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Todd Humphreys Receives Royal Institute of Navigation Gold Medal
Todd Humphreys received the prestigious Harold Spencer-Jones Gold Medal at the Royal Institute of Navigation’s 2025 annual general meeting.
Published by the Wireless Networking and Communications Group
UT-Led Team Advances in Competition to Autonomously Detect, Suppress High-Risk Wildfires
The FLARE-X team by Luis Sentis and supported by senior aircraft design students is one of 15 semifinalists to move on to the next stage of XPRIZE Wildfire’s $5 million Autonomous Wildfire Response Track.
Published by UT News
Alum Launches into Astronaut Training in Switzerland
Alumna Katie Mulry is leading a team of international students to learn more about conditions in outer space through Asclepios, a student-led space mission held each summer in Switzerland.
Published by Texas Global
Stay Hydrated: New Sensor Knows When You Need a Drink
Researchers from The University of Texas at Austin invented a new non-invasive, wearable sensor designed to measure a user's hydration levels continuously, in real time.
Published by the Cockrell School of Engineering
Research
From land and water on Earth to the stars and beyond, our research is not only changing the world and the lives of people who live here – it is transforming the future of air travel and space exploration, creating opportunities for future discoveries outside our world. At UT Aerospace, the sky is not the limit.
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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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Solids, Structures and Materials
This area involves study and research in mechanics of composite materials, fracture mechanics,...
$23.2M
In Research Expenditures
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#10
Undergraduate Aerospace Engineering Program in the Nation
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