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Will Moll, left to right, a masters student in aerospace engineering, Tim Galmiche, a masters student in space engineering, Rohan Madathil, a masters student in aerospace engineering, and Shun-Yu Yang, a masters student in space engineering, make last minute adjustments to their team cubesat before launch as part of James Cutler’s AEROSP 495 and 740 classes at the Francois-Xavier Bagnoud Building on the North Campus of the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor on Tuesday morning, December 6, 2022.
After final adjustments Cutler and his students drove to Plumb Lake County Park near Sturgis to launch the cubesats, which would then be carried in the stratosphere eastward to approximate just east of Tecumseh.
The goal of the courses is to give students the opportunity to design and build complex satellite-like flight vehicles. The high-altitude balloons, which are filled with helium, rise into the stratosphere emulating some key aspects of spaceflight. According to Graduate Student Instructor Gage Bergman, "The stratosphere is an extreme environment, it experiences vast temperature differences, and also requires students to develop robust and reliable systems because once a balloon is released, there is no way to retrieve it - just like actual spaceflight.” Bergman is a masters student in aerospace engineering.
Photo: Brenda Ahearn/University of Michigan, College of Engineering, Communications and Marketing
Autumn Tedrow, a senior business administration major with a moinor in finance and economics, is working with Keybank as a summer intern.
View of University of Michigan students launching balloons as part of James Cutler’s AEROSP 495 and 740 classes from Plumb Lake County Park near Sturgis, Michigan on Tuesday, December 6, 2022.
The goal of the courses is to give students the opportunity to design and build complex satellite-like flight vehicles. The high-altitude balloons, which are filled with helium, rise into the stratosphere emulating some key aspects of spaceflight. According to Graduate Student Instructor Gage Bergman, "The stratosphere is an extreme environment, it experiences vast temperature differences, and also requires students to develop robust and reliable systems because once a balloon is released, there is no way to retrieve it - just like actual spaceflight.” Bergman is a masters student in aerospace engineering.
Photo: Levi Hutmacher/University of Michigan, College of Engineering, Communications and Marketing
Aerospace Engineering Associate Professor James Cutler, right, speaks with students as they unload helium tanks and prepare to launch four cubesats as part of AEROSP 495 and 740 classes at the Plumb Lake County Park near Sturgis, Michigan on Tuesday morning, December 6, 2022.
The goal of the courses is to give students the opportunity to design and build complex satellite-like flight vehicles. The high-altitude balloons, which are filled with helium, rise into the stratosphere emulating some key aspects of spaceflight. According to Graduate Student Instructor Gage Bergman, "The stratosphere is an extreme environment, it experiences vast temperature differences, and also requires students to develop robust and reliable systems because once a balloon is released, there is no way to retrieve it - just like actual spaceflight.” Bergman is a masters student in aerospace engineering.
Photo: Brenda Ahearn/University of Michigan, College of Engineering, Communications and Marketing
View of University of Michigan students launching balloons as part of James Cutler’s AEROSP 495 and 740 classes from Plumb Lake County Park near Sturgis, Michigan on Tuesday, December 6, 2022.
The goal of the courses is to give students the opportunity to design and build complex satellite-like flight vehicles. The high-altitude balloons, which are filled with helium, rise into the stratosphere emulating some key aspects of spaceflight. According to Graduate Student Instructor Gage Bergman, "The stratosphere is an extreme environment, it experiences vast temperature differences, and also requires students to develop robust and reliable systems because once a balloon is released, there is no way to retrieve it - just like actual spaceflight.” Bergman is a masters student in aerospace engineering.
Photo: Levi Hutmacher/University of Michigan, College of Engineering, Communications and Marketing
Autumn Tedrow, a senior business administration major with a moinor in finance and economics, is working with Keybank as a summer intern.
Members of the MRacing Team cheer as they break the seal during demolding at the and other members of the team work on demolding at the Wilson Student Team Project Center on the North Campus of the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor on Thursday evening, February 2, 2023.
The demolding process took hours keeping students at the Wilson until after 10 p.m. The Winter term is always one of the busiest times of year at the Wilson Center as student teams move from theoretical design into production in preparation for competition season.
Photo: Brenda Ahearn/University of Michigan, College of Engineering, Communications and Marketing
Autumn Tedrow, a senior business administration major with a moinor in finance and economics, is working with Keybank as a summer intern.
Autumn Tedrow, a senior business administration major with a moinor in finance and economics, is working with Keybank as a summer intern.
Heather Hare, left to right, George Zhou, both undergraduates in materials science and engineering, prepare to pour the metal into a mold under the direction of professor Tim Chambers in the MSE Advanced Lab in the Herbert H. Dow Engineering Building on the North Campus of the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor on Friday afternoon, February 17, 2023. The floor of the lab where the pour will happen has a layer of sand on it to protect it in case of spills.
The Advanced Lab is home to MSE 360, a course about structural materials used for building everything from vehicles to buildings and beyond. In the first half of the course, students learn standard alloys before moving into design. MSE 360 is an opportunity to gain experience in both theory and application.
Photo: Brenda Ahearn/University of Michigan, College of Engineering, Communications and Marketing
Encaustic Beeswax Painting for Beginners OR Intermediate/Advanced Level workshops
Encaustic is an artistic hot wax painting process used in ancient times and is now enjoying a revival in the past fifteen years, especially in Europe. Come and work with the most exciting, brilliant, vibrant colours you will ever see in any paint. Working with an encaustic iron, electric stylus, heat gun, brushes, found objects and various scratching-in tools, you will work on a variety of papers and surfaces. Encaustic Artist, Lorna Kemp, will guide you through learning many amazing techniques unique to this medium so you can choose your favorites and apply them to a masterpiece project. This is a beginner-level course geared to a first-time encaustic artist’s learning.
M • Jul 16 • 9am–4pm Beginner level
Tu • Jul 17 • 9am–4pm Intermediate/Advanced level
This is one of many steps in making papyrus paper (part of an Egyptian unit study we did as part of homeschool).
Sophia is making a rebozo as part of a unit study using Josephina (one of the American Girl dolls). The study included learning about New Mexico, Mexico, hispanic culture and arts, Native Americans who live in the SW U.S., Native American art and culture, cooking, music, deserts (animals, cacti), goats, clothing, and history. This was a very hands-on and fun unit.
Cole Helsel, left, and Hunter Sagerer, both undergraduates in aerospace engineering, as they and three other teams prepare to launch one of four cubesats as part of AEROSP 495 and 740 classes at the Plumb Lake County Park near Sturgis, Michigan on Tuesday morning, December 6, 2022.
The goal of the courses is to give students the opportunity to design and build complex satellite-like flight vehicles. The high-altitude balloons, which are filled with helium, rise into the stratosphere emulating some key aspects of spaceflight. According to Graduate Student Instructor Gage Bergman, "The stratosphere is an extreme environment, it experiences vast temperature differences, and also requires students to develop robust and reliable systems because once a balloon is released, there is no way to retrieve it - just like actual spaceflight.” Bergman is a masters student in aerospace engineering.
Photo: Brenda Ahearn/University of Michigan, College of Engineering, Communications and Marketing
Overview of University of Michigan President Santa Ono taking a selfie with members of the Michigan Concrete Canoe Team at the Wilson Center on the North Campus of the University of Michigan on Thursday, February 23, 2023.
Ono is the 15th president of the University of Michigan. He assumed office on October 14, 2022.
Photo: Brenda Ahearn/University of Michigan, College of Engineering, Communications and Marketing
There's purple watercolor paint (liquid version) in the spray bottle. She wanted to spray around her hand to make the picture and then put a heart in the center of her hand.
What was learned: don't spray one's hand with liquid watercolor paint. It doesn't come off right away...or even within hours. However, she had fun. That's what's important.
These were made as part of a unit study using Josephina (one of the American Girl dolls). The study included learning about New Mexico, Mexico, hispanic culture and arts, Native Americans who live in the SW U.S., Native American art and culture, cooking, music, deserts (animals, cacti), goats, clothing, and history. This was a very hands-on and fun unit.
Aerospace Engineering Professor James Cutler oversees launch day operations as students make final preparations to release the balloon and CubeSat payload during the BSA CubeSat Demonstration Program (CDP) outside the Francois-Xavier Bagnoud Building, on the North Campus of the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, on April 19, 2025. The launch day brought together students across disciplines and experience levels to collaborate on real-world engineering challenges.
As part of the BSA CubeSat Demonstration Program, students designed and built small-scale satellite systems to collect and store atmospheric data. Supported by the MXL CubeSat Flight Lab and Blue Origin engineers, this hands-on project gave participants real-world experience in system design, fabrication, and flight testing.
Photo: Brenda Ahearn/University of Michigan, College of Engineering, Communications and Marketing
Detail of molten aluminum as Sabrina Huynh, an undergraduate in materials science and engineering, prepares to pour the metal into a mold under the direction of professor Tim Chambers in the MSE Advanced Lab in the Herbert H. Dow Engineering Building on the North Campus of the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor on Friday afternoon, February 17, 2023. The floor of the lab where the pour will happen has a layer of sand on it to protect it in case of spills.
The Advanced Lab is home to MSE 360, a course about structural materials used for building everything from vehicles to buildings and beyond. In the first half of the course, students learn standard alloys before moving into design. MSE 360 is an opportunity to gain experience in both theory and application.
Photo: Brenda Ahearn/University of Michigan, College of Engineering, Communications and Marketing
Let loose and sculpt using fabric, wire and an exterior fabric hardener to create fun and funky birds who won’t be flying south any time soon! Spend the day with Rita Wildschut as she leads you through the creation of this whimsical addition to your garden or pond environment. Back by popular demand, this workshop is a delightful way to explore the creativity you didn’t know you had.
M • Jul 16 • 9am–4pm