Open Faculty Positions

The Department of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics is currently hiring a tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant Professor in the area of Computational Mechanics.

Nanshu Lu's Work on Flexible Electronics Featured in Austin American-Statesman

Assistant Professor Nanshu Lu’s work on developing stretchable, flexible electronic tattoos used for monitoring blood pressure and other vital signs has been featured in the Austin American Statesman’s “Medical Advances” column.

Todd Humphreys Testifies Before Congress on Questions of Privacy Related to Drones

On October 25, 2012, Assistant Professor Todd Humphreys appeared as a witness before Congress during a field forum where he discussed the appropriate domestic use of drones.

Alumni on Aerospace Team Receive Award for Satellite Recovery

Alumni Andrew Feistel and David Garza worked as members of a team of engineers at The Aerospace Corporation who received the company’s President’s Achievement Award for their work on a satellite recovery mission.

NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory Selects UT Austin as Research and Education Partner

The NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory has selected The University of Texas at Austin for its Strategic University Research Partnership program — a federally funded program focused on advancing space exploration.