Baylor Aerospace and Defense Research

Meet elite Baylor researchers whose expertise is relied on by the Department of War, NASA, industry and more more to innovate and address timely defense challenges.

Advanced Materials, Additive Manufacturing, NASA Project Infrastructure and More

World-class Baylor faculty have long partnered with the U.S. Department of War, military branches, NASA and more in multidisciplinary research that addresses timely defense challenges. Our elite research labs and capabilities poise Baylor for further impact still. Meet Baylor researchers whose work solves aerospace and defense challenges.

Recent Stories

May 3, 2026
Changing the Game at the Point of Need

Paul Allison can’t be there when equipment breaks down in the field. But the technology he develops will soon have soldiers back in the vehicles that support safer approaches to achieving their mission.

Apr. 22, 2026
Baylor Professor to Advance New Generation of Metal Alloys as Part of $12.5 Million DOE Center

Garritt J. Tucker, Ph.D., The Eula Mae and John Baugh Chair in Physics, is part of a multi-institution partnership in a Stewardship Science Academic Alliances Center of Excellence to test materials under extreme conditions.

Mar. 21, 2026
SMART Hub: Paving the Way for Future Connectivity

Both military and corporate organizations recognize that dwindling space will soon impact their users, like those who protect our freedom. Baylor SMART Hub researchers are pursuing entirely new approaches to spectrum communication.

Sep. 29, 2025
Breakthrough in Aerospace and Vehicle Components

The companies that make airplanes and automobiles constantly search for the next generation of technologies for materials that are stronger, safer and more efficient. Baylor researcher David Jack is addressing those needs and more.

Sep. 4, 2025
New Frontiers in Baylor Space Research

From the advancement of new materials to research conducted on the International Space Station, meet Baylor researchers whose impact reaches to the skies.

Aug. 14, 2025
NASA’s Roman Space Telescope Simulation Previews Breakthrough Discoveries of Cosmic Events

Baylor astrophysicist leads “Hourglass Simulation,” previewing the detection of 100,000 celestial blasts, ranging from exploding stars to feeding black holes.

Jul. 31, 2025
Baylor Geophysicist Helps Shape NASA’s Next Mission to the Moon

NASA selects Peter James, Ph.D., to serve on a prestigious SPARX Science Definition Team.

May 20, 2025
Baylor Dusty Plasma Researcher Earns Prestigious American Physical Society Fellowship

Longtime researcher, with NASA, Department of Energy and NSF partnerships, recognized for significant contributions to physics.