The Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering proudly announces that several of its faculty and staff members were honored during the College of Engineering and Computing‘s Fall 2025 awards ceremony. Faculty Awards: Staff Awards: The department congratulates all awardees for their significant achievements and contributions to the university community….
The S&T Academy of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineers announced the recipients of its senior design awards at the 30th annual induction ceremony on Thursday, Oct. 2, 2025. Senior Design Leadership Awardees Mina Khalilzadeh Fathi Mina Khalilzadeh Fathi is a mechanical engineering Ph.D. student at Missouri University of Science and Technology. Her research focuses on autonomous…
The Academy of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineers announced the recipients of scholarships and graduate teaching assistant awards during its 30th Annual Induction Ceremony. The awards were presented to the following deserving recipients at the Oct. 2, 2025 event: Past Presidents’ Scholarship McGovern Scholarship Award AMAE Scholarships Graduate Teaching Awards…
The Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at Missouri University of Science and Technology welcomed four new faculty members in the 2024–25 academic year, expanding the department’s expertise in biomaterials, mechatronics, and advanced composite materials. Dr. Fateme Fayyazbakhsh Dr. Nilay Kant Dr. Jeremiah Rittenhouse Dr. Arief Yudhanto “We are thrilled to welcome Drs. Fayyazbakhsh, Kant, Rittenhouse,…
Future engineers brought their creativity and technical skills to center stage at Missouri S&T’s Spring 2025 Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (MAE) Design Showcase, held Friday, May 16, in the Havener Center and Toomey Hall. The annual event featured over 30 senior design teams from mechanical and aerospace engineering programs presenting innovative solutions to real-world engineering…
A Missouri S&T research team led by Dr. Frank D. Han has published a new study in Acta Astronautica that explores a method to extract aluminum from lunar regolith using molten salt electrolysis. This approach could enable long-term lunar missions and sustainable lunar surface construction. The article, titled “Extraction of Aluminum from Lunar Regolith through…
We are thrilled to unveil the remarkable recipients of the MAE Future Research Pioneers Program (FRPP) for the 2025 academic year. The FRPP is dedicated to identifying and supporting outstanding undergraduate students who exhibit significant potential as future research pioneers in the dynamic fields of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. The FRPP Awardees for 2025 are:…
Dr. Davide Viganò, assistant professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering at Missouri University of Science and Technology, has been selected as the recipient of the 2025 Young Professional Award by the St. Louis Section of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA). The AIAA Young Professional Award recognizes early-career engineers and scientists for outstanding…
We’re thrilled to announce that three out of this year’s six OURE Fellows are from Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at Missouri S&T! Congratulations to Allie Dingfield, Carter Lawson, and Aidan Sengupta for earning this prestigious recognition. The OURE Fellows Program is a competitive opportunity awarded to students who have previously completed an OURE (Opportunities for…
Allie received a perfect score of 240 points, with judges praising her ability to explain complex engineering concepts in plain, accessible language and her strong command of the subject matter. Her winning poster details the use of a quantitative shadowgraph imaging technique to measure turbulence in supersonic flows. This research helps scientists better understand fluid…