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UT Launches Nation’s First Robotics Program for First-Year Students
The University of Texas at Austin has introduced what is believed to be the first undergraduate robotics program in the country that allows high school students to apply directly as part of their first-year admissions application.
How Did Life Begin? A Shocking New Twist
A team of scientists and engineers from The University of Texas at Austin and Harvard University identified lightning-induced plasma electrochemistry as a potential source of reactive carbon and nitrogen compounds necessary for the emergence and survival of early life.
Welcome New Faculty for 2024-25
Two new faculty, Thinh Doan and Hannah Lu, are joining the Department of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics for the 2024-25 academic year.
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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Solids, Structures and Materials
This area involves study and research in mechanics of composite materials, fracture mechanics,...
$25.5M
In Research Expenditures
#9
Graduate Aerospace Engineering Program in the Nation
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#9
Undergraduate Aerospace Engineering Program in the Nation
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