Engineering Hero
Aeronautics Alumnus recognised for battling COVID-19 on wards
Miss Catherine Rennie, a former PhD student and current fellow at the Department of Aeronautics has been recognised as an Engineering Hero.
Stories written by Tom Creese
Wind tunnels
Digital wind tunnels could help develop more fuel efficient aeroplanes
New research has demonstrated how simulations could produce more detailed and accurate data quicker than physical wind tunnel experiments.
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Sneeze shields
COVID-19 research: sneeze guards may make flights safer
An Aeronautics PhD student is among a team of researchers who have been identifying measures to reduce COVID-19 transmission aboard aircraft.
Artificial joints
Aeronautics researchers to develop longer-lasting artificial joints
Imperial College London is one of the partners in a new £4 million research project that will develop a new generation of artificial joints.
Mars Rover challenge
Aero students achieve second place in International Space Challenge
A team of Aeronautics students has been awarded second place and a Distinction award in this year’s International Space Challenge.
PhD Prize
Aeronautics PhD Prize winner announced
Congratulations to Dr. Hannes Gauch, the winner of the 2018-2019 Department of Aeronautics PhD Prize.
AeroHack
AeroSoc holds its first ever virtual hackathon
Imperial’s Aeronautical Engineering Society (AeroSoc) has held its first-ever virtual hackathon.
Spinning into control
Aero PhD student to have experiment performed in microgravity conditions
A team headed by an Aeronautics PhD student has been selected for the European Space Agency’s Fly Your Thesis! programme.
Women in Engineering
Dr Zahra Sharif Khodaei becomes Women’s Engineering Society Fellow
Dr Zahra Sharif Khodaei has been elected as a fellow of the Women’s Engineering Society (WES).
New curricula
New Curricula for Aero MSc courses announced
The Department of Aeronautics has formally submitted plans to refresh the curricula of its three MSc courses starting in the 2021/22 academic year.
