Smead Aerospace Faculty/Staff News - Mar. 25
Honors and Recognition
Aircrafts of the future: Boosting aerodynamic performance by engineered surface vibrations
“This is probably the most radical conceptual advancement for airplanes since the replacement of propellers with jets.” – Mahmoud Hussein is not pulling punches about the potential impact of a major aerospace materials research project.
Smead Aerospace recognizes 2025 alumni award honorees
The Ann and H.J. Smead Department of Aerospace Engineering Sciences is honoring eight alumni for outstanding contributions to industry, for technical achievement, and public service. The 2025 AeroBuffs Club Alumni Academy inductees are being recognized for work in business, civil, and military aeros...
Missile developments in the AI era
Iain Boyd was interviewed for a new feature in Army Technology. The business-to-business publication is spotlighting use of artificial intelligence in the military. Boyd, a professor in the Ann and H.J. Smead Department of Aerospace Engineering Sciences, is a national security expert and also the d...
Aerospace Staff Promotions and Hiring
Spring Fac/Staff Meetings
- Monday, April 21 from 1:55-2:55pm in AERO 114
Spring Seminars
Fri. Apr. 4
Mark Crews
Lockheed Martin
10:40 a.m., AERO 114
See attached flyer for details.
Fri, Apr. 4
Bobby Hodgkinson
Smead Aerospace
12:45 p.m., AERO N240
See attached flyer for details.
Wed, April 9
Jim Brasseur
Smead Aerospace
9:35 a.m., AERO 114
Thu, Apr. 10
Dave Kaufmann
President of BAE Space and Mission Systems
4 p.m., AERO 111
Fri. Apr. 11
Damian Miralles
Samsung
10:40 a.m., AERO 114
Fri, Apr. 18
Mike Dickey
Elara Nova
10:40 a.m., AERO 120
Fri. Apr. 25
Kirsten Strandjord
Univ of Minn
10:40 a.m., AERO 114
Tues, May 13
Dimitris Lagoudas
Texas A&M
10 a.m., AERO 111