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NASA awards UTARI researcher $1 million to develop better models for rotor spar fatigue, composite materials

Computational composites testingThe University of Texas at Arlington and the UTA Research Institute will develop state-of-the-art computational methodologies to predict the strength and life of rotor blade assemblies, known as rotor spars, through a new $1 million agreement. Endel Iarve, an accomplished research scientist and expert in composite materials, will lead the three-year project called “Development of Fatigue Life Prediction of Rotor Spars by Using Discrete Damage Modeling.” 

UT Arlington produces first active stereo 3-D planetarium show about NASA’s SOFIA mission

ARLINGTON, Texas -- A new active stereo 3-D show at The Planetarium at UT Arlington will transform learning for students and planetarium visitors interested in exploring the mysteries of our galaxy and beyond. The Planetarium , which is part of the UT Arlington College of Science, soon will begin public showings of “SOFIA 3-D,” a short science film based on NASA’s research and outreach mission, Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy, or SOFIA. The 3.5-minute film will also be shown prior to other future documentaries. The NASA project has

UT Arlington latest university to join NASA group investigating best ways to design aerospace systems

Systems consortiumThe University of Texas at Arlington is the newest member of NASA’s Systems Engineering Consortium, which is funded by Marshall Space Flight Center and Langley Research Center. The consortium brings together systems engineering researchers from universities across the country, including George Washington University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, The University of Alabama in Huntsville and the University of Colorado. Paul Componation, chair of UT Arlington’s Industrial, Manufacturing, and Systems Engineering Department , says that the

NASA chooses UT Arlington team to develop potential Mars mission technology

Oxygen recoveryNASA has selected UT Arlington as one of four U.S. institutions to develop improved methods for oxygen recovery and reuse aboard human spacecraft, a technology the agency says is crucial to “enable our human journey to Mars and beyond.” NASA’s Game Changing Development Program awarded $513,356 recently to the UT Arlington team. UT Arlington and three other teams are charged with the goal of increasing oxygen recovery to 75 percent or more. Principal investigators on the UT Arlington project are Brian Dennis, associate professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering in

Second NASA grant will fund UT Arlington study of space weather effects

University of Texas at Arlington physicist Yue Deng will receive more than $500,000 from NASA to study how space weather events such as solar flares drive vertical winds to affect electrodynamics in the Earth’s upper atmosphere. Deng’s work could one day help operators of near-earth satellites, air traffic radar and electricity grids know how to best safeguard their systems from bursts of radiation and energetic particles. The research is funded through NASA’s Living With a Star initiative, which supports physics to further knowledge about the sun, its relationship to the Earth and its

Aerospace engineering student earns NASA fellowship

Honor includes internship at flight facilityA UT Arlington aerospace engineering student from Flower Mound has been awarded a prestigious NASA Harriet G. Jenkins Predoctoral Fellowship that will allow her to pursue her research into efficient jet engines in conjunction with the space agency. Ezgihan “Izzy” Baydar and her adviser, Frank Lu, professor in the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department , were awarded the three-year fellowship that provides $135,000 in funding and includes summer internships at the NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, Ohio.

NASA Johnson Space Center, University of Texas at Arlington team to enhance environmental, health and safety training

Agreement to benefit Space Center's external clients as wellNASA Johnson Space Center and The University of Texas Arlington’s Division for Enterprise Development are partnering to develop best practices for enhancing environmental, health and safety training in support of current and future missions and initiatives. UT Arlington will gain insight into training offered at a NASA Voluntary Protection Programs certified site, while NASA Johnson Space Center will capitalize on the University’s understanding of industry-focused training programs as the agency prepares for increased

UT Arlington physicist gains NASA funding for space weather research

A University of Texas at Arlington physicist has been awarded more than $400,000 in NASA funding to develop a 3D look at how electrodynamic energy from solar winds enters and moves throughout the Earth’s upper atmosphere. Yue Deng, an assistant physics professor, aims to help scientists and engineers protect satellites, power distribution systems and other vital infrastructure from the potentially harmful effects of these inevitable bursts of energy. Understanding interaction between the Earth’s magnetic field, or magnetosphere, and its upper atmosphere – known as the thermosphere/

New observations help UT Arlington astrophysicist understand Sun’s dynamics

UT Arlington  physics professor Zdzislaw E. Musielak has been awarded a three-year, $301,339 National Science Foundation grant to investigate Alfvén waves in the Sun, a phenomenon vital to understanding Earth’s nearest star. “The Sun is the source of energy that sustains all life on Earth, but there is much that remains unknown about it,” said Musielak, a two-time winner of the international Humboldt Prize for his research into the sun and solar-type stars. “With this research, we hope to explore one of the great mysteries – what forces fuel the heat of the Sun’s

NASA awards UT Arlington aerospace engineers grant to study hypersonic propulsion for space access

Two University of Texas at Arlington aerospace engineering professors have been awarded a three-year, $640,000 NASA National Research Award to study novel injector designs to support combustion at hypersonic speeds, work aimed at reducing air travel times and making space access affordable. Luca Maddalena and Luca Massa, both assistant professors in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering , are the only collegiate researchers in the country to garner the NASA hypersonic award. “We’re honored to be the only U.S. grant winners to study this very

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