Michigan Tech Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

“I didn’t just choose a school; I chose a home for the next few years and a family that would last a lifetime.” Before graduating at this year’s Midyear Commencement, mechanical engineering senior Jared Ott is reflecting on his time at #MichiganTech. Follow his journey in a new Stories from Husky Nation feature: mtu.news/5f1150XGptZ @mtu_engineering

MTU Astrohuskies place 4th in the Autonomy Award category at the 2025 Lunabotics Competition! Congratulations to the team. Can't wait for next year!

Proud of the @michigantech MINE AstroHuskies team for finishing 4th in Autonomy and excavating and depositing the fourth largest berm at @NASA LUNABOTICS competition . It was a great competition. See you next year!

After our second competition run, the @michigantech AstroHuskies will have a quiet day tomorrow until the award ceremony. The team did a great job and we did better than our previous runs. Very proud of the team’s performance! @NASA Lunabotics is a great experience.

🚀 Michigan Tech’s AstroHuskies (Team 1) are at Kennedy Space Center this week for the 2025 NASA Lunabotics finals! Their rover, ATLAS, is designed to excavate lunar regolith and support Artemis missions. Watch live: 🌑🐾 🔗 nasa.gov/learning-resou… #Lunabotics2025 #MTU

@mtu_engineering's new REU program connects undergrads, even first-years, with world-class researchers. Dean Michelle Scherer puts it simply: “We need every engineer.” Read more about the program in the latest Unscripted: mtu.news/rJG550VVaab

Jacqueline "Jackie" Cochran became the first woman to break the sound barrier on #TDIH in 1953. Cochran flew faster than the speed of sound in a Canadair Sabre Mk.3.

@michigantech Multiplanetary INnovation Enterprise Team AstroHuskies, hosted in @mtuMEEM department scored 9th place in the qualifying rounds of the @NASA #LUNABOTICS competion and will go to the finals starting Tuesday at NASA KSC visitor Center. Very proud of the team.

@paulvans @michigantech @NASA Congratulations! We'll be cheering for the team in finals.

Cheering on the MTU MINE Astrohuskies as they aim for the top 10! 🚀 Finalists head to NASA’s Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex next week—stay tuned to see if they make the cut! #michigantech #mtu_engineering

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Congratulations to all, and a special shout-out to the John Johnson Medal and Paper Award for Outstanding Research in Diesel Engines recipients!

Last night, we celebrated the extraordinary achievements of several honorees during the SAE Awards Ceremony. Congratulations to all of the award winners!

Changes in attitude, changes in latitude: @Space_Station We rotated 180 degrees and flew backwards for yesterday’s Soyuz docking. This is a bit long but keep watching for the surprise in the middle.

Artemis II vibes🚀 The crew for @NASAArtemis II has officially released the emblem design that represents their mission. What better backdrop than the SLS rocket that will help send them and @NASA_Orion around the Moon? Learn more about the design: go.nasa.gov/3XPFaap

Give Back to the Pack by helping the MAE Department unlock a generous donor's match of $20,000 for every TEN gifts made--up to a total match of $100,000! We're grateful for the support of our alums and friends! Thanks for your commitment to MTU and MAE. giveback.mtu.edu/giving-day/994…

How can melting snow affect global climate regulation? Visit a local snow field site with assistant professor Alden Adolph and her team of undergraduate student researchers in Michigan Tech’s latest Unscripted Research Blog: mtu.news/UrPQ50VtvkK

Are you ready for the 2025 Give Back to the Pack? Help the MAE Department unlock a donor match of $20,000 per every 10 gifts made -- up to a $100,000 total match! giveback.mtu.edu/giving-day/994…

MAE PhD students Will Johnston, Janith Godakawela, and Kara Hardy visited NASA Langley Research Center to present their project: AeroFeathers. Funded by the University Student Research Challenge, AeroFeathers uses 3D printing to create bio-inspired, quieter propeller blades.

"... it's not that hard to build one Hall-effect thruster in the lab, what's really hard is to build one that can fly in #orbit, and then build hundreds of them that are exactly the same." An interview with our CEO. space.n2k.com/podcasts/t-min… #Orbion #SpaceNerds #SmallSat