Aerospace Engineering
News and updates featuring research, faculty achievements, student projects, and industry impact from the Department of Aerospace Engineering.
Texas A&M University graduate and 16th secretary of the U.S. Air Force, Edward C. “Pete” Aldridge Jr. ’60, is shaping the future of space engineering through a series of endowments.
Graduate student and NASA fellow John Hayes took a gap year. Today, he is closing research gaps.
The 50-pound drone with a six-pound carbon fiber frame carried 110 pounds at the DARPA Lift Challenge, which makes them one of only six out of 87 teams to complete the four nautical mile course.
The team’s product will use movement from patients instead of an external power source to speed up the healing process on things like chronic ulcers.
Texas A&M undergraduate engineering programs improve in national rankings
Sep. 22, 2026 • 2 min. readThe College of Engineering and eight of its undergraduate engineering programs earned top 10 rankings among public institutions.
Aggie engineer Calvin Schroeder ’26 helped guide Mars rover Team KARURA through the ups and downs of two challenging competitions in Japan and Utah.
Dr. Paul Cizmas will be traveling to Romania for four months to study how to make rocket engines more efficient by building on past research and merging traditional and newer thermodynamic processes.
Third-year Ph.D. student Rashika Rao will conduct research focused on the physical impact of gravitational differences on the human body for future space flight.
The Texas A&M study used sailors on a U.S. Navy ship to track the cognitive and emotional benefits of virtual reality nature scenes in an effort to reduce negative emotions and effects.
Kacy Carter and Adam Zheng will use the opportunity to work on projects involving clean energy and materials critical to the future of human space travel.