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News and Events
10-21-2011Want to Learn How to Design and Build a Satellite?
The University of New Mexico is looking for undergraduate students who are interested in learning to design, build and launch small satellites. More information here.
07-26-2011
New Course for Fall 2011 at the Mechanical Engineering Department: ME 561 Rotorcraft Aerodynamics
The Mechanical Engineering Department at The University of New Mexico encourages all students and other members of the academic community to sign up for the class ME 561: Rotorcraft Aerodynamics to be taught by Dr. Svetlana V. Poroseva this fall 2011. The syllabus and further relevant information can be found here.
07-18-2011
Cosmiac at UNM in the News: Leadership and Innovation in Satellite Research
The Configurable Space Microsystems Innovations and Applications Center (Cosmiac) of The University of New Mexico has been widely acknowledged for its success in promoting research in satellite technology. Deputy Director of Cosmiac Craig Kief explains the main goals, obstacles and future work of the current projects in this related article. Furthermore, KRQE dedicated a section to the launch of the CubeSat, check the video here.
06-15-2011
New Course for Fall 2011 at the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department: ECE 595 005 Orbital Mechanics
The Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at The University of New Mexico encourages all students and other members of the academic community to sign up for the class ECE 595 005: Orbital Mechanics to be taught by Dr. Asal Naseri this fall 2011. The syllabus and further relevant information can be found here.
05-09-2011
UNM's Trailblazer satellite on the Educational Launch of Nanosatellites
The Configurable Space Microsystems Innovations and Applications Center (Cosmiac) of The University of New Mexico has been notified by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration that UNM's Trailblazer satellite has been manifested on the Educational Launch of Nanosatellites (ELaNa) IV Mission on a Falcon 9 rocket. The Trailblazer satellite is part of a class of nanosatellites called CubeSats. It will be delivered to space as part of the Space-X Commercial Resupply Services (CRS) mission to be launched in March of 2012. The orbit for the UNM CubeSat is a 325km circular orbit with a 51.6 degree inclination. This satellite will provide a proof of concept flight for an Air Force Sponsored bus design called Space Plug-and-play Architecture (SPA). The PnP type architecture is a capability that will allow for rapid satellite development and delivery similar to what is currently available in a home computer. UNM and its partners have taught more than 500 individuals on SPA in the past 18 months.
01-22-2011
Announcement of Lecture Series: Small Satellite Formations for Distributed Surveillance: System Design and Optimal Control Considerations
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The UNM Aerospace Institute is pleased to invite the academic community to attend this lecture series. This event is supported by North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) and the Research and Technology (R&T) Organisation and will be carried out in the city of Albuquerque on April 18-19 2011. Please check the brochure here for more information.
12-08-2010
New Course for Spring 2011 at the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department: ECE 595 017 Orbital Mechanics
The Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at The University of New Mexico encourages all students and other members of the academic community to sign up for the class ECE 595 017: Orbital Mechanics to be taught by Dr. Asal Naseri this Spring 2011. The syllabus and further relevant information can be found here.
12-08-2010
New Course for Spring 2011 at the Mechanical Engineering Department: ME 534 Boundary Layers
The Mechanical Engineering Department is pleased to announce that the course ME 534, Boundary Layers will be taught by Dr. Svetlana V. Poroseva this Spring 2011. All students and other members of the academic community at UNM who are interested in taking the class feel free to download the flyer available here.
17-11-2010
Upcoming Talk: Aerospace Innovation and Opportunities by Dr. Ray Jimenez
The NSF S-STEM Learning Community on Aerospace Engineering Team at The University of New Mexico, encourages the academic community to attend the talk entitled "Aerospace, Innovation and Opportunities" given by Dr. Ray Jimenez from Ball Aerospace (Albuquerque). The lecture will be held on Monday, November 29, 2:00 pm inside the Engineering Student Services (ESS) at the Centennial Engineering Center, suite 2080. Food and drinks will be available for the attendees.
11-11-2010
Upcoming Talk: Meteorites: Their role in asking questions and framing answers in Solar System exploration by Dr. Tim McCoy
The Earth and Planetary Science Department at the University of New Mexico in conjunction with the DAWN Mission Team encourage the interested researchers to attend the lecture about meteorites given by Dr. Tim McCoy of the Smithsonian Institution. The lecture will be held on Wednesday, November 17, 4:00 pm at Northrop Hall building room 122. More Information.
10-26-2010
Cosmiac to Co-host ReSpace 2010 Conference with NASA
The Configurable Space Microsystems Innovations and Applications Center (Cosmiac) of The University of New Mexico will be joining NASA in co-hosting the ReSpace and Military/Aerospace Programable Logic Devices (MAPLD) conferences in Albuquerque, NM from Nov 1-4 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel.
09-11-2010
Upcoming Seminar: A Parametric Approach for Design of Satellite Constellations and Formations by Dr. Christopher D. Hall
The Professor and Head of the Department of Aerospace and Ocean Engineering at Virginia Tech, Dr. Christopher D. Hall will be presenting his lecture entitled A Parametric Approach for Design of Satellite Constellations and Formations. The Seminar will be carried out next Monday September 20th at 2pm in the Centennial Auditorium at The University of New Mexico, main campus. More Information.