DECEMBER 2020 NEWSLETTER
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Hypersonics Project Aims to Transform Sensing for High-Speed Vehicles
NASA and the Air Force Office of Scientific Research are backing a team of four universities, led by The University of Texas at Austin, in a project to re-define sensing and analysis of hypersonic vehicles, which can travel at least five times the speed of sound and potentially revolutionize space and air travel.  
 
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From Our Department Chair, Clint Dawson

2020 has been challenging, to say the least. Yet our faculty, students and staff have remained determined and resilient. I hope you'll take some time to learn more about the important work they have been doing as we close out the year. I wish you and your loved ones a peaceful holiday season and look forward to the day we can all gather together in person at our beautiful home on the Forty Acres. And please remember to keep in touch!
 
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Thomas Underwood Wins AFOSR YIP to Develop Electric Propulsion for Low Orbit Altitudes
 
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Machines Rise To The Grand Challenges of the 21st Century
 
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Alumna Stephanie Wilson in the Running to Become First Woman to Walk the Moon
 
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Senior Aircraft Design Team Makes History with Fully Autonomous Mission
 
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Ufuk Topcu Leads Effort to Develop “Autonomous Systems We Can Trust”
 
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Alumnus Bob Smith of Blue Origin Aims to Make Space More Accessible
 
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K. Ravi-Chandar and Thomas Hughes Win Society of Engineering Science Medals
 
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Alumna Melanie Weber Honored as 2020 Outstanding Young Texas Ex
 
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Moriba Jah and Maruthi Akella Elected to International Academy of Astronautics
 
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Nanshu Lu and Thomas Hughes Named Highly Cited Researchers for 2020
 
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5 Questions with Aerospace Engineering Senior Grace Calkins
 
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