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Posted at 4:46 pm on 02/11/2009
A probe developed by members of the Department of Aerospace Engineering’s Aero-Fluids Group, in collaboration with Aeroprobe Corp., was installed in the tip of NASA’s ARES I-X test rocket.
In photos available at http://friendfeed.com/spaceastro/1b5b5a02/ares-i-x-cord-is-loose-from-5-hole-probe-launch-now, the left top picture shows the probe at the tip of the rocket.
NASA’s Ares I-X test rocket lifted off Oct. 28, at [...]
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Posted at 4:14 pm on 26/10/2009
Dr. G. Kemble Bennett, vice chancellor and dean of engineering, has appointed Dr. Zoubeida Ounaies the inaugural holder of the Edward C. “Pete” Aldridge Jr. ’60 Career Development Professorship I in Aerospace Engineering.
Dr. Zoubeida Ounaies
Ounaies is an associate professor in the Department of Aerospace Engineering at Texas A&M University. She is also a faculty member [...]
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Posted at 5:30 pm on 05/08/2009
Dr. Tamás Kalmár-Nagy, assistant professor in the Department of Aerospace Engineering, has received the prestigious Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award from the National Science Foundation (NSF).
Dr. Tamás Kalmár-Nagy
His award is the 11th CAREER award received by Texas A&M Engineering faculty in 2008-2009.
Kalmár-Nagy received the award for his proposal, “Stability and Performance of Systems with [...]
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AggieSat2, the 5-inch cube picosatellite built from scratch by the students of Texas A&M’s AggieSat Lab, is now in orbit.
The picostaellite was deployed from STS-127 Space Shuttle Endeavour’s payload bay on Thursday 30 July 2009 at 7:34:30 CDT. It communicated with the AggieSat team at the ground control station for the first time in the evening [...]
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Posted at 10:39 am on 24/07/2009
On the 40th anniversary of the first Lunar landing, we celebrate what was accomplished and lament what is yet undone. The event and its sequel show how much we can do when we have the will, and how little we can do without the will. The Apollo project developed wholly new technologies; nurtured them from [...]
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John Kennedy’s famous speech charting the course for the Apollo project came when I was a senior in high school. A year later at the tender age of 19, I realized my dream of joining this audacious technical crusade as an Auburn University co-op work/study student, working six months/year at NASA Marshall Space Flight Center. [...]
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Posted at 1:10 pm on 23/07/2009
By Michael D. Griffin
Sunday, July 19, 2009
The Washington Post
What is most striking about this 40th anniversary of the first human landing on the moon is that we can no longer do what we’re celebrating. Not “do not choose to,” but “can’t.”
By the 40th anniversary of the Lewis and Clark expedition, the Oregon Trail was [...]
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Posted at 9:44 pm on 29/06/2009
John Valasek, Associate Professor of Aerospace Engineering
John Valasek, Associate Professor of Aerospace Engineering and Director of the Vehicle Systems & Control Laboratory, received the Outstanding Alumnus of the Year Award for 2009 from the aerospace engineering department at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. The award, which recognizes outstanding accomplishments in the field of aerospace engineering, [...]
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On Saturday, May 9, three aircraft design teams flew their vehicles from runway 17R at Texas A&M’s Riverside campus. These three teams participated in AERO’s two semester design-build-test-fly aircraft design sequence.
During the Fall 2008 semester, Dr. Carlson challenged the teams to provide a conceptual and preliminary design of a Uninhabited Combat Air Vehicle (UCAV) capable of carrying a 2000 lb [...]
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Posted at 1:40 pm on 16/06/2009
The OWN Low Speed Wind Tunnel (OWN LSWT) at Texas A&M University hosted the 45th International Subsonic Aerodynamic Testing Association (SATA) conference from June 7th running through June 12.
The OWN Low Speed Wind Tunnel is a part of the Department of Aerospace Engineering and the Texas Engineering Experiment Station (TEES).
Engineers from Asia, Europe, South Africa [...]
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Posted at 8:05 pm on 08/06/2009
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Posted at 10:30 pm on 07/06/2009
Aggie Recon Force, a team of Texas A&M aerospace engineering students, won first prize in the 2nd Annual Lonestar Challenge, a student robotics challenge. The team’s robot, “D Mifflin”, was designed to resemble a box of ordinary office paper.
It looks like your everyday run of the mill box of office paper, even touting in big [...]
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Posted at 1:31 am on 04/06/2009
Friday, May 15th, 2009
Students from Texas A&M recently traveled to the NASA Ames Research Center in Moffett Field, Calif., in order to design a spacecraft able to derail an asteroid from a collision course with Earth.
Professional engineers from the Ames Mission Design Center helped student engineers define a convergent design of a mission that [...]
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Wednesday, April 29th, 2009
Two aerospace engineering students have advanced to the International Student Technical Paper Championship of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA).
The 2009 AIAA Region IV Student Paper Conference was held April 17-18. It was hosted by the University of Texas at San Antonio and the Southwest Texas Section of AIAA. [...]
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It is a pleasure to inform that AggieSat has been selected as the Registered Student Organization of the Year for 2008-2009 by the Department of Student Activities.
The awards committee thoroughly enjoyed reading about AggieSat’s accomplishments over the past year. They were particularly inspired by the fulfillment of AggieSat’s mission statement through sending the satellite into [...]
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Travis Joiner and Rachel Joiner
Texas A&M University’s Department of Aerospace Engineering established the Travis & Rachel Joiner Memorial Scholarship Fund in memory of the brother and sister who were killed last spring.
Travis Joiner was a senior in the department and received his diploma posthumously on May 15, 2009. Rachel Joiner transferred to Texas A&M [...]
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Dr. Leland A. Carlson
After 40 years of excellent service to Texas A&M University, Dr. Leland A. Carlson, Professor of Aerospace Engineering at Texas A&M University retired on May 31, 2009. Now is your opportunity to honor an outstanding academian.
Lee Carlson received hid PhD in Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering in 1969 from Ohio State University. He [...]
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Posted at 9:33 am on 03/06/2009
The selection committee, consisting of 401/402 (aircraft) instructors plus other assigned faculty members, have selected MANUREVA AEROSPACE, designers of the Loki F-75, as the winning team of the Lowy Award for Spring 2009.
Back row, L to R: Adam Sexton, Professor Strganac, Tyler Rudloff, Professor Valasek, Professor Boyd, Adam Campbell
Front row, kneeling L to R: Edgar [...]
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Posted at 12:20 pm on 30/04/2009
E.C. “Pete” Aldridge with the first Aerospace Engineering Distinguished Alumnus Award
College Station, TX: E.C. “Pete” Aldridge ‘60 received the first Aerospace Engineering Distinguished Alumnus Award last night at a reception held at the Miramont Country Club. He also received The Association of Former Students Distinguished Alumnus Award for 2009. These awards recognize his numerous [...]
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The Willy Z. Sadeh Graduate Student Award in Space Engineering and Space Sciences winner:(from left to right) Eligar Sadeh(son of Willy Sadeh) and Jeremy Davis with AIAA Past President Paul Nielsen.
Jeremy Davis, an Aerospace Engineering graduate student, received the 2009 AIAA Willy Z. Sadeh Graduate Student Award in Space Engineering and Space Sciences at the [...]
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Posted at 11:53 am on
Diego Donzis
Diego Donzis was a Postdoctoral Research Associate in the Institute for Physical Science and Technology at the
University of Maryland since 2007. His current interests are large-scale high performance computing and fluid mechanics,
in particular turbulence and turbulent mixing. He received his BS in aeronautical engineering from the National
Technological University, Argentina and his PhD in aerospace [...]
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Darren Hartl
Aerospace Engineering PhD student Darren Hartl won the first Place in the SPIE Smart Structures/NDE Best Student Paper Presentation Contest (Includes certificate and $500 cash prize).
SPIE and the ASME Adaptive Structures and Material Technical Committee sponsor the best student paper presentation contest. Entrants are judged by a committee of the ASME Adaptive Structures [...]
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Posted at 8:38 am on 24/04/2009
Two aerospace engineering students have advanced to the International Student Technical Paper Championship of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA).
The 2009 AIAA Region IV Student Paper Conference was held on 17-18 April, and hosted by the University of Texas - San Antonio Student Branch and the Southwest Section of AIAA. A total of [...]
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Posted at 3:33 pm on 18/03/2009
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Texas A&M University has been designated the National Center for Hypersonic Laminar-Turbulent Transition by NASA and the Air Force Research Laboratory. The Center will specialize in fundamental physics studies of transition and in boundary-layer control research. The Texas A&M team members include William Saric (lead), Rodney Bowersox, Sharath Girimaji, Helen Reed, and Edward White [...]
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Posted at 10:55 am on 09/03/2009
NASA AND AIR FORCE DESIGNATE NATIONAL HYPERSONIC SCIENCE CENTERS
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WASHINGTON — NASA and the United States Air Force have designated three university and industry partners in California, Texas and Virginia as national hypersonic science centers.
The new centers will advance research in air-breathing propulsion, materials and structures, and boundary layer [...]
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Posted at 5:32 pm on 28/01/2009
College Station, TX: by John Valasek
Texas A&M University Aerospace Engineering Department seniors Ben Bernhardt, Jacalyn Cossette, Jason Davis, Brady Frazier, Brian Freno, Ray Karimi, Christopher McCrary, and Colin York have been awarded the department’s Stan H. Lowy Award for Fall 2008 (see attached picture).
Lowy, professor emeritus of Aerospace Engineering, endowed the award which is presented [...]
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Posted at 9:46 am on 22/01/2009
For link to the Smart Vehicle Concepts Center newsletter click here
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Posted at 8:00 am on 01/09/2008
Posted at Texas A&M Engineering News / By Dr. John Valasek:
“COLLEGE STATION, Texas — A Texas A&M team of graduate students and professors in the Department of Aerospace Engineering won first place in the inaugural Model-based Aerospace Challenge #1 (MACH-1). The challenge was sponsored by The Mathworks Corp. of Natick, Mass., and the Guidance, Navigation, [...]
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Posted at 2:01 pm on 21/04/2008
Due to their first-place rankings at this year’s Region IV AIAA Student Conference, three Texas A&M aerospace engineering student representatives will be competing for the International Championship in aerospace engineering technical papers in Orlando, FL in January 2008. Three additional student papers placed 2nd and 3rd in their respective competition categories.
The 2008 AIAA Region IV [...]
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Posted at 7:41 am on 03/04/2008
CONGRATULATIONS! to Gary Don Seidel, recipient of the 2008 Distinguished Graduate Student Award for Excellence in Doctoral Research. He graduated from TAMU in August 2007 with a Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering under the direction of Dr. Dimitris Lagoudas. His doctoral research focused on “Micromechanics Modeling of the Multifunctional Nature of Carbon Nanotube-Polymer Nanocomposites”. [...]
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Posted at 12:14 pm on 16/01/2008
As a part of the Dwight Look College of Engineering Seminar Series, the Aerospace Engineering department is proud to host Naomi Leonard of Princeton University on February 7th, 2008, for her talk entitled Mobile Sensor Networks: Cooperative Sensing and Control. The seminar will be given from 4:00-5:00 pm in room 131 of the H.R. Bright [...]
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Posted at 7:45 am on 13/09/2007
WALTHAM, Mass., Sept. 10 /PRNewswire/ — Tom Cogan, chief project engineer for the Boeing 787, has been named 2007 Engineer of the Year by Design News magazine, a leading news resource for design engineers.
Cogan was selected by Design News’ readers for his role in creation of new 787 airplane. He leads a cross-functional team with [...]
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Posted at 7:47 am on 11/09/2007
The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME International) has awarded Professor John D. Whitcomb of Texas A&M’s Aerospace Engineering Department fellow status.
Fellow Grade is the highest elected grade of membership within ASME, the attainment of which recognizes exceptional engineering achievements and contributions to the engineering profession.
Prof. John D. Whitcomb is internationally recognized for his outstanding [...]
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Posted at 9:24 am on 02/07/2007
Dr. John L. Junkins, a Distinguished Professor in the Texas A&M Aerospace Engineering Department, has been awarded the “2007 Alumnus Achievement in Academia Award” by the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science. Dr. Junkins received his M.S. in Aerospace Engineering from UCLA in 1967, where he earned his Ph. D. two [...]
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Posted at 1:54 pm on 28/06/2007
A new, open access aerospace engineering journal has been established, with the Texas A&M Aerospace Engineering Department’s Dr. Ramesh Talreja as the founding Editor-in-Chief.
The International Journal of Aerospace Engineering aims to serve the international aerospace engineering community through dissemination of scientific knowledge on practical engineering and design methodologies pertaining to aircraft and space vehicles. Original [...]
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Posted at 9:08 am on 27/06/2007
Kenton Kirkpatrick and Elizabeth Rollins, who are both graduate students in the Department of Aerospace Engineering, have been awarded three-year graduate fellowships by the National Science Foundation (NSF). The fellowships start in the fall of 2008. Kirkpatrick earned his undergraduate degree from Texas A&M while Rollins earned hers at the University of Notre Dame.
Additionally, Brett [...]
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Posted at 4:13 pm on 22/06/2007
Rockwell Collins has awarded a $24,800 Educational Development Grant to the Aerospace Engineering Department’s Flight Simulation Laboratory for the project titled “Control Station & Display for Unmanned Air Vehicles”. Dr. John Valasek, Director of the Flight Simulation Laboratory, says that the project will enhance the graduate and undergraduate student experience in modern cockpit systems [...]
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Posted at 6:05 am on 15/06/2007
The Aerospace Engineering Department’s Dr. David Hyland was featured in a KBTX television segment last night, discussing the department’s involvement in the space program. The segment also features video of astronaut and Texas A&M graduate Steven Swanson conducting a spacewalk during this week’s Atlantis shuttle mission, STS117.
Read the full story, published here.
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Posted at 9:50 am on 05/06/2007
Congratulations to Natasha Lagoudas for being selected as a Science, Mathematics, and Research for Transformation ( SMART ) Defense Scholarship for Service Program Scholar by the United States Navy. As a SMART Scholar she will receive full tuition starting in August 2007 for 3 year(s) at an approved university in support of the degree program [...]
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Posted at 12:18 pm on 31/05/2007
Junior Aerospace Engineering student Daniel Araya was nominated and selected for the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation (ASF) Scholarship. Fifteen to twenty of these $10,000 scholarships are awarded annually across the US.
The ASF was founded by former United States astronauts. From the ASF website:
“More than 70 astronauts from the Mercury, Gemini, Apollo, Skylab, and Shuttle programs are [...]
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Posted at 3:55 pm on 30/05/2007
H.W. Pierre, an Aerospace student worker since Spring 2005, has been offered a summer internship with Aggreko, LLC. Aggreko provides rental power generators, temperature control equipment and compressed air systems to companies around the world. Majoring in Interdisciplinary studies with a concentration on Human Resource Development, Pierre will be employed as a Human Resource Generalist [...]
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Posted at 7:33 am on 25/05/2007
Congratulations to Brien Flewelling on receiving the SMART Scholarship for Service Award. The SMART Program is given by ASEE and has been established by the Department of Defense (DoD) to support the education and recruitment of undergraduate and graduate students in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) fields. SMART Scholarships are offered to undergraduate, [...]
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Posted at 12:00 pm on 23/05/2007
Congratulations to AERO undergraduate Ainsley Van Rooyen, for his acceptance into Texas A&M University’s 2007-8 class of Undergraduate Research Scholars. Ainsley’s project is an example of the high quality work being done by Texas A&M undergraduates.
Ainsley’s advisor is Dr. Zoubeida Ounaies.
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Posted at 11:58 am on
Congratulations to Amanda Collins for receiving first place for her presentation on Texas Engineering Experiment Station’s Space Engineering Institute’s Camera Stabilization project during Texas A&M University’s 2007 Student Research Week competition
Congratulations also to Kristen Holmstrom on receiving second place for her presentation on Texas Engineering Experiment Station’s Space Engineering Institute’s Robotic Space Colonization project.
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Posted at 10:25 am on 04/05/2007
Each year the Department of Aerospace Engineering presents the Larry Anderson Award to an outstanding senior within the department. This award was created by Professor Stanley Lowy in honor and memory of Larry Anderson. Larry was the Chairman of the TAMU Student Branch of the AIAA in 1968-1969 and tragically lost his life [...]
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Posted at 9:46 am on
Earlier this week, students from the aircraft senior design course concluded their capstone design curriculum by completing flights of the remotely-controlled aircraft models they designed and constructed this semester. The design curriculum began last semester in AERO 401 with the mathematical design process for a full-scale aircraft, and continued with the simulation, wind tunnel testing, [...]
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Posted at 8:23 pm on 03/05/2007
The McElmurry Award is given by SGT every year to the professor whom the students feel has most positively impacted their careers. The winner is chosen strictly by students and anyone in Aero 401/402 is eligible to vote. The winner this year was Professor Leland Carlson.
The award recognizes winning professors “for exemplifying dedication and [...]
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Posted at 7:07 am on 01/05/2007
Aerospace Engineering Senior Kenton Kirkpatrick of Friendswood, TX, has been named a Graduate Research Fellow by the National Science Foundation. He will start his graduate studies in the Aerospace Engineering Department in Fall 2007.
The Graduate Research Fellowship provides three years of support for graduate study leading to research-based master’s or doctoral degrees [...]
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Posted at 8:08 am on 25/04/2007
Dr. Helen Reed, Department Head for the Texas A&M Aerospace Engineering department, has been named the 2007 ASEE Aerospace Division Atwood Award recipient. This prestigious award is given to aerospace educators who have made a significant impact on the aerospace and education professions.
The award will be presented to Dr. Reed at the Aerospace banquet during [...]
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Posted at 10:07 am on 09/04/2007
The following AERO graduate students participated and brought home prizes at the recent Student Research Week competitions:
WO05-G Session:
Khairul Chowdhury - First Place
WO15-G Session:
Darren Hartl - First Place
Sawan Suman - Second Place
Carolina Restrepo - Third Place
WO17-G Session:
Sanjay Kalidindi - First Place
Sujay Deshmukh - Third Place
TO11-G Session:
Parikshith Kumar - First Place
Sumanth Banda - Second Place
First place winners [...]
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Posted at 11:20 am on 05/04/2007
Each year the Department of Aerospace Engineering presents the Larry Anderson Award to an outstanding senior within the department. This award was created by Professor Stanley Lowy in honor and memory of Larry Anderson. Larry was the Chairman of the TAMU Student Branch of the AIAA in 1968-1969 and tragically lost his life [...]
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Posted at 11:04 am on 29/03/2007
Information about the 44th Annual Technical Meeting from the Society for Engineering Sciences (SES2007) is now available online at http://ses2007.tamu.edu. The conference will be held October 21–24, 2007.
The website includes important dates for prospective authors, accomdation information, and registration information, and more.
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Posted at 8:32 am on 21/03/2007
The Aerospace Engineering Department is happy to announce that Xiaoli Bai has been awarded a Zonta International Amelia Earhart Fellowship for the 2007-2008 academic year.
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Posted at 12:57 pm on 06/03/2007
Aerospace Engineering faculty member Zoubeida Ounaies was selected to receive the 2007 NSF Career Award. The prestigious NSF Career Awards are made to outstanding junior faculty members to help them advance their research and teaching activities. The $400,000 grant will continue through 2012.
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Posted at 12:54 pm on 28/02/2007
Congratulations to Bjoern Kiefer, recipient of the 2007 Distinguished Graduate Student Award. He graduated from TAMU in December 2006 with a Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering under the direction of Dr. Dimitris Lagoudas. Dr. Kiefer is currently employed as a member of the faculty at the University of Stuttgart, Germany.
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Posted at 5:01 pm on 23/02/2007
Dr. Daniele Mortari, associate professor in the Department of Aerospace Engineering at Texas A&M, will receive the 2007 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Judith A. Resnick Award at the 2007 IEEE Aerospace Conference in Big Sky, Mont., March 4. Mortari is being recognized for his work in producing innovative designs of orbiting [...]
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Posted at 11:06 am on 22/02/2007
Congratulations to Mrinal Kumar on being selected by Texas A&M University as a recipient of a George Bush Presidential Library Foundation Grant. The $500 award was given because of his exemplary academic record and the opportunity for travel in pursuit of educational objectives.
Way to go Kumar!
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Posted at 11:10 am on 01/12/2006
Karen Knabe, administrative assistant for the Department of Aerospace Engineering’s graduate program, is among the winners of the 2006 President’s Meritorious Service Awards. Honorees will receive their awards during the annual holiday coffee hosted by President Robert Gates. The coffee is planned for 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Monday (Dec. 4) in Rooms 224 and 226 [...]
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Posted at 10:26 am on 06/11/2006
Aerospace engineering professor McElmurry remembered
Thomas Uriel McElmurry, a visiting associate professor in the Department of Aerospace Engineering for 13 years, passed away today (Nov. 3) at the age of 85. McElmurry, a retired lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Air Force, began his Air Force career at age 17 with the Army Air Force in Seward, [...]
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Posted at 2:59 pm on 19/10/2006
Dr. John A. White, Chancellor, University of Arkansas
“The World is ___________”
Motivated by Thomas L. Friedman’s book The World Is Flat, Dr. White’s presentation focuses on challenges the United States must address, particuarly in science and engineering education. Dr.White examines the great changes taking place: lightning-swift advances in technology and communications linking people world-wide.
Dr. John A. [...]
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Posted at 11:35 am on 31/07/2006
Dr. Radu D. Rugescu, assoc. professor at University Politehnica of Bucharest from Romania, Fulbright award winner, starts a seven months research in Environmental Policies by Orbital Surveillance under the invitation of Dr. Daniele Mortari, assoc. professor at the Department and of Prof. Helen Reed, Head of the Department. He joins the post-doc research group of [...]
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Posted at 8:40 am on 11/07/2006
Professor John Junkins has been selected to receive the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Aerospace Guidance, Navigation, and Control Award for 2006. This award was approved by the Board of Directors in 1998 and was established to recognize important contributions in the field of Guidance, Navigation and Control. The citation will read, “For significant [...]
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Posted at 8:38 am on
NASA Headquarters has honored Aerospace Engineering graduate student, Jeff Cheek, with an invitation to the upcoming launch of the Space Shuttle (STS-121), for his contributions to the National Space Grant Student Satellite Initiative. As a NASA Graduate Student Researchers Program Fellow, Cheek led a team of over 100 students from 12 states across the nation [...]
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Posted at 8:37 am on
I am very pleased to announce that one of our undergraduates, Jordan Hahn, has been selected by the AIAA Houston Section to receive the Spirit of Apollo Scholarship in the amount of $1000 for the 2006-2007 Academic Year. The Scholarship recognizes leadership, accomplishments, and academic record. Please congratulate Jordan on this accomplishment!
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The Foundation and the Technical Committees of AIAA annually present various graduate student awards worth $5000 and $10,000. The winners may have an opportunity to present their award-winning research at an AIAA Conference. http://www.aiaa.org/content.cfm?pageid=227 I am very pleased to announce that Mr. James Fisher and Mr. Deepak Goyal are two of the four recipients of [...]
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Posted at 8:24 am on
NASA Headquarters has honored Aerospace Engineering graduate student, Jeff Cheek, with an invitation to the upcoming launch of the Space Shuttle (STS-121), for his contributions to the National Space Grant Student Satellite Initiative. As a NASA Graduate Student Researchers Program Fellow, Cheek led a team of over 100 students from 12 states across the nation [...]
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Posted at 8:22 am on
Recognizing exceptional achievements in our profession, by both individuals and organizations, is an important part of the mission of the IEEE. Each year the IEEE Awards Board recommends a select group of recipients to receive the IEEE’s most prestigious honors. It is my pleasure to inform you that the IEEE Board of Directors has named Prof. [...]
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Posted at 8:18 am on
Prof John Junkins has been selected to receive the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Aerospace Guidance, Navigation, and Control Award for 2006. This award was approved by the Board of Directors in 1998 and was established to recognize important contributions in the field of Guidance, Navigation and Control. The citation will read, “For significant [...]
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Posted at 2:53 pm on 16/06/2006
It has graced the hands of doctors, lawyers, engineers, Medal of Honor winners and military personnel in all branches of the armed services - and this weekend, the Aggie ring will travel to the edge of space aboard a satellite experiment built entirely by Texas A&M University students.
The soon-to-be-launched ring belongs to Ryan David Goodnight, [...]
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Posted at 1:09 pm on 28/03/2006
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Posted at 2:29 pm on 22/03/2006
Aggie readies for space mission
By Emily Guevara
STAFF WRITER
It was the mid-1970s at Texas A&M when a young man with shoulder-length hair walked into the Trigon. At the first sight of a uniform he said, “I want to join the Corps.”
His desire to participate in military life at A&M, however, was not out [...]
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‘Space Magic’ professor remembered
By Matthew Watkins
THE BATTALION
The first thing that people noticed about Stanley Howard Lowy, a former Texas A&M aerospace engineering professor, was his sense of humor, John Junkins said.
“He had an impish quality about him and his eyes projected such happiness that he lightened moods of everyone by just walking down the [...]
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Posted at 1:40 pm on 14/03/2006
Dr. Terry Alfriend, holder of the TEES Distinguished Research Chair and a faculty member in the Department of Aerospace Engineering, has received the 2005 International Scientific Cooperation Award from the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). Alfriend is a member of a team of seven Russian and American scientists honored with the [...]
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