• Four students wearing hairnets, coats, and gloves in a clean room at Michigan Technological University where they are building a nanosatellite.

    Lift Off!

    Student interest and industry demand propel Michigan Tech into a new era of aerospace engineering. Launching a new undergraduate aerospace engineering degree at Michigan Tech—and changing the name of the University's largest academic department—is about more than just putting a new name on students' . . .

2024 MAE Magazine cover image

On the cover: The Department of Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics reaches for new horizons, embracing excellence and growth with a new name that reflects our expansion in aerospace engineering research and degree programs.