Preparing for liftoff
Prof. Tengfei Luo (far right), shown with Ph.D. student Quishi Zhang, sent an experiment aboard the International Space Station in June 2021.
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Space Bubbles: Experiment on International Space Station aims to improve cancer detection
Tengfei Luo had certain hypotheses about what would happen during his scientific experiment, conducted in June aboard …
Engineering Innovation Hub opens at Notre Dame
The University of Notre Dame’s Engineering Innovation Hub (EIH) has opened its doors to students and industry …
Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering welcomes six new faculty in 2021
The Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering is pleased to announce six new appointments to the …
Zorlutuna named to Cellular and Molecular Technologies Study Section of NIH Center for Scientific Review
Pinar Zorlutuna, Sheehan Family Collegiate Professor of Engineering, has been named a member of the Cellular and …
Gate Maker: AME alum Jon Olansen plays critical role in NASA’s effort to return to the Moon
When Gene Cernan and Harrison “Jack” Schmitt climbed into their lunar module nearly 50 years ago at the end of the …
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Hessert Laboratory for Aerospace Research and Hessert Laboratory at White Field are among the world’s finest university-based aerospace research facilities. They feature 19 major high-speed wind tunnels that generate the near-flight conditions for groundbreaking work in aerospace engineering, as well as labs and equipment that support investigations in aero-acoustics, aero-optics, fluid-structure interactions, gas-turbine propulsion, general flow control, hypersonics, multi-phase flows, sensor and flow actuator development, and wind energy.
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Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering offers two undergraduate degree programs, one in Aerospace Engineering and one in Mechanical Engineering.
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Students contribute to campus life and the engineering profession through many clubs and organizations, including the Rocket Team, BajaSAE, NDSeed, Engineers without Borders, the marching band, glee club, liturgical choir, and many others.
Spotlight on Research in Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering
Fighting to go faster and farther than ever thought possible
Prof. Tom Juliano works at the next frontier of aerospace research, using the Mach-6 wind tunnel in the Hessert Laboratory for Aerospace Research to solve complex issues in high-speed flight. Plans are underway for a Mach-10 quiet tunnel that will extend research in this area to yet higher speeds.
