A. James Clark School of Engineering, Department of Aerospace Engineering, University of Maryland

Training autonomous robots

to fly and swim safely in adverse conditions

THESE ROBOTS WORK FOR GOOD

Engineering AI for Public Good

Transportation Safety: Improving self-driving vehicles via Mario Kart simulations

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Hypersonics: The Next Level

UMD researchers spur new advances in a barrier-breaking field

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Targeting Apophis

UMD Team Advances Mission Concept for 2029 Asteroid Flyby

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Teaching and Research Faculty

Leading Graduate Programs

UMD ranked top ten in the U.S. for Aerospace Engineering Graduate Programs according to the 2025 U.S. News and World Report. (No. 14 overall, No. 9 among publics)

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Leading Undergraduate Programs

UMD ranked top ten in the U.S. for Aerospace Engineering Undergraduate Programs according to the 2025 U.S. News and World Report. (No. 15 overall, No. 11 among publics)

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