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The University of Michigan Aerospace Engineering Department, the oldest in the nation.
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At the beginning of the Fall 2025 semester, Professor of Practice George Halow unveiled the newest addition to the Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) Lab and systems engineering leadership education x88 course series, the M8x Studio. The new M8x Studio provides students with access to top-of-the-line tools, while allowing teams more space to meet with the lab’s numerous industry partners and build their team projects. Learn more about the evolution of MBSE at the University of Michigan and new features of the M8x Studio by visiting our bio! 🔗 📸: Brenda Ahearn/University of Michigan, College of Engineering, Communications and Marketing#MichiganAero #UMichAero #GoBlue by @umichaero

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Weather delays don't just disrupt airline travel for passengers, they increase fuel use, airline costs and congestion throughout the nation's airspace. Unlike cars, aircraft cannot simply pull over and wait for conditions to improve.To address this challenge, U-M Aerospace Engineering Professors Max Li and Jean-Baptiste Jeannin, along with aerospace engineering students and industry partner PACE America, are working to optimize aircraft arrival flow operations across the U.S. National Airspace System (NAS). Through funding from the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Fueling Aviation’s Sustainable Transition (FAST) Grant Program, the research team is developing decision-support tools to help aircraft navigate congested terminal airspace more safely, reducing delays and fuel consumption.Learn more by visiting our bio! 🔗 #UMichAero #MichiganAero #GoBlue by @umichaero

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At the beginning of 2026, two members of the U-M Aerospace Engineering community, Lillian Croghan and Matt Nurick, were inducted into the Aviation Week Network’s 20 Twenties class of 2026! With this, the University of Michigan now boasts 15 students who have received this prestigious recognition since its inception in 2013. Together, these cohorts are top-ranked in academics, have articulated the value of their research and design projects, dealt with personal challenges and established a record of giving back to their communities. Read more about the Network 20 Twenties and the recent recipients by visiting our bio. 🔗 #GoBlue #MichiganAero #UMichAero by @umichaero

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Last fall, researchers from the University of Michigan announced they would lead a new effort, funded with $2 million from the Air Force Office of Scientific Research, to transform the operation of satellite constellations in space. Led by Aerospace Engineering Professor Christopher Limbach, with collaborations from Professors Dennis Bernstein and Giusy Falcone, this three-year initiative looks to leverage new laser-interlink technologies for power and momentum transfer in large-scale satellite constellations.Read more about this effort by visiting our bio! 🔗 #GoBlue #UMichAero #MichiganAero by @umichaero

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We are still reminiscing about the 2026 spring graduation and are eagerly awaiting the start of the fall semester! Check out some of our favorite highlight photos from our graduation event on the Michigan Aerospace Flickr page while we wait for students to return to campus.Flickr link located in our bio! #GoBlue #MichiganAero #UMichAero by @umichaero

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New Space Power and Propulsion for Agility, Responsiveness and Resilience (SPAR) Institute YouTube video! This week, Joseph Pawelski, the chief technology officer at Cislunar Industries, discusses the development of commercial power-processing units designed to convert reactor power into usable energy for spacecraft propulsion systems.Watch this week's episode and catch up on any SPAR-related content on our YouTube channel by visiting our bio! 🔗 #UMichAero #MichiganAero #PEPL by @umichaero

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Aero Festifall is back this year and looking to be better than ever! This year's event will be held on September 1st AND September 3rd, with various aerospace and aviation student organizations and teams set up in the FXB Atrium from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m.Come see what our student project teams and community organizations are working on each semester, build connections, and network with passionate peers.U-M students from all departments and majors are welcome to attend. A detailed agenda will be released closer to the event date, allowing you to plan which groups you want to see and when!We hope to see you there!#GoBlue #MichiganAero #UMichAero by @umichaero

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New Space Power and Propulsion for Agility, Responsiveness and Resilience (SPAR) Institute YouTube video! This week, University of Michigan Assistant Professor Solomon Adera discusses advanced cooling strategies designed to remove heat from high-power electronics and propulsion systems used in space.Watch this week's episode and catch up on any SPAR-related content on our YouTube channel, link located in our bio! 🔗 #UMichAero #MichiganAero #PEPL by @umichaero

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The Michigan Mars Rover Team (MRover) earned international recognition at the 2026 University Rover Challenge, placing fifth overall while also achieving the highest score in the Autonomous Navigation mission.The team was also awarded First Place in Systems Engineering by the International Council on Systems Engineering (INCOSE), recognizing its outstanding application of systems engineering principles throughout the design, development, and testing of its rover.Congratulations to the students whose dedication and innovation made this achievement possible.Read the full story by visiting our bio! 🔗 #UMichAero #MichiganAero #GoBlue by @umichaero

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A University of Michigan Aerospace Engineering team played a central role in an Electra-led NASA project exploring what the next generation of efficient commercial aircraft could look like by 2050. Through NASA’s Advanced Aircraft Concepts for Environmental Sustainability (AACES) 2050 program, the team recently unveiled a turbo-electric airliner concept, combining a double-bubble lifting fuselage with targeted electrification and electric tail fans to improve efficiency while remaining compatible with airline and airport operations.Learn more by visiting our bio! 🔗 📸: Electra #UMichAero #MichiganAero #GoBlue by @umichaero

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New Space Power and Propulsion for Agility, Responsiveness and Resilience (SPAR) Institute YouTube video! This week, University of Michigan Professor Al Avestruz discusses the development of advanced power processing units that convert electrical energy into the form needed to drive electric propulsion systems. Watch the episode and catch up on any SPAR-related content on our YouTube channel by visiting our bio! 🔗 #UMichAero #MichiganAero #PEPL by @umichaero

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Summer has officially sprung, and we are missing our students here at FXB. ☀️ We would love to hear all the great things our students and recent graduates have planned while they are away from campus. Comment below on what internships you are pursuing, research projects you have planned, or fun vacations you are taking so we can see what our community is up to! by @umichaero

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