The University of Michigan is a leading research university with a strong presence in the space industry. Through its Space Institute and Department of Climate and Space Sciences and Engineering (CLASP), it conducts research from space, designs systems for space operations, and explores the possibilities of humans living in space. The university collaborates with partners like NASA and the U.S. Space Force, focusing on areas like space weather prediction, space power and propulsion, and the development of advanced aerospace technologies.
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Of the 8,211 current U.S.-based SpaceX employees tracked by Crustdata, 110 graduated from the Georgia Institute of Technology, 108 from the University of Michigan, 92 from Purdue University, 91 from the University of Texas at Austin, and 85 from the University of Southern California.
UNSW Canberra Space partnered with the University of Michigan to carry out an audit tracking the evolution of iodine propulsion systems from initial design through to on-orbit performance.
Dennis Bernstein, James E. Knott Professor of Aerospace Engineering at the University of Michigan, heads the design of control and stabilization algorithms to maintain precise laser links.
Giusy Falcone, assistant professor of aerospace engineering at the University of Michigan, directs the creation of decision-making frameworks for large satellite networks.
The new simulation developed by the University of Michigan allows researchers to observe intermediate-sized features in the solar wind along with large coronal mass ejections.
The University of Michigan simulation suggested that tornado-like flux ropes form out of coronal mass ejections as they drive through slower solar wind.
NASA and the National Science Foundation funded a University of Michigan study to better understand and warn of geomagnetic storms.
The physics coordinator for the recent LZ results is Scott Haselschwardt, a UCSB Ph.D. recipient from 2018 and now an assistant professor at the University of Michigan.
Clint Kelly III is an electrical engineer with a Bachelor of Science degree from Duke University and a PhD from the University of Michigan.
Paige Webster held a Master of Engineering in Space Engineering from the University of Michigan and a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the University of North Dakota.
The 12 newly selected Hera participating scientists include Timothy Titus from the U.S. Geological Survey in Flagstaff, Arizona and Yun Zhang from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
Onyinye Nwankwo is a Research Scientist in Atmospheric and Space Sciences at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
Onyinye Nwankwo also has a Master’s degree in Climate and Space Science from the University of Michigan.
The UK Space Agency collaboration will develop a relationship with the Plasma Dynamics and Electric Propulsion Laboratory at the University of Michigan, Pulsar Fusion, Starlight Engines, and the University of Southampton.
Team 119 from University of Michigan–Dearborn won the 2022 Dr. Gil Moore Award for Innovation.
Wu Jong-shinn received a doctor’s degree in aerospace engineering from the University of Michigan in 1994.
US President Joe Biden has appointed Professor Robert Hampshire from the University of Michigan as Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology at the U.S. Department of Transportation.
Nearly all of the cubesat missions on the LauncherOne flight were designed, built, and tested by U.S. universities including Brigham Young University (PICS), the University of Michigan (MiTEE), and the University of Louisiana at Lafayette (CAPE-3).
The MiTEE project at the University of Michigan is taking data from MiTEE-1 and planning a next mission.
DeepMap has been selected for the University of Michigan’s TechLab at Mcity 2021 Startup Cohort.