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James Warner Senior Computational Scientist, NASA Langley Research Center Friday, Dec. 1 | 10:40 a.m. | AERO 120 Abstract: Artificial intelligence (AI) has reshaped industries like tech, finance, and medicine and is now widely accessible to the general public, with examples like ChatGPT and Midjourney. However, applying AI in physical...

One thousand feet underground, a four-legged creature scavenges through tunnels in pitch darkness. With vision that cuts through the blackness, it explores a spider web of paths, remembering its every step and navigating with precision. The sound of its movements echo eerily off the walls, but it is not to...

Karen Martinez Soto PhD Candidate, Engineering Education, Virginia Tech Tuesday, Nov. 28 | 8:30 a.m. | AERO N240 Abstract: In an era where unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have become integral to various industries, understanding the intricacies of their design is essential to future aerospace engineers. This talk focused on the...

Jacky Cai PhD Candidate, Aerospace Engineering, University of Dayton Monday, Nov. 27 | 9:35 a.m. | AERO 232 Abstract: The lecture will focus on the introduction of the aircraft constraint diagram, which is an essential part of the initial aircraft sizing. Coming to the class, the student would have their...

The University of Colorado this week welcomed six new members to its roster of Distinguished Professors, a title signifying the highest honor awarded to faculty across the CU system’s four campuses. CU Distinguished Professors are tenured faculty members who demonstrate exemplary performance in research or creative work; a record of...

Rebecca Mikula PhD Student, Smead Aerospace Friday, Nov. 10 | 10:40 a.m. | AERO 120 Abstract: Interplanetary dust particles can provide insight into the evolution of the solar system, we just need to analyze them. Dust impact ionization mass spectrometry gives a unique and previously underutilized opportunity to collect and...

Charles Hoke Senior Lecturer, School of Engineering and Technology, University of New South Wales Tuesday, Nov. 7 | 8:45 a.m. | AERO 114 Abstract: Dr. Charles Hoke will give a talk beginning with a brief overview of his background, teaching experience, research activities, and educational leadership experience. This will be...

Research in Hanspeter's Schaub's lab on real-life tractor beams is being highlighted in Live Science News. The technology, more officially called an electro-static tractor, is a project of Schaub's Autonomous Vehicle Systems (AVS) laboratory. Schaub, a professor and chair of the Ann and H.J. Smead Department of Aerospace Engineering Sciences,...

What is the "Iron Dome" that protects Israel from missile attacks and why did it fail on Oct. 7? Iain Boyd discusses missile defense systems in a new interview with Fox's LiveNOW network. Boyd is a professor in the Ann and H.J. Smead Department of Aerospace Engineering Sciences and director...

Tom Schwartzentruber Professor, Dept. of Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, University of Minnesota Friday, Nov. 3 | 10:40 a.m. | AERO 120 Abstract: Predicting what happens as a hypersonic vehicle flies through the atmosphere involves a lot of interesting physics. Strong shockwaves superheat air to thousands of degrees producing reactive atomic...