/04/2021 | UW Aero & Astro
Anita Gale is the 2021 A&A Distinguished Alumna
Gale, inspiring the next generation of space pioneers, is our latest recipient of the department’s highest award.
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Wed, 05/26/2021 | GeekWire
Seattle startup ZaP Energy lands $27.5M to build commercial fusion reactor without magnets
A&A's Flow Z-Pinch Lab spinoff ZaP Energy has landed $27.5M to build commercial reactor without magnets.
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Wed, 05/26/2021 | College of Engineering
Engineering Equity
Kristi Morgansen reflects on the value of the UW ADVANCE program as it supports gender equity in the STEM field.
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Mon, 05/24/2021 | University of Washington
Cat Hannahs makes the Husky 100
Senior Cat Hannahs joins the exclusive annual list of 100 students who are making the most of their time at the UW.
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Tue, 04/20/2021 | UW News
Analyzing the barely perceptible
Researchers from A&A's Laboratory for Engineered Materials and Structures refine image-analysis methods to capture subtle coral movements.
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Fri, 04/16/2021 | UW Aero & Astro
Mesbahi appointed J. Ray Bowen Endowed Professor
Mehran Mesbahi receives this honor for excellence in educational innovation and curriculum development.
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Tue, 04/13/2021 | UW Aero & Astro
Gloria Yin wins AIAA second for origami wave isolation
Gloria Yin wins AIAA second place for research showing potential of using origami for wave isolation.
Mon, 04/12/2021 | UW Aero & Astro
Graebner wins AIAA first place for Z pinch research
Undergraduate Michelle Graebner wins first for her work on the potential application of a Z pinch for space travel.
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Tue, 03/23/2021 | Department of Mechanical Engineering
The carbon fiber state
Advanced Composites Center co-director Marco Salviato speaks to the versatility of carbon fiber composite and its big role here in Washington.
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Fri, 02/26/2021 | UW Aero & Astro
Morgansen elected AIAA Fellow
AIAA elects Chair Kristi Morgansen as one of only 28 Fellows this year, one of the highest honors in aerospace.
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Thu, 02/18/2021 | UW Aero & Astro
New law of physics finds a sweet spot for aircraft efficiency
A&A researchers in the Computational Fluid Mechanics Lab prove the existence of a new law of physics.