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Anita Gale

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.

Zap Energy Photo

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.

Headshot Kristi Morgansen

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.

Cat Hannahs

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.

A coral reef with orange fish swimming around

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.

Mehran Mesbahi

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.

Gloria Yin

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.

Michelle Graebner

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.

carbon fiber

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.

Kristi Morgansen

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.

airplane

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.

Khalil Jones

Mon, 02/08/2021 | UW Aero & Astro

Khalil Jones named 2021 Matthew Isakowitz Fellow

Khalil Jones awarded the elite Matthew Isakowitz Fellowship to advance commercial spaceflight.

Carter Vu

Tue, 02/02/2021 | Office of Merit Scholarships, Fellowships & Awards

A&A junior Carter Vu nominated for the Goldwater Scholarship

Carter Vu is a UW nominee for the prestigious Goldwater Scholarship.