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Aerospace Engineering

Related Topics: Aerodynamics; Aeroelasticity and structural dynamics; Aerospace vehicle flight simulation; Composite analysis and measurements; Computational fluid dynamics; Control of flexible structures; Control theory and applications (optimal, digital and robust); Dust and spray detonations; Flight mechanics and controls; Fracture mechanics; Helicopter aeroelasticity; High temperature aerospace structural materials; Laser diagnostics; Microstructure measurements and analysis; Optimal structural design; Propulsion; Space propulsion; Spacecraft dynamics and control; Turbulent combustion; Turbulent flows

Related Places: Active Aeroelasticity and Structures Research Laboratory; Advanced Civil Engineering Materials Research Laboratory; Center for Advanced Computing; Center for Space Environment Modeling; Composite Structures Laboratory; FXB Center for Rotary and Fixed Wing Air Vehicle Design; Laboratory for Turbulence & Combustion; Plasmadynamics and Electric Propulsion Laboratory; W. M. Keck Foundation Computational Fluid Dynamics Laboratory

Description: Aerospace technology has grown out of the problems of design, construction, and operation of vehicles that maneuver above the Earth's surface- vehicles ranging from ground-effect machines and helicopters to aircraft and spacecraft. Design of such vehicles has always been challenging, not only because of the requirement that they operate in a hostile environment, but also because of the high premium placed on light weight, high efficiency and great reliability. These same requirements apply not only to future spacecraft and high performance transport aircraft, but also to the next generation of ground transportation, such as high-speed trains, over-water transportation, and automated motor vehicles. Aerospace engineering is a field where state-of-the-art technologies are applied every day. It is an exciting profession with outstanding career opportunities in which physical sciences, mathematics and computers are combined in the design of air and space vehicle systems and components to achieve high performance with limited size and weight. This requires aerospace engineers to constantly develop and apply the most advanced technologies.