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Baccarella Wins $750,000 NASA Early Career Faculty Award

Assistant Professor Damiano Baccarella has received a $750,000 NASA Early Career Faculty Award to further his research on the extreme environments that hypersonic spacecraft and missiles encounter during atmospheric re-entry.
Edwards Wins AIAA Best Student Paper Award in Fluid Dynamics

Sophia Edwards won the 2026 American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Best Student Paper Award in Fluid Dynamics.
Dove Honored with AIAA Ground Testing Best Paper Award

MAE graduate student Drew Dove was the lead author for a paper that received the 2025 Ground Testing Best Paper Award from the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics.
Magna-Power Selected to Power UTSI Hypersonic Wind Tunnel

Magna-Power Electronics has been selected to deliver a 3 MW DC power system for a new large-scale high-enthalpy hypersonic wind tunnel at UTSI.
Baruah Places Second at Campus Postdoc Symposium

MAE postdoctoral researcher Sweta Baruah presented her work on advanced manufacturing at the 3rd Annual University of Tennessee Postdoc Research Symposium, winning second place.
After UT Graduation, Ballard Prepared to Join Air National Guard

Alex Ballard is graduating from UT this week with his degree in mechanical engineering. He will be joining the Wisconsin Air National Guard to begin training with the 115th Fighter Wing to fly F-35 fighter jets.
Faculty, Staff, and Students Honored at MAE Awards Banquet

On April 30, the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering hosted its annual awards banquet to celebrate the achievements of its outstanding faculty, staff, and students.
Building Rockets Launches a Passion for Aerospace Studies

Sophomore Benjamin Atkins has been building rockets since childhood. His passion led him to the University of Tennessee, where he has immersed himself in the aerospace culture.
UT Selected for EcoCAR Innovation Challenge

UT has been selected to participate in the EcoCAR Innovation Challenge, a four-year collegiate competition aimed at developing next-generation, energy-efficient and intelligent mobility solutions.
Dobbs Gives Students ‘Life Changing’ Launch Experience

Seeking to inspire the next generation of aerospace engineers at UT to dream big, Joshua Dobbs sponsored a group of students from the Tickle College of Engineering to attend the Artemis II rocket launch.