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To kick of the fall semester, UAV Austin, UT’s unmanned aerial vehicle team, hosted a three-week long training camp to help prospective members and the general student body become more familiar with engineering concepts. 

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This summer, Sophy Wu, a second-year Ph.D. student studying aerospace engineering, conducted fieldwork at the University of Alaska Fairbanks’ Toolik Field Station.

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Two years of hard work has finally paid off for members of the Longhorn Rocketry Association student organization who have been designing and building a new hybrid rocket engine test facility.

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Professor Noel Clemens was invited to give a series of lectures as part of the prestigious Midwest Mechanics Seminar Series.

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Mercury, a biped robot developed by Dr. Luis Sentis and his students, can maintain balance when hit unexpectedly - much like a human would when bumped into on a crowded street.

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This summer the Texas Aerial Robotics team brought home second place in the American venue after participating in their second annual International Aerial Robotics Competition held in Atlanta.

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Alumnus Alan Stern was selected by the Explorers Club to receive the 2018 Lowell Thomas Award in Engineering Exploration.

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An exhibition developed by ICES researchers, Exploring the Arctic Ocean, brings together eight diverse projects that rely on the power of visual media to make the unknown waters of the Arctic Ocean accessible.

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Alumna Dr. Lori Magruder is playing a key role in NASA's ICESat2 mission that tracks global ice, sea levels and ecology. 

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Brandon Jones has been elected an Associate Fellow of AIAA for the class of 2019 in recognition of his contributions to the technology of astronautics.

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The aerospace engineering undergraduate program is ranked No. 8 in the nation according to U.S. News and World Report.

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Moriba Jah's work to conquer Earth's space junk problem is featured in the journal Nature.

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The National Science Foundation has awarded $60 million to the Texas Advanced Computing Center to build a new supercomputer that will be the fastest at any U.S. university and among the most powerful in the world.

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Ryan Russell has been elected Fellow of the American Astronautical Society in recognition of his contributions to the field of astronautics.

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Thomas J. R. Hughes has been selected to receive the 2018 ASME Medal, the highest honor awarded by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.