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Distinguished Alumni

ASE/EM Establishes Academy of Distinguished Alumni

This spring, the ASE/EM Department at UT Austin established its Academy of Distinguished Alumni to honor graduates of the aerospace and engineering mechanics programs.

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Student Spotlight

Machine Learning Methods for Music Composition

Michael Langford, a computational engineering and music double major, is working on an honors thesis to study machine learning methods for music composition. The idea was sparked by the “fireworks” he experiences while listening to music due to associative chromesthesia.

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Learn more about our faculty openings for tenured faculty and non tenure-track positions.

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Department News

UT Austin Hosts IUTAM Symposium 2019

ASE/EM faculty members at The University of Texas at Austin are hosting the IUTAM Symposium 2019 in Austin, TX, April 28 - May 2. 

Enlarged Prostate Could Actually Be Stopping Tumor Growth, Simulations Show

Thomas Hughes is collaborating with researchers from Purdue University on a new study that suggests that enlarged prostates could actually be stopping tumor growth in men with prostate cancer.

Upcoming Seminar

April 26, 2019

The Farthest Exploration of Worlds in History: New Horizons at Ultima Thule

Alan Stern

Location: ASE 1.126
Time: 1:00 pm

What Starts Here: Longhorn Rocketry Association

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With interest in aerospace engineering on the rise, The University of Texas is the place to be. The Longhorn Networks talks with students from the Cockrell School of Engineering's Department of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics and Longhorn Rocketry Association to see how Texas Engineers are changing the world and beyond.

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