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Scholarships Support Computational Research in Oncology and Glaciology
Computational engineering junior Krithik Vishwanath has been awarded the 2025 Graham F. Carey Computational Science Scholarship by the Oden Institute for Computational Engineering and Sciences.

Jin Yang Wins NSF CAREER Award to Study Viscoelastic Materials
Jin Yang has received a prestigious National Science Foundation (NSF) Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER) award for 2025.

Aerospace Engineering Graduate Program Ranks No. 9 in U.S.
The aerospace engineering graduate program at The University of Texas at Austin has been ranked No. 9 according to U.S. News & World Report’s 2025-26 graduate school rankings.

Engineering with Heart
Manuel Rausch and his students have partnered with the Science Mill for the past three years to provide workshops for kids in the Hill Country.Research
From land and water on Earth to the stars and beyond, our research is not only changing the world and the lives of people who live here – it is transforming the future of air travel and space exploration, creating opportunities for future discoveries outside our world. At UT Aerospace, the sky is not the limit.
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Research Areas
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Aerothermodynamics and Fluid Mechanics
This area involves research in hypersonics, aerodynamics, turbulence, plasma science and...
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Computational Engineering
This area involves study and research on theoretical and implementational aspects of numerical...
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Controls, Autonomy and Robotics
This area involves research in system theory, controls, networks, autonomy, and robotics with...
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Orbital Mechanics
This area involves study and research in orbital mechanics, space geodesy, and remote sensing in...
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Solids, Structures and Materials
This area involves study and research in mechanics of composite materials, fracture mechanics,...
$25.5M
In Research Expenditures
#9
Graduate Aerospace Engineering Program in the Nation
U.S. News & World Report
#10
Undergraduate Aerospace Engineering Program in the Nation
U.S. News & World Report
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