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Fri, 05/29/2020 | UW Aero & Astro
Innovate is what we engineers do: The A&A capstones pivot
A&A capstone teams adjusted deliverables in the wake of closures of UW facilities and social distancing rules.
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Fri, 05/29/2020 | UW Aero & Astro
2020 Capstone Film Fest
As we couldn't gather together for the usual Capstone Poster Sessions, A&A debuts the Capstone Film Fest.
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Mon, 05/18/2020 | UW Aero & Astro
Modeling COVID-19 transmission: Apply aerospace
A&A alum Dan Klein draws on his controls training to model the transmission of COVID-19 in King County.
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Tue, 05/12/2020 | UW Aero & Astro
Ferrante and Yang win FACET awards
A&A's Ferrante and Yang are recognized for their influence on the professional development of their students.
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Wed, 05/06/2020 | Wired
After 60 years, explosion-powered rockets are nearly here
A&A's James Koch figures out the mathematical model that explains the patterns in a rotating detonation engine.
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Mon, 05/04/2020 | UW College of Engineering
Job searching during COVID-19
Advice for students on how to navigate the near-term engineering job market.
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Mon, 05/04/2020 | University of Washington
A&A's Taylor Reynolds honored as Husky 100
The Husky 100 recognizes 100 UW students who are making the most of their time at the UW.
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Wed, 04/29/2020 | UW Aero & Astro
Aerospace turns the tide on marine energy
A&A's Owen Williams advises how to map the hydrodynamics of marine cross-flow turbines to advance cost-effective industry standards.
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Wed, 04/22/2020 | UW CoMotion
UW innovators battling climate change
CoMotion highlights A&A fusion energy spinoff CTFusion as a champion of the environment.
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Fri, 04/17/2020 | UW Aero & Astro
Dr. Erik Hurlen joins A&A faculty
Erik Hurlen joins A&A as an Associate Teaching Professor, starting in the fall quarter.
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Mon, 04/06/2020 | UW Aero & Astro
Affiliate professor Robert Dougherty wins AIAA aeroacoustics award
Robert Dougherty, who teaches Aircraft Noise in A&A, won the AIAA 2020 Aeroacoustics Award.
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Thu, 04/02/2020 | UW College of Arts & Sciences
500 years of innovation
A&A Chair Kristi Morgansen celebrates Leonardo DaVinci's study of nature to inspire engineering.
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Tue, 03/31/2020 | UW Aero & Astro
Kourosh Hadi named A&A's Distinguished Alumnus 2020
Boeing's Kourosh Hadi is being honored for his contributions to the field of aeronautics and to the department.
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Mon, 03/30/2020 | Crosscut
Human Elements: Through origami, science unfolds
A&A's JK Yang informs design, medicine and the future of space travel with a single sheet of folding paper.
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Mon, 03/23/2020 | Seeker
Why engineers turned to origami to create reality-bending metamaterials
A&A researchers have developed a solution to help reduce impact forces, harvest energy for electronics, and more.
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Mon, 03/23/2020 | UW Aero & Astro
Updating Apollo 11
Researchers show us what we gain by applying optimization algorithms to the iconic mission.
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Tue, 03/10/2020 | PC Games
Kerbal Space Program 2 heads to space while grounded in science
Professor Uri Shumlak advises Kerbal Space Program 2, a video game grounded in orbital physics for interstellar travel.
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Fri, 03/06/2020 | UW Undergraduate Academic Affairs
UW Honors students use art to disrupt the narrative on homelessness
A&A's Danny Roberts curates part of an exhibit to change the narrative of homelessness with "Real Change."
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Wed, 03/04/2020 | UW College of Engineering
Accelerating innovation
The Jones + Foster Accelerator has helped engineering students propel their startups toward a sustainable future.
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Wed, 02/26/2020 | UW Aero & Astro
Society of Women Engineers awardees
A&A's Jaspreet Kaur Sidhu and Sarah Li received Outstanding Female Awards by the UW Society of Women Engineers.
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Tue, 02/25/2020 | UW Aero & Astro
A&A CubeSat secures exclusive NASA spot
NASA picks A&A's CubeSat for the CubeSat Launch Initiative, providing preparation services and a ride into space.
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Fri, 02/21/2020 | NASA
NASA announces next round of candidates for CubeSat space missions
A&A’s CubeSat Soc-I wins exclusive spot in NASA’s CubeSat Launch Initiative, securing a launch as soon as 2021.
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Wed, 02/19/2020 | Popular Mechanics
Revolutionizing rocket launches
Popular Mechanics delves into James Koch's mathematical breakthrough explaining the behavior of a rotating detonation engine.
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Tue, 02/18/2020 | UW News
More efficient rockets
Ph.D. student James Koch's research on rotating detonation engines may aid in building cheaper, lighter spacecraft.
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Wed, 02/05/2020 | UW Aero & Astro
The "Paper Boys" deliver
ECE's James Rosenthal and A&A's Charlie Kelly unpack attention-grabbing science headlines with levity in an engaging podcast.