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The University of Texas at Austin, Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics
SUMMER 2025
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Space Laser Tech Maps Mysterious Nearshore Terrain
New technology developed by researchers at UT Austin's Center for Space Research, NASA and Oregon State University will assist with improving navigation safety and maritime security in waters just off coastal shores around the globe, which before had remained a black box.
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Jin Yan

Jin Yang Wins NSF CAREER Award
Yang’s team will study the fracture behavior of soft materials used in applications like laser eye surgery, drug delivery and traumatic brain injury prevention.
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Go Change the World, Class of 2025
We can't wait to see what the Class of 2025 does next. Meet just a few of our exceptional new graduates.
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Stressed or Bored at Work? New E-Tattoo Can Help
A new study introduces a wireless forehead e-tattoo that may help track the mental workload of workers like air traffic controllers, surgeons, truck drivers and more.
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Boosting Space Science Outreach
UT Austin's Center for Space Research Education and Outreach department has received funding through the Aldrin Foundation to support its LiftOff Summer Institute for STEM educators.
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ASE/EM Academy of Distinguished Alumni
Ten trailblazing Texas Engineering ASE/EM alumni have been elected to the Academy of Distinguished Alumni for 2025.
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Sam Morgan

Innovative Satellite-based Navigation
Graduate student Sam Morgan won the Best Student Paper Award at the 2025 IEEE/ION PLANS Symposium.
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More News & Awards
Our world-class aerospace engineering graduate program ranks No. 9 in U.S. 
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Leszek Demkowicz received an honorary doctorate from Poznan University of Technology 
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Computational engineering student Krithik Vishwanath won the 2025 Graham F. Carey Computational Science Scholarship 
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Manuel Rausch and his students partnered with the Science Mill to provide workshops for kids in the Texas Hill Country. 
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Texas Flight Levels Up


Horns up for Texas Flight, the official UT Austin Design, Build, Fly team, for their performance at this year’s annual AIAA DBF competition!

Out of nearly 100 teams worldwide, the team took
1st in Texas, 4th in the U.S. and 6th in the world. 🤘 ✈️ 

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Social Media Highlights
A team led by J-P Clarke took 2nd place in the 2024 FAA Data Challenge for their work that aims to improve automatic speech recognition for better air traffic control communication. 
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Texas Aerial Robotics placed 3rd in the annual Raytheon Autonomous Vehicles Challenge. 
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Texas Rocket Engineering Lab continues to reach for the stars. 
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Recap: Harrington Fellow Symposium on Scientific Machine Learning for Computational Mechanics
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The University of Texas at Austin
Department of Aerospace Engineering & Engineering Mechanics
2617 Wichita Street, C0600
Austin, Texas 78712