Department of Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering

Research Areas

The Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering Department performs research in the following general areas:

Aerodynamics, Fluid Mechanics, Aeroacoustics, Computational Fluid Dynamics, Aeronautical Design, AeroVehicle Control, Composites	ACRES (Advanced Composite Research, Engineering and Scence) Aeronautics
Spacecraft Control, Rocket Design, SpaceEd Program	Astronautics and Space Systems
Biological Systems	Biofluid Mechanics Biosolid Mechanics Sensors and Microelectromechanical Systems Biorobotics
Mechanical Systems and Design	ACRES (Advanced Composites) Automotive System Dynamics Dynamic Systems and Controls Manufacturing Mechanical Design Sensors and Microelectromechanical Systems
Thermal Fluids	Combustion and Reacting Flows Computational Fluid Dynamics Energy Systems and Energy Conversion Heat Transfer