About the Department
UA's Department of Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics undertakes an integral role in educating aerospace engineering and engineering science and mechanics students, conducting innovative and exciting scientific research, and improving the economic development of the state of Alabama. Read more
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Recent News
Tuesday, August 28, 2018
UA Building Innovative Radars to Help Flood, Drought ManagementResearchers at The University of Alabama will lead a project to develop and deploy radars that obtain information about snow and soil moisture to help…
Tuesday, November 6, 2018
Plugging the Hypersonic Missile Gap — The First $1.4 Billion
By the time you finish reading this sentence, a hypersonic weapon could have flown from Mobile to Huntsville, where Lockheed Martin Space is researching and…
Thursday, November 1, 2018
UA Researcher Helps Find Cause of Channels on Antarctic Ice
A researcher at The University of Alabama is part of an international team that found the cause of long, potentially damaging channels on Antarctic Ice…
Wednesday, October 31, 2018
UA Again Selected for National Vehicle Competition
Students at The University of Alabama will compete in the latest national vehicle competition that challenges students to develop a hybrid-electric, autonomous vehicle over the…
Tuesday, October 30, 2018
The U.S. Department of Energy, General Motors and MathWorks launch EcoCAR Mobility Challenge
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), General Motors and MathWorks announced the launch of the EcoCAR Mobility Challenge, the latest DOE-sponsored Advanced Vehicle Technology Competition…
