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Aerospace Engineering — 53 There is instrumentation for Schlieren photography, Aerospace pressure, temperature, and turbulence measurements. A large subsonic wind tunnel, capable of speeds of up to Engineering 300 miles per hour, has a test section 4 feet wide by 2.7 feet high by 11 feet long and is complemented by a six- Bachelor of Science component balance system. Other facilities include Master of Science flight simulation laboratory, space systems engineering Doctor of Philosophy laboratory, aerospace structural test equipment, propulsion component analysis systems, and shock The Aerospace Engineering program is offered in tubes. the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. In aerospace engineering, you will apply Mission Statement the laws of physics and mathematics to problems of To build and enhance the excellent public program aircraft flight and space vehicles in planetary that the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace atmospheres and adjoining regions of space. Maybe you Engineering currently is, and to be recognized as such; will design space shuttles, rockets, or missiles. Possibly to provide our students with experiences in solving you might design military, transport, and general open-ended problems of industrial and societal need aviation aircraft, or a V/STOL (vertical/short take-off through learned skills in integrating engineering and landing) aircraft. You could design a spacecraft to sciences, and synthesizing and developing useful travel to Mars or a more distant planet. products and processes; to provide experiences in You’ll be able to tackle problems in the leadership, teamwork, communications-oral, written environmental pollution of air and water and in the and graphic-, and hands-on activities, with the help of natural wind effects on buildings and structures. structured and unstructured real-life projects. Designing all types of transportation systems, including high speed vehicles, urban rapid transit systems, and Missouri S&T Aerospace Engineering undersea craft, might be some of the challenges you will Program Objectives undertake. Your professional training in aerospace engineering The overall educational objective of the Aerospace will be directed generally toward the analysis and design Engineering program is to prepare graduates for careers of aerospace vehicles, including aircraft, missiles, and in the aerospace engineering profession and related spacecraft with special emphasis on the fundamental disciplines, and/or receive an advanced graduate treatment of aerospace science. You will accomplish degree within three to five years from their graduation. your goals through your basic training in gas dynamics, Specifically, the expected professional accomplishments stability control dynamics, structures, propulsion, and of the program graduates within five years from their aerodynamics including cross-lineage between these graduation are that: areas. You will use this knowledge to design, build, and • They are employed by industry, a government flight test aerospace systems during the sophomore and agency, or in academia, or are in private practice. senior years. • They have demonstrated competence and are Your studies at Missouri S&T will include both basic successfully contributing to the aerospace science, science and engineering science, mathematics, and technology, or engineering workforce. liberal arts courses as well as advanced aerospace engineering courses. Within aerospace engineering, you And, they have found that their education at can choose nine hours of technical electives in a special Missouri S&T was valuable preparation for their careers. interest area such as aerodynamics, dynamics structures, composites, flight dynamics, controls, Aerospace Program Outcomes: propulsion, and aeroelasticity. Your design courses will be integrated with Missouri Students graduating from the Missouri S&T Aerospace S&T’s computer graphics system to unify the graphical Engineering Program should have: capabilities of the computer into your design (a) an ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, experience. The Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering science, and engineering Department also has a departmental honors program. (b) an ability to design and conduct experiments, as This program provides enhanced educational well as to analyze and interpret data opportunities for you if you qualify. Upon satisfactory (c) an ability to design a system, component, or completion of the program, the designation of “Honors process to meet desired needs within realistic Scholar in Engineering” will appear on your diploma and constraints such as economic, environmental, transcript. Undergraduate departmental research social, political, ethical, health and safety, opportunities are also available through the NASA Space manufacturability, and sustainability Grant Consortium and the OURE program. (d) an ability to function on multidisciplinary teams Classes and laboratories are held in Toomey Hall. (e) an ability to identify, formulate, and solve There is a Mach 1.5 to 4 supersonic blow down wind engineering problems tunnel with a five-inch diameter jet which has (f) an understanding of professional and ethical continuous run-time duration’s of up to five minutes. responsibility 54 — Aerospace Engineering (g) an ability to communicate effectively must be attained. At least two grade points per credit (h) the broad education necessary to understand the hour must also be attained in all courses taken in impact of engineering solutions in a global, Aerospace Engineering. economic, environmental, and societal context Each student's program of study must contain a (i) a recognition of the need for, and an ability to minimum of 21 credit hours of course work in general engage in life-long learning education and must be chosen according to the (j) a knowledge of contemporary issues following rules: (k) an ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern 1) All students are required to take one American engineering tools necessary for engineering history course, one economics course, one humanities practice. course, and English 20. The history course is to be selected from History 112, History 175, History 176, or Political Science 90. The economics course may be Faculty either Economics 121 or 122. The humanities course Professors: must be selected from the approved lists for Art, S.N. Balakrishnan, Ph.D., University of Texas,at Austin English, Foreign Languages, Music, Philosophy, Speech K. Chandrashekhara (Curators’), Ph.D., Virginia and Media Studies, or Theater. Polytechnic Institute and State University 2) Depth requirement. Three credit hours must be L. R. Dharani (Curators’), Ph.D., Clemson taken in humanities or social sciences at the 100 level Walter Eversman1 (Curators’), Ph.D., Stanford or above and must be selected from the approved list. Fathi Finaish (Associate Chair), Ph.D., University of Colorado This course must have as a prerequisite one of the K.M.Isaac, Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and humanities or social sciences courses already taken. State University Foreign language courses numbered 70 or 80 will be David W. Riggins, Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute considered to satisfy this requirement. Students may and State University receive humanities credit for foreign language courses Associate Professors: in their native tongue only if the course is at the 300 Gearoid MacSithigh, Ph.D., Minnesota level. All courses taken to satisfy the depth requirement Henry J. Pernicka, Ph.D., Purdue must be taken after graduating from high school. Assistant Professors: 3) The remaining two courses are to be chosen Serhat Hosder, Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and from the list of approved humanities/social sciences State University courses and may include one communications course in Josh Rovey, Ph.D., University of Michigan addition to English 20. Emeritus Professors: 4) Any specific departmental requirements in the Donald Cronin (Emeritus), Ph.D., California Institute of general studies area must be satisfied. Technology 5) Special topics and special problems and honors Leslie R. Koval (Emeritus), Ph.D., Cornell seminars are allowed only by petition to and approval by Shen Ching Lee1 (Emeritus), Ph.D., Washington the student's department chairman. Terry Lehnhoff1 (Emeritus), Ph.D., Illinois The Aerospace Engineering program at Missouri Robert Oetting1 (Emeritus), Ph.D., Maryland S&T is characterized by its focus on the scientific basics Bruce Selberg (Emeritus), Aerospace Engineer, University of engineering and its innovative application; indeed, of Michigan the underlying theme of this educational program is the application of the scientific basics to engineering 1Registered Professional Engineer practice through attention to problems and needs of the public. The necessary interrelations among the various Bachelor of Science topics, the engineering disciplines, and the other professions as they naturally come together in the Aerospace Engineering solution of real world problems are emphasized as Entering freshmen desiring to study Aerospace research, analysis, synthesis, and design are presented Engineering will be admitted to the Freshman and discussed through classroom and laboratory Engineering Program. They will, however, be permitted, instruction. if they wish, to state a Aerospace Engineering preference, which will be used as a consideration for FREE ELECTIVES FOOTNOTE: available freshman departmental scholarships. The Free electives. Each student is required to take six
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