Author: Moriba Jah

NPR Source of the Week, NPR’s resource for journalists who believe in the value of diversity and share in their goal to make public radio look and sound like America, just added and featured Dr. Moriba Jah as one of their sources. More here

Dr. Jah’s recent contributions to the Institute for Computational Engineering and Sciences (ICES) and his recent success funding projects in ICES have earned him membership to the ICES Core Faculty. The core faculty are those ICES faculty that are most deeply involved in ICES. They also have full access to ICES resources and programs. For example, ICES core faculty…

The Secure World Foundation announced the young professionals who have won scholarships for travel funding to the 2018 International Astronautical Congress (IAC) in Bremen, Germany. As the premiere international space conference, the IAC offers a unique opportunity for young professionals to further their professional development and inject new ideas into the community. More than 60…

Moriba K. Jah, associate professor of aerospace engineering and engineering mechanics at The University of Texas at Austin, has been elected a corresponding member of the International Academy of Astronautics (IAA) engineering sciences division for his recognized contributions to astronautics. More here

After 50 years occupying the W.R. Woolrich Laboratories building (WRW) at the corner of 24th Street and Speedway, aerospace engineering and engineering mechanics in the Cockrell School of Engineering will move to a larger, newly renovated home on The University of Texas at Austin campus in late 2018. “I look forward to continuing to develop a…

Getting accustomed to watching Scooby Doo in Spanish was the least of Moriba Jah’s (’99, ERAU Prescott Campus) challenges at age 6. Moving from California to Venezuela multiplied the typical new kid troubles, and Jah endured more than his share of childhood bullying as a result. “I was a foreigner and learning a new language.…