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Bretl, Bodony Earn Promotions

Timothy W. Bretl and Daniel J. Bodony have been promoted from Assistant to Associate Professor in Aerospace Engineering at Illinois.

Milner Honored as Staff of the Year

Greg Milner has been named Staff Person of the Year for Aerospace Engineering at Illinois.

Jensen, Wells, Distinguished Alumni; McGrew is Outstanding Recent Alumnus

Aerospace Engineering alumni were honored during the AE Awards Banquet.

Aerospace Engineering Honors Outstanding Students

AE recognized several undergraduate and graduate students this spring with awards for their scholastic achievement and other contributions.

Kessler Endowment Adds Resource for Student Projects

Student projects in Aerospace Engineering will get a boost from the newly established James J. Kessler, Jr., Endowment Fund.

Congratulations, Aerospace Engineering Graduates!

Aerospace Engineering at Illinois welcomed 77 new alumni following Commencement ceremonies May 12.

Space Shuttle Veterans Altman, Nagel, Return to Campus for Talks

Aerospace Engineering alumni speak about their experiences on space missions.

Engineering at Illinois Students Enter Drone in National Challenge

AE students design small drone aircraft for national competition.

Farquhar to Receive College's Distinguished Alumnus Award

AE alumnus receives College of Engineering's Alumni Award for Distinguished Service.

New Energy Management Devices Protect Structures from Damaging Forces, Motions

Engineering at Illinois researchers attempt to mitigate damage from earthquakes.

Chung's NSF CAREER Award: Using robotic birds of prey to prevent airport bird strikes

Professor developing robotic birds that could chase flocks away from airfields.

If They Build It, It Will Fly: Student Group Building Aircraft from Scratch

Student Aircraft Builders assemble a Van's Aircraft RV-7A.

Aircraft Accident Investigator: Forensics with a Splash of CSI

AE alumnus Doug Stoltz discusses his unique profession of investigating aircraft accidents.

AE Undergrad Wins National Space Club Keynote Scholarship

Erik Lopez receives a $10,000 scholarship as well as the honor of delivering the keynote address.

$100-Million Pledge to College of Engineering at Illinois

College of Engineering Chooses AE Professor as Willett Faculty Scholar

Professor Joanna M. Austin was recognized for excelling early in her career.

AE Alum to be Presented National Medal of Technology and Innovation

Students Learn Control with Quadcopters

AE483, Aerospace Decision Algorithms, used innovative means to teach AE seniors.

Illinois engineer receives Humboldt Research Award

Illinois aerospace engineering professor Scott R. White received a Humboldt Research Award honoring his work in autonomous and self-healing materials.

Soaring or Blasting Off: AE Freshmen Have the Option

Coverstone Named AIAA Fellow

AE professor named a Fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics.

Preventing Laptop Fires and "Thermal Runaway"

Researchers point to "self-healing" materials as a potential means of improving lithium ion battery safety.

AE Graduate Student Receives ARCS Foundation Scholar Award

The ARCS Foundation provides financial awards to help students complete degrees in science, engineering, and medical research.

Freund Elected to APS Fluid Dynamics Executive Committee

The committee advances and diffuses knowledge of the physics of fluids, emphasizing on the theories of the liquid, plastic and gaseous states of matter.

Alum Tragedy Leads to Scholarship Legacy

The family of an AE alumnus who tragically drowned last spring has kept his memory alive by establishing a scholarship program.

Henne: Business Aircraft Designed to Save Time

AE alumnus Preston Henne discusses the aircraft business and his line of work.

Jackson Brings Rocket Knowledge to AE

Previously an adjunct professor, Jackson has new appointment as a Research Professor.

AE Teams Take First and Second in Space Design Competition

Aerospace Engineering at Illinois teams took 1st and 2nd place in the 2011-12 AIAA Foundation's annual Undergraduate Team Space Design Competition.

Lambros Elected SEM Fellow

AE Professor earns honor for his work involving the Society for Experimental Mechanics.

Students Get Taste of Aerospace During Summer Camps

Seventy-nine high school and middle school students got a taste of aerospace engineering.

Exploring Physical Modeling: New AE Faculty Member Takes an Interdisciplinary Approach

Recent advances in computational capabilities and quantum chemistry.

Gao Brings GPS Expertise to AE

Grace Xingxin Gao will bring her talents to our faculty in October.

AE Alumni Share in Curiosity Development, Celebration

Two AE at Illinois alumni, Lynn E. (Craig) McGrew and Evgeniy Sklyanskiy, worked on the Curiosity mission (Photo by NASA)

Researchers Produce Helicopter Formation Flying Video in Spacecraft Swarm Study

Students test algorithms for implementing spacecraft swarms.

Aerospace Engineering UROP in its 10th Installment

The Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program gives undergraduates hands-on experience in engineering.

Bodony, Lindsey Honored as Teacher, Staff Member of 2012

This is Prof. Bodony's third honor, and Lindsey's first.

SEM Selects Chasiotis for Durelli Award

AE Professor adds to an impressive list of honors achieved in his young career.

AE at Illinois Team Places Second in Rocket Competition

Team Rough Riders competed against other teams at the regional Collegiate Rocket Competition.

AE at Illinois Emeritus Prof. Allen Ormsbee passes away

AE Emeritus Prof. Allen Ives Ormsbee passed away July 13, 2012, from complications of pneumonia.

Geubelle Named Head of AE at Illinois

Professor appointed as Head of Aerospace Engineering Department.

AE Alumni Award Winners

Khodadoust, Fisher, Distinguished AE Alumni; Horie, Schweighart, Outstanding Recent Alumni

AE Honors Outstanding Students

Several students are recognized for their outstanding work in the AE program.

Bragg Appointed to NASA Aeronautics Committee

Interim Dean of the College of Engineering appointed to NASA committee.

Henne to be Inducted into Engineering Hall of Fame

AE alumnus recognized for excellence in leadership and innovation in the engineering field.

Lambros becomes Associate Editor, Journal of Applied Mechanics

AE professor to serve as Associate Editor for Journal of Applied Mechanics.

Cochrane to Lead AE at Illinois Alumni Programs

Illinois alumnus Timothy A. Cochrane has joined AE at Illinois as the new Associate Director for Advancement.

Bytesize Science Features Illinois Self-Healing Work

AE's Sottos, White, students' work in developing self-healing materials that mimic biological processes featured on the American Chemical Society site.

Voulgaris Heads $1 Million Surveillance Network Research

AE professor, group works to determine how sophisticated, unmanned surveillance vehicles can provide anti-terrorism and force protection measures in harbors.

Bretl, McCarthy Win Award at IEEE Conference

Assistant professor and an ECE alumna win Best Manipulation Paper Award at IEEE International conference on Robotics and Automation.

Three AE Teams Compete in Regional Rocket Launch

Three AE student teams designed and built rockets then tested them against the best from other colleges and universities in five Midwestern states.

Illinois Team Improves in Lunabotics Competition

The Illinois Robotics in Space (IRIS) team placed third of 57 teams competing in the NASA Lunabotics Mining Competition Systems Engineering paper category.

AE Alumnus' Creation Flies Like a Plane; Drives Like a Car

"To design a brand new vehicle is every aerospace engineer's dream," says AE alumnus Sam Schweighart. So he and his colleagues designed one.

First Grads Happy with AE's Aerospace Systems Engineering Degree

The first five students of AE's new Aerospace Systems Engineering master's degree program have now graduated.

AE Says 'Happy Retirement' to Kirts

AE at Illinois wishes hearty congratulations to Undergraduate Student Coordinator Barb Kirts on her retirement from the University of Illinois!

AE Students Perform NASA Test of iPAD Use in Microgravity

Five AE students moved closer to the dream of being an astronaut when the NASA chose their team to conduct an experiment in microgravity.

Bird-like Robot Perches On Human Hand

For the first time, AE researchers demonstrate the control functions that allow birds to successfully perform a soft landing.

Butler Garners College Alumni Award

P. Barry Butler addresses the audience at the April 21 College of Engineering Awards Convocation

ISS Hosts Illinois Space Day

High School students attended Illinois Space Day recently on the U of I campus.

Solomon Earns University of Idaho Honors

Emeritus Prof. and former AE Department Head Wayne Solomon has been inducted into the Alumni Hall of Fame at the University of Idaho.

Bodony Chosen for Eminent Engineer Award

The Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society at Illinois has chosen AE Assistant Prof. Daniel J. Bodony for the Eminent Engineer Award.

Aerospace Student Organizations Garner 2012 EOH Awards

Four AE-related exhibits receive awards during the 2012 Engineering Open House (EOH), held March 9 and 10.

Anden Earns Knight of St. Patrick Honor

AE undergraduate Eric A. Anden of Hinsdale, Illinois, will be welcomed into the 2012 class of the Knights of St. Patrick during a ball this Saturday (March 10, 2012).

Langbort Earns CAREER Award; Co-directs New IT-based Center

AE Assistant Prof. Cedric Langbort's research efforts can be compared to a very high-tech game of hide and seek.

Bodony Earns NSF CAREER Award to Study the Human Voice

What does a person's ability to say "Ahhhh" have to do with aeronautics? More than one might think.

NASA to Launch Two Small AE Satellites

AE faculty have developed 2 spacecraft that are among the 33 small satellites NASA has selected to fly aboard rockets planned for launching in 2013 and 2014.

AE Alum Farquhar Elected to National Academy

A 50-year veteran of deep space missions, AE Alumnus Robert W. Farquhar has been elected to the 2012 class of the National Academy of Engineering.

AE Alumni Board Funds First Endowed AE Fellowship

Aerospace Engineering at Illinois is pleased to announce that full funding has now been achieved for the department's first endowed graduate fellowship.

Prof. Scott White highlighted in 'Bloomberg Businessweek'

AE Prof. Scott R. White and his research have been featured on magazine's website.

AE Students Awarded Rockwell Collins Scholarships

Three AE students have received scholarships of $5,000 each, thanks to the philanthropy of Rockwell Collins, Inc.

AE Students Compete in NASA Lunabotics Competition

AE students are members of a University of Illinois team competing in the Third Annual Lunabotics Mining Competition, hosted by NASA.

Tanaka Wins CDC Best Student Paper Award

AE graduate student Takashi Tanaka won the 2011 Best Student Paper Award from the Conference on Decision and Control of IEEE.

Self-Healing Battery Research Named to Science News List

The research of AE Prof. Scott R. White, AE Affiliate Prof. Nancy R. Sottos and Chemistry Prof. Jeffrey S. Moore made the magazine's 2011 technology list.

Chasiotis Received ASME Young Investigator Award

AE Associate Prof. Ioannis Chasiotis was awarded the J.R. Hughes Young Investigator Award at the 2011 IMECE in Denver

Self-Healing Electronics Could Work Longer, Reduce Waste

When one tiny circuit within an integrated chip cracks or fails, the whole chip -- or even the whole device -- is a loss. But what if it could fix itself?

AE Alums Participate in F-35B Sea Trials

Paul Martin, BS 06, and Jim Liao, BS 00, play part in the historic testing of the F-35B Joint Strike Fighter on the USS WASP (LHD-1).

Jackson continues as AIAA editor

AE Adjunct Prof. Thomas L. Jackson begins third term as Associate Editor for the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Journal

Austin Elected AIAA Associate Fellow

AE Associate Prof. Joanna M. Austin has been elected an Associate Fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA).

AE Students are 'Engineers of the Week'

Students Wahab M. Alshahin, Erin B. Hallerberg and Gary R. Weber Jr. recognized as 'Engineers of the Week' by the Engineering Council Awards Committee.

Freund Elected as AIAA Associate Fellow

AE Prof. Jonathan B. Freund has been elected as an Associate Fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA).

Sladek Gift Creates AE Scholarships

Four undergraduates receive scholarships thanks to a generous gift from the estate of AE alumnus Richard R. Sladek.

Freund Elected as APS Fellow

AE Prof. Jonathan B. Freund has been elected as a Fellow of the American Physical Society.

AE Students Win Award at AIAA Conference

AE students have won a 2010 Best Student Paper Award for their work expanding the capabilities of the Electric Oxygen-Iodine Laser (ElectricOIL) device.

Henne Wins AIAA Aerodynamics Award

Gulfstream executive Preston A. Henne, BS '69, is the 2011 winner of the Aerodynamics Award of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics.

AE Team Garners First Place in Space Design Competition

Designing the best method for cleaning up trash in space has led to a first place win for AE students in the 2010-11 American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Foundation undergraduate team space design competition.

Austin Earns Promotion

AE faculty member Joanna M. Austin has been promoted from assistant to associate professor.

New AE Professor Focuses on Nanomechanics Studies

New AE Assistant Prof. Huck Beng Chew conducts computational-based nano and micromechanics studies of small-scale material structures.

Hall of Fame Inductee Liebeck to Deliver Dean's Distinguished Leadership Lecture

Named as a 2011 inductee of the College of Engineering at Illinois Hall of Fame, AE alumnus Robert H. Liebeck has been chosen to deliver the Fall 2011 Dean's Distinguished Leadership Lecture.

Chasiotis Chosen for Frontiers of Engineering Symposium

AE Associate Prof. Ioannis Chasiotis is among 85 of the nation's brightest young engineers selected to take part in the National Academy of Engineering's (NAE) 17th Annual U.S. Frontiers of Engineering Symposium.

AE Senior Ready to be an Astronaut

AE undergraduate and pilot Samantha McCue tells her story about wanting to be an astronaut.

AE Researchers Earn SEM's Hetenyi Award

AE faculty members Ioannis Chasiotis and John Lambros, along with recent PhD graduate Krishna Jonnalagadda and current graduate student Sivakumar Yagnamurty, are the 2012 winners of the M. Hetenyi Award.

AE to Offer Systems Engineering Master's Degree

AE Alumni Board member Steven J. D'Urso has joined the Department to administer the new Aerospace Systems Engineering (SE) master's degree program that will begin this fall.

Vascular composites enable dynamic structural materials

Researchers have developed vascularized structural composites, creating materials that are lightweight and strong -- and with a lot of potential.

Dutton, Tankersley Honored as Teacher, Staff Member of the Year

J. Craig Dutton and Staci Tankersley have been recognized.

Spacecraft Swarm Research Earns AE Graduate Student NASA Fellowship

AE graduate student Daniel J. Morgan has been awarded a fellowship from NASA.

AE Undergrads Take Exchange Journey to France

Seven AE undergraduates are attending a six-week summer study abroad exchange program in Toulouse, France.

NASA Honors AE Grad Students for Inlet Design

NASA has recognized AE graduate students Michael Rybalko and Thomas G. Herges for their contributions to the design and fabrication of a large-scale low-boom inlet model.

AE Alumni Brown, Onken and Trask Honored

All three alumni honored with AE awards this spring have concentrated their careers in spacecraft and space travel.

Chasiotis Chosen to Deliver SEM Lecture

AE Associate Prof. Ioannis Chasiotis will deliver the 2011 Journal of Strain Analysis Young Investigator Lecture during the SEM Annual Conference and Exposition on Experimental and Applied Mechanics.

Merrett Wins Lockheed Student Paper Award

Recent AE PhD Craig G. Merrett has won the Lockheed Martin Student Paper in Structures Award.

University of Iowa Names Butler Executive Vice President and Provost

AE alumnus Barry Butler has been named executive vice president and provost at the University of Iowa.

AE Honors Outstanding Students

AE has recognized several of the Department's undergraduate and graduate students this spring with awards for their scholastic achievement and other contributions.

Movement through the power of the mind

AE Prof. Tim Bretl uses electroencephalograph technology to have subjects fly small fixed-wing unmanned aircraft.

AE Celebrates Ki D. Lee Career

AE commemorated the 38-year career Emeritus Professor Ki D. Lee has had with the department during a retirement celebration held Wednesday, April 13.

AE Professor Philippe H. Geubelle Named as Bliss Professor

Prof. Geubelle has distinguished himself nationally and internationally as an engineer and educator in computational mechanics.

Conway Chosen for Campus Graduate and Professional Teaching Award

AE Prof. Bruce A. Conway has once again been recognized for his talents.

Reducing jet noise by controlling turbulence

Daniel Bodony, an assistant professor of aerospace engineering, is part of a NASA-funded effort trying to lessen jet engine sound by controlling the turbulence.

College Honors Austin with Xerox Award for Faculty Research

AE Assistant Professor Joanna M. Austin is among eight College of Engineering faculty members recognized with the 2011 Xerox Awards for Faculty Research.

Engineering at Illinois Honors Astronaut Altman

Capt. Scott D. Altman, space shuttle pilot and mission commander, was among seven College of Engineering alumni presented the Alumni Award for Distinguished Service in a convocation held Saturday, April 16.

Hometown Honors Astronaut Altman with Statue

A bronze bust of AE alumnus and former NASA astronaut Scott Altman has been unveiled at the Tazewell County Museum in Altman's hometown of Pekin, Illinois.

AE Alum Completes First F-35C Flight

Lt Cmdr. Eric “Magic” Buus, a Navy test pilot, had the honor of flying the carrier variant of the F-35 (CF-1) for the craft’s initial flight February 11.

White Addresses AAAS on Self-Healing Prospects for Lithium Ion Batteries

White addressed fellow scientists over the weekend in Washington, D.C.

AIAA Meeting Includes Sentman Tribute

Scholarship Honoring Late Professor to be Awarded This Spring

IEEE Elects Voulgaris as Fellow

AE Professor Petros G. Voulgaris was cited for contributions to decentralized, distributed, and multiobjective control.

Mechanophores Makes Popular Mechanics' Top Ten

"Mechanophores" - polymers that change colors when under stress - are among the top ten concepts Popular Mechanic' website says you'll need to know for 2011.

ABET Announces 2010 Linton E. Grinter Distinguished Service Award

AE Emeritus Prof. Allen I Ormsbee has been named the 2010 recipient of ABET, Inc.'s prestigious Linton E. Grinter Distinguished Service Award.

Physics of Fluids Features Airliners' Noise Reduction Research

AE Assistant Prof. Daniel J. Bodony collaborative work with AE Prof. Jonathan B. Freund to control high-speed engine exhaust shows promise in reducing an aircraft's acoustic footprint without compromising performance.

Illinois researchers receive grant to study human-machine interactions

Professor Langbort among team that received $7.5 million MURI award.

Chasiotis Wins International SES Award

The Society of Engineering Science, Inc., has chosen AE Associate Prof. Ioannis Chasiotis as the winner of the SES Young Investigator Medal.

Going Green: Manufacturer to Use AE Researchers' Corn Composite Technology

A Texas manufacturer has licensed with the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to use a corn-based structural composite technology that AE Prof. Scott White and affiliate Prof. Nancy R. Sottos first invented.

Illinois Team Takes Third in AIAA Senior Design Competition

An Illinois team has taken third place in the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Senior Design Competition for the 2009-10 school year.

Conway Named AAS Fellow

AE Prof. Bruce A. Conway has been elected as a Fellow of the American Astronautical Society (AAS).

Freund Promoted to Full Professor

AE faculty member Jonathan B. Freund has been promoted to the rank of full professor.

White Named ASC Fellow

AE Prof. Scott R. White, the Donald Biggar Willett Professor of Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, has been named a Fellow of the American Society of Composites.

AE Junior Wins AIAA National Scholarship

AE junior Jonathan Z. Yong is among 30 undergraduates across the nation to recently have won an annual scholarship from the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics.

Aerospace Engineering researchers receive IRI/NSF grant for coatings and adhesion research

The Industrial Research Institute (IRI), in partnership with the National Science Foundation (NSF), has awarded $500,000 to AE Prof. Philippe H. Geubelle and his research team for work in developing a modeling tool for thin films polymer coatings.

AE Alumnus to receive Guggenheim Medal

AE Alumnus Robert H. Liebeck, Professor of the Practice of Aerospace Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, will receive one of the most prestigious awards in aviation: the Daniel Guggenheim Medal.

Conway to Deliver Breakwell Lecture

AE Prof. Bruce A. Conway has been invited to deliver the prestigious John V. Breakwell Memorial Lecture at the Astrodynamics Symposium of the 61st International Astronautical Congress this fall.

Austin Receives NSF CAREER Award to Study Dynamics and Damage of Void Collapse

Bretl Receives CAREER Award: Improve Prosthetic Device Design

AE Assistant Prof. Timothy W. Bretl and his team will begin research on brain-machine interfaces (BMIs).

Three AE Faculty Recognized for Advising Excellence

AE faculty members John Lambros, Philippe Geubelle, and Michael Selig have been honored with the Engineering Council Award for Excellence in Advising.

Elam, Foley Retire from AE Machine Shop

AE students, faculty and staff said, "Thanks and good luck!" this spring to Kent Elam and David Foley.

AE Honors Outstanding Students

AE has recognized several of the Department's undergraduate and graduate students with awards for their scholastic achievement and other contributions.

Bodony Recognized as AE Teacher of the Year

The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Illinois Chapter has chosen AE Assistant Prof. Daniel J. Bodony as the AE Teacher of the Year.

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