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We can't wait for our annual Open House next week! Join us on Thursday, October 22nd from 5-7pm in Akerman Hall to learn about all of the exciting opportunities in the Department of Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics 🛫

Current or prospective students, alumni, and industry partners welcome! RSVP at the link in our bio 🔗 by @umn_aem

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Students in AEM 5333 were busy this week assembling uninhabited aerial vehicles (UAVs)🔧🔩

The class focuses on all things UAVs, taking flight controls from simulation to the real thing! by @umn_aem

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The Midwest Alliance for Solar Sail Technology (MASST), a multi-institutional collaboration led by the University of Minnesota, Department of Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, earned a first-place medal for the design they submitted towards EarthCup's Mission 1, Race 1 this August 🥇

Learn more about MASST and the EarthCup on the AEM website at the link in our bio 🔗 by @umn_aem

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We are excited to welcome Associate Professor James Scoggins to our faculty this fall 2026 semester. Dr Scoggins's brings expertise in computational aerothermodynamics and scientific machine learning, with a focus on high-enthalpy and hypersonic flows 💨

Read more on the AEM website at the link in our bio🔗 by @umn_aem

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Major progress for the Small Satellite Research Laboratory (SSRL)! 🛰🌟

Following a successful pre-ship review with the University Nanosat Program, the SSRL team traveled to the Air Force Research Lab at Kirtland Air Force Base in Albuquerque, New Mexico to conduct flight model testing on EXACT. The goal of EXACT is to test a novel positioning, navigation and timing sensor that uses X-ray pulsars as navigation beacons in deep space.

The testing done was to ensure that EXACT could withstand both the extreme low forces of launch and the harsh environment of space.

The team will complete the final round of testing in October before the payload is delivered to the Space Test Program at NASA Johnson Space Center for integration testing. Currently, the launch target is a 2027–2028 deployment to the International Space Station!

Congratulations to the entire team on moving one step closer to space 🌌 by @umn_aem

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The Summer Research Mentorship Program (SRMP) concluded last week with their second-ever Research Showcase! Students presented research that they have spent the summer working on with their faculty advisors and graduate student mentors. Each student was judged based on the quality of their initial short outlines and one-on-one presentations to the judges.

Congratulations to the top three presentations of the day:

🥇Cody Kufrin - Micro Particle Impact Loading on Copper Tantalum
🥈Samvel Kerobyan - Cable-Driven Parallel Robots in Space Simulations
🥉Sagar Sant - Cable-Driven Parallel Robot Design by @umn_aem

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We had a great time showing students from the National Summer Transportation Institute around the department last week!

Students visited our Aeromechanics Lab, Wind Tunnel Lab, and had the chance to fly their own aircraft using a flight simulator ✈️ by @umn_aem

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The Aerospace, Robotics, Dynamics, and Control (ARDC) Lab recently conducted a test with a 12-meter long deployable solar sail boom in Akerman Hall ☀

Results from this test will help validate the ARDC Lab's Cable-Actuated Bio-inspired Lightweight Elastic Solar Sail (CABLESSail) technology that could enable precise steering of solar sails that perform deep space exploration without relying on fuel! by @umn_aem

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PhD student Amir Enayati Kafshgarkolaei recently placed first in heavyweight sparring at the AAU Taekwondo National Tournament in Fort Lauderdale, Florida 🥋🥇

Originally from Iran, Amir was introduced to taekwondo at a young age by his father and brother, who are both taekwondo coaches. When he is not training, Amir conducts research focused on control systems and their applications in aerospace engineering, including spacecraft state estimation and the design and control of hypersonic vehicles.

After completing his PhD, Amir hopes to continue working in control systems, with a focus on advanced aerospace applications and real-world autonomous systems. by @umn_aem

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We are thrilled to welcome alumnus Terrence Meyer as the new head of the Department of Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics. Meyer is an internationally recognized researcher whose work focuses on propulsion and high-speed flight, having made significant contributions to education and professional development in both areas of expertise.

Learn more about Meyer's background and vision for the department at the link in our bio🔗 by @umn_aem

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3 months ago

The Minnesota Space Grant Consortium recently wrapped up a summer camp focused on stratospheric ballooning 🎈

AEM students helped teach participants how to design and build a payload, record their data, and launch their payloads into the stratosphere! Students shared what they learned with family and friends on the final day of the camp. by @umn_aem

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Last week, NASA's Minnesota Space Grant Consortium hosted a workshop that gave students the opportunity to design, build, and fly small radio-controlled airships using balloons and helium lift gas 🎈

Swipe to see them take flight! by @umn_aem

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