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What Starts Here Changes the World.

It's more than a motto. It's what we prove each and every day, as Texas Longhorn Engineers advance discovery and innovation on a global stage. Learn how our alumni are changing the world.

Alumni Profiles
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J. Conor Bingaman, B.S. ASE ‘07

Senior Aeronautical Engineer, Lockheed Martin - Skunk Works

Andrea Chavez, B.S. ASE '04

Technical Lead Engineer, Bell Helicopter Textron

Tim Crain, B.S. ASE '95, M.S. ASE '99, Ph.D. ASE '00

VP of Research and Development and Co-Founder, Intuitive Machines
Wiede Koop Cutshall

Wiede Koop Cutshall, B.S. ASE '88

Owner and Chief Engineer, Cutshall Consulting, LLC
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Arthur Erickson, B.S. ASE '17

Co-Founder and CEO
Hylio

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David Fuentes, B.S. ASE '02

Assistant Professor, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Clinic
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Chad Hanak, B.S. ASE '03, M.S. ASE '05, Ph.D. ASE '09

President, Superior QC, LLC
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Robert W. Hazlehurst, B.S. ASE '85

High School Pre-Engineering Teacher, Castle View High School

John Heideman, B.S. ASE '66

Former Senior Research Associate, ExxonMobile, Student Projects Donor

Glenn M. Hoppe, B.S. ASE '78

Test Pilot and Crew Systems Integration, Lockheed Martin (Retired)
UT Alumn Travis Imken Hooks 'Em

Travis Imken, B.S. ASE '12, M.S. ASE '14

Systems Engineer, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
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Pooja Jesrani, B.S. ASE '07

Flight Director, NASA Johnson Space Center

Kristen John, B.S. ASE '08

NASA Postdoctoral Researcher, Astromaterials Research & Exploration Science (ARES) Group
Jeffrey Lancaster

Jeffrey Lancaster, B.S. ASE '67

(Retired) Aerospace Industry & University Consultant
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Michael Langford, B.S. COE '19

Data Engineer and Graduate Student at Southern Methodist University

Hyeonseung “Shawn” Lee, B.S. COE 2021

Fluid/Mechanical Systems Engineer III - New Glenn Stage 1 Aft Module Architecture Lead, Blue Origin

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Thomas McKnight, B.S. ASE '70

Founder, Eagle Rock Drilling, Inc. and Eagle Rock Manufacturing, Inc.

Charles Mallini, B.S. ASE '77, M.S. ASE '87

Branch Chief of WB-57F Program, NASA Johnson Space Center
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Trent Martin, B.S. ASE ‘94

Vice President of Aerospace Services, Intuitive Machines

Andreas Mogensen, Ph.D. ASE ’07

Astronaut, European Space Agency
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Craig Alan Phillips, B.S. (Honors) ASE '81 

Chief for Missile Integration, U.S. Navy Civilian
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Parvathy Prem, M.S. ASE '13, Ph.D. ASE '17

Staff Scientist, Planetary Exploration Group
Johns Hopkins University

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Frank Martin Sebastianelli, B.S. ASE '14 

ISS Robotics Systems Engineer  
Craig Dorsey

Ciara Mae Waldron, B.S. ASE '14

Space Operations Engineer II, SpaceX
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Daniel Webb, B.S. ASE '65

Retired Engineer, Program Manager, and Sr. VP of Sales and Marketing
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Michael Webber, B.S. ASE '95

ME Professor, UT Austin and Chief Science & Technology Officer, ENGIE
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Jerry W. Whitten, B.S. ASE ‘65, M.S. ASE ‘68

(Retired) Regional Director, Marketing
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Perry D. Whitten, B.S. ASE ‘65, M.S. ASE ‘67

Retired Senior Engineering Manager

Kenneth Alden Young, B.S. ASE '62

Retired Aerospace Consultant
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Dewey Younger, B.S. AE '49

B.S. AE '49

Builder of the UT Flying Saucer

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