TAMU Aerospace

10/15/2026

After several months of work, aerospace engineering students will be unveiling their final capstone projects! Join us Friday, Dec. 4 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the HRBB to see what they have been working on and how their ideas apply to real world problems.

RSVP online now at tx.ag/1AMvQ2r

10/14/2026

Congratulations to Texas A&M senior students Moksh Shah and Jaden Behringer who have both earned the Craig Brown Outstanding Senior Engineering Award for 2026-2027. These students were selected out of 63 applicants across the College of Engineering and were honored at the Outstanding Engineering Awards Banquet. We’re so proud of these students for this amazing accomplishment.

10/09/2026

Congratulations to the Texas A&M University Students for the Exploration and Development of Space (SEDS) on their recent second place win at the NASA ORBIT competition. Their idea for a patch that uses a small current to stimulate dormant cells in chronic ulcers for faster healing earned them checks totaling over $35,000. Team PATCH was chosen from over 120 national university entries and say they will spend the money to take their idea from concept to reality.

Read more about their project here: u.tamu.edu/teampatch

10/08/2026

The Aggie community is mourning the passing of Texas A&M Aerospace Engineering Professor Emeritus Dr. Thomas Strganac, who died peacefully last Wednesday surrounded by loved ones.

Dr. Strganac, affectionally known as “Dr. Strag” will be remembered by students and colleagues as an extraordinary mentor whose passion for teaching was infectious, and for his dedication to Texas A&M where his zeal for aerospace engineering extended beyond the classroom.

His daughter said of his life, “he didn't just impart knowledge; he inspired innovation, nurtured curiosity, and molded countless bright minds, leaving an indelible mark on generations of engineers and scholars. He was equally the most amazing father, husband and grandfather.” She encouraged those who cared about him to have a diet coke and cookie in his memory.

10/02/2026

A team from Texas A&M’s Advanced Vertical Flight Lab led by aerospace engineering professor Dr. Moble Benedict recently entered the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency or DARPA lift challenge. They were one of only six teams from across the country that built a drone that could finish the course. Their design went through many iterations, but the finished carbon fiber vehicle weighed 50-pounds and carried 110 pounds of barbell weights across four nautical miles in only 12 minutes.

Read more about why this is unprecedented and what it could mean for the future of drone usage here or at the link in our bio: u.tamu.edu/DARPA

09/30/2026

The U.S. News & World Report 2027 Best College Rankings report is out, and we are proud to say that this department continues to rank in the top 10 public aerospace engineering undergraduate programs in the country at #6. This is a direct result of the amazing work that our faculty and students perform every day in the academic and professional realms to prepare Aggie students for every facet of the field. Gig ‘em!

09/28/2026

It’s time to stroll through the virtual aisles of the 2026 Aero Fall Marketplace. Proceeds from the sale of Texas A&M Aerospace Engineering branded items will go directly to supporting the student organizations that make this department exceptional. Choose the student org you’d like to support at check out. Orders close this Sunday, so don’t hesitate!

Order here: shorturl.at/UxyFE

09/28/2026

09/16/2026

Every now and then we come face to face with history. Our own Dr. Darren Hartl, Associate Department Head for Student Success and Development, recently had the chance to share a meal with retired Col. Robert C. Barlow of the U.S. Air Force and Texas A&M Aeronautical Engineering Class of 1956. Robert Barlow first arrived in College Station in 1940 as the six-year-old son of Dr. Howard W. Barlow, the founding Head of our department. The elder Dr. Barlow went on to become the Dean of the College of Engineering as his son Robert fell in love with the aviation sciences himself and after graduation, enjoyed a career as an instructor at the Air Force Academy, a research team leader at what is now the Air Force Research Laboratory at Wright Patterson Air Force Base and eventually a civilian engineer at General Dynamics and Lockheed Martin. “I first arrived in this department in 1999, and the picture of Howard Barlow has always been on the wall,” Hartl said. “To meet the man who carried on his father’s legacy and then launched an amazing career of his own was a truly unique and unexpected honor. And that is one of the most worn Aggie rings I have ever seen!”

09/11/2026

Texas A&M engineers are taking traditions into new and exciting environments—even beyond Earth’s gravity. Aerospace Engineering professor Dr. Ana Diaz Artiles and her team partnered with the European Space Agency this summer to experience zero gravity conditions on a parabolic flight trip. That’s where bioastronautics and human performance lab member Cort Reinarz let his Aggie ring float through the air onboard. This isn’t the first time an Aggie ring has gone gravity free, and it definitely won’t be the last!