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History
In 1946 William G. Dow established the Space Physics Research Laboratory within the U-M Department of Electrical Engineering.
In 1954, with the hiring of Professor Wendell Hewson by the Civil Engineering Department, meteorology studies came to the University of Michigan. From these events came:
- Excellence in atmospheric, planetary and space sciences and engineering
- Unique capacities to design, and build space-borne instruments and analyze their measurements
- Unique capacities to measure atmospheric constituents on Earth and other planets
- Excellence in modeling space and atmospheric systems
In the late 1960s the disciplines of meteorology and space sciences were unified into the College of Engineering Department of Atmospheric, Oceanic and Space Sciences. The proven blending of this knowledge has put the Department, its faculty and students at the forefront of the necessary movement in space research and the industry to understand the Earth, atmosphere, planets, solar system and space weather in a whole systemic view, rather than individual components. The proud history of the disciplines has yielded a department honored for its work and ready to educate new generations of scientists and engineers prepared for the future in the University of Michigan tradition: The Leaders and the Best.
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