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Discovery to Impact Invests in Spinoff Company Locus Lock
Discovery to Impact at The University of Texas at Austin has invested $150,000 through the UT Seed Fund in Locus Lock, a UT-affiliated startup developing cutting-edge positioning solutions for mobility in the commercial and defense sectors.
Maruthi Akella Named Fellow of India’s Department of Science and Technology
Professor Maruthi Akella has been named a VAIBHAV (Vaishvik Bharatiya Vaigyanik) fellow by the Indian Government Ministry of Science and Technology.
Gurley Investment Will Sustain Texas Robotics’ Undergraduate Program as Leader
Visionary venture capitalist Bill Gurley is investing in Texas Robotics’ new undergraduate degree program at The University of Texas at Austin, with the goal of making it the preeminent destination for tech-savvy, entrepreneurial freshman applicants.
Student Spotlight: 5 Questions with Brookie Fellow Heavyn Porter
Aerospace engineering major Heavyn Porter is among 44 women across the globe selected for a 2025 Brooke Owens Fellowship, which recognizes exceptional undergraduate women and other gender minorities studying aerospace engineering.
Space Tech Entrepreneurship
Introducing the new Space Tech Graduate Specialization for M.S. and Ph.D. students, which is open to all technical areas and comprised of topics in aerospace tech, with a solid foundation in business and entrepreneurship.
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Research Areas
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Aerothermodynamics and Fluid Mechanics
This area involves research in hypersonics, aerodynamics, turbulence, plasma science and...
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Computational Engineering
This area involves study and research on theoretical and implementational aspects of numerical...
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Controls, Autonomy and Robotics
This area involves research in system theory, controls, networks, autonomy, and robotics with...
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Orbital Mechanics
This area involves study and research in orbital mechanics, space geodesy, and remote sensing in...
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Research Areas
Aerothermodynamics and Fluid Mechanics Computational Engineering Controls, Autonomy and Robotics ...
$25.5M
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#10
Undergraduate Aerospace Engineering Program in the Nation
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