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Professor Glenn Lightsey has been elected to the Institute of Navigation's (ION) Council as Space Representative for a two-year term, beginning in January 2012. Lightsey previously served on the council from 1998-2000.

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Dr. Ryan Russell joins the Department of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics as an Assistant Professor in the Spring 2012 semester.

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Professor Philip L. Varghese was selected to receive the October “Professor of the Month” Award by The University of Texas Faculty Affairs Committee of the Senate of College Councils.

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Cornell University Associate Professor Mason Peck (BS Plan II ’89, BS ASE ’94) has recently been named NASA’s chief technologist. He will serve as the agency's principal advisor and advocate on a broad spectrum of matters. His two-year term will begin in January 2012.

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Professor Philip Varghese works with physicist Manfred Fink on a device that could provide cheap and early detection of earthquakes, lung cancer and infant lactose intolerance.

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In its fifth year of existence, the Longhorn Rocket Association (LRA) has its largest and most diverse membership yet.

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While rockets are ideal for carrying men to the moon and beyond, they are not yet so efficient at carrying people across an ocean on earth. Ross Burns, a PhD candidate in Aerospace Engineering, is working on finding ways to change that.

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Judd Frieling, BS ASE '96 and Greg Whitney, BS ASE '02, were selected as two of NASA's three new flight directors at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston.

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If Dr. Laxminarayan Raja has his way, the same kinds of devices that light up our laptop screens and the fluorescent bulbs in our classrooms will propel our rockets as well.

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Dr. Clemens’ unparalleled commitment to his students for the last 18 years has recently been rewarded with the prestigious Lockheed Martin Award for Excellence in Engineering Teaching.

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When the space shuttle Endeavor took its final flight to the International Space Station in May, it took with it a remarkable payload: the world's largest space-based high energy physics experiment ever.

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As a PhD candidate working under the advisement of Professor Ravi-Chandar in the Engineering Mechanics program, Aaron Albrecht is developing a safety feature that could save the lives of thousands of troops abroad.

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The Cockrell School-wide award recognizes a faculty member who has demonstrated excellence in teaching and research, as well as made significant contributions in furthering the profession of engineering.

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The 3rd Edition of Professor Roy Craig’s textbook, Mechanics of Materials, has just been published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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Friends and colleagues of the Department of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics mourn the loss of Professor Graham F. Carey...