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The Arizona Advantage

UA Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering is a top pick for undergraduates and graduate students interested in designing and developing technology in a variety of high-tech areas – from space exploration and defense systems to renewable energy and biomedical devices.

Flexible academic programs, career-oriented internships, high-profile research, commercial design projects and club competitions are integral to the student experience. 

Consider a degree in aerospace or mechanical engineering at a top-tier research university!

 
 

 
 
 

Undergrads in the Spotlight

Meet a few of AME’s dreamers and doers.

Technology in the Works

From guidance systems to green energy, learn about AME research.

A Club for Every Student

Head to the races, build drones and design wacky contraptions.

Online MS

Check out the master’s degree geared to working engineers
Featured News

Jekan Thanga Prototype Highlighted In ConstructConnect

Sept. 9, 2020

NASA Honors Alumnus Joe Martinez

June 11, 2020

A Solar-Powered Wi-Fi Hot Spot Collaboration

June 10, 2020
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NASA Funds UA Space Exploration Mission

Sept. 10, 2020
By the Numbers
6 th
highest paying college major
(U.S. News & World Report)
4 :1
graduate student-faculty ratio
22 nd
R&D ranking, public universities
(National Science Foundation)
48 th
world ranking, aerospace engineering schools
(Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities)
Top 30 %
mechanical engineering schools
(U.S. News & World Report)
4 th
aerospace manufacturing, state ranking
(PricewaterhouseCoopers)
Upcoming Events

Jan. 28, 2021

AME Seminar: Barry D. Ganapol
4:00pm

Professor Barry D. Ganapol will be presenting, "Numerical Caseology by Lagrange Interpolation for the
1D Neutron Transport Equation in a Half-Space."

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NASA Recognizes Alumnus' Record-Breaking Contributions

"I'm in school, and I get to work on a real NASA mission -- this rocket is actually going to fly. I'm not going to get that opportunity anywhere else."

Alumnus Daniel Wibben

Tapping Into UA Space Expertise

"There's no other university in the world that can match the assemblage of infrastructure and human talent in all things space."

Michael Hart, professor of optical sciences

$1M Wind Tunnel Makes UA a Hypersonics Player

"It's not just about mechanical engineers or aerospace engineers, it's about material science and modeling and simulation, and it's the collaborative team you build to do more than just publish an article -- it helps you solve a problem."

Austin Yamada, UA Applied Research Corps president and CEO
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Department of Aerospace & Mechanical Engineering
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P.O. Box 210119
Tucson, AZ 85721
520.626.2053

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