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Inspired by the possibilities of space travel, first-year student and Stamps Scholar Jalen Johnson hopes to use his physics degree to help shape the future of aerospace engineering. #TheStateWay Read more: https://t.gsu.edu/3CAGSoc

Inspired by the possibilities of space travel, first-year student and Stamps Scholar Jalen Johnson hopes to use his physics degree to help shape the future of aerospace engineering, while expanding educational opportunities for underrepresented groups. #TheStateWay #FeatureFriday https://t.gsu.edu/40T7lri

📣 CSC2025 Speaker Introduction 📣 Andrew Higgins is a professor of Mechanical Engineering, with Masters and PhD degrees in Aeronautics and Astronautics from the University of Washington, Seattle. At McGill University, he has taught courses on compressible flow, thermodynamics, combustion, space propulsion, and statistical mechanics. He has worked for 30 years on research in high-speed flow and shock waves for applications to aerospace propulsion and fusion energy and is now setting his sights higher by considering the engineering problems associated with interstellar flight.

Jobanpreet Singh, B.Tech Aerospace student at the School of Mechanical Engineering, delves into the mysteries of Jupiter! Over a 2-year study, Jobanpreet observed fascinating changes: the Great Red Spot shrinking and increased asteroid activity around the planet. His exploration also included studying Jupiter's moons. He also published the findings in the Journal of Advanced Research in Applied Physics and Applications. #JupiterStudy #AerospaceExploration #MechanicalEngineering #lpuschoolofmechanicalengineering

NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration's future is looking bright with PhD student of Aerospace and Engineering J. Taggart Durrant in the mix! In this teaser, we discuss Computational aerospace engineering, which focuses on using computational methods, simulations, and numerical techniques to solve complex problems in aerospace design and analysis. It involves tools like computational fluid dynamics (CFD) and finite element analysis (FEA) to simulate fluid flow, structural integrity, and aerodynamics in aircraft and spacecraft. Engineers use these methods to optimize designs, improve efficiency, and reduce reliance on physical prototypes by studying the interactions between disciplines such as aerodynamics, thermodynamics, and structural mechanics. This accelerates innovation and enhances the performance of aerospace systems.

🔔 We are delighted to invite you to contribute your papers to this #Special_Issue of our journal #Aerospace. 📔 Title: "Vortex Flow Phenomena and Physics of Aerospace Engineering Applications " ✍ Guest Editors: Dr. Tze How New, Dr. Desmond H. Lim and Dr. Nick Zang 📜 More info at: https://brnw.ch/21wOinr #aerodynamics #fluid_dynamics #vortex_dynamics #flow_mechanism #flow_physics #boundary_layer #flow_separation #viscous_flow #flow_transitions #flow_instabilities

Here's a video of our new coupled panel and vortex particle method in state-variable form implemented for a rotary wing 🚁. This is the great work of my PhD student Hussien Hafez and postdoc Alessandro Cocco, PhD. The cool thing about it is that, since the governing aero equations are formulated as a system of ODEs, they can be used to augment the flight dynamics and linearized to predict the effect of rotor-on-rotor, rotor-on-wing, and wing-on-wing interactions, as well as interactions with obstacles (e.g., ground) on the handling qualities. Cherry on top of the cake: we've developed an analytical linearization method to significantly abate the cost of linearization associated with more perturbation methods - keep in mind these models have tens of thousands of states! University of Maryland University of Maryland - A. James Clark School of Engineering University of Maryland Department of Aerospace Engineering Alfred Gessow Rotorcraft Center

Unveiling the Mystery of the Higgs Boson's Self-Mass Generation! As an aerospace student with a passion for physics, I’ve often found myself captivated by the mysteries of the universe—like the Higgs boson, often referred to as the "God Particle." This particle generates its own mass through self-interaction, a phenomenon that distinguishes it from how other particles acquire mass via the Higgs field. The Higgs mechanism has revolutionized our understanding of mass in particle physics, yet the self-mass generation of the Higgs boson remains an intriguing puzzle. Let’s spark a discussion: 1. In what ways do you think the Higgs boson's self-interaction differs from other particles' interactions with the Higgs field? 2. What implications does this self-mass generation hold for our broader understanding of the universe? I’d love to hear your insights! Join the conversation—share your thoughts, ask questions, or simply say, "I’m curious too!" Together, let’s explore the fascinating connections between quantum mechanics and aerospace. #HiggsBoson #ParticlePhysics #MassGeneration #SelfInteraction #Aerospace #QuantumMechanics #TheoreticalPhysics #ScienceCuriosity

Dirty air, or particle-laden flow, as it’s known in the hypersonics research world, can be extremely problematic for vehicles traveling at hypersonic speeds. Dr. Qiong Liu, an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at New Mexico State University, NMSU Engineering, along with Irmak Karpuzcu, Akhil Marayikkottu, and Deborah Levin, all from the Department of Aerospace Engineering at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, have used the Anvil supercomputer to elucidate exactly what happens when particles hit the surface of a hypersonic vehicle in flight. Click the link to learn more: https://lnkd.in/gdDK7-Wd

🐻🚀 Cornell Engineering has new master degrees in spacecraft engineering and mechanical engineering! Both are distance-learning, fully online, so students can work full-time while completing the degree! Learn how to build a spaceship (MAE 5160), navigate it with orbital mechanics (MAE 6060), propel it with plasma physics (MAE 6540), and have it do cool stuff with on-board space robots (MAE 5816)!! Register by April 1!!!