This video includes an overview of the supersonic wind tunnel and the labs that are run in the tunnel during the undergraduate High-Speed Aerodynamics Laboratory course (ASE 162M). Several examples are given for the labs that are run in this tunnel. This wind tunnel is also used by research projects at both the undergraduate and graduate level.
Nanshu Lu and Karen Willcox are among a group of nine Texas Engineering faculty members named to Clarivate's Highly Cited Researchers list for 2025.
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Our faculty and students are working hard across the department to change the world by transferring their research to tangible, commercialized products.
Distinguished alumnus Humboldt “Hum” Mandell is featured in this UT News story that highlights his work in NASA's mission control when astronauts walked on the Moon, the great loves of his life and UT Austin where it all began, and where his philanthropy continues to make an impact.
Published by The University of Texas at Austin
New virtual reality flight simulators give aerospace engineering students hands-on flight experience.
Published by the Cockrell School of Engineering
From land and water on Earth to the stars and beyond, our research is not only changing the world and the lives of people who live here – it is transforming the future of air travel and space exploration, creating opportunities for future discoveries outside our world. At UT Aerospace, the sky is not the limit.
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