FacilitiesA wide range of major research resources are available for aerospace engineering research: • Compressible Fluid Mechanics Laboratory• LinearandNonlinearDynamicsandVibrations Laboratory• ComputationalAeroacousticsLaboratory• Aerodynamics Research Laboratory• RoboticsandNeuro-MechanicalSystemsLaboratory• Nanomechanics and Materials Research Laboratory• AerospaceRoboticsandControlGroup• ComputationalAstrodynamicResearchLaboratory• GasDynamicsandLaserDiagnosticsResearch Laboratory• HighStrainRateMechanicsLaboratory• Composites Manufacturing Laboratory• NonlinearSystemsLaboratory

Majorfacilitiesintheselaboratoriesincludehighspeed wind tunnels and low speed 3x4 foot test section, laser diagnostics, high speed imaging,atomicforcemicroscopes,confocalmicroscopes,anda largeautoclave. Inaddition,awidearrayofmicrocomputers,workstations,andcomputerclusters are available.

Graduatestudentsoftenalsoperforminterdisci-plinaryresearchwork intheMaterialsResearchLaboratory,Micro and Nanotechnology Labora-tory, Coordinated Science Laboratory, NationalCenter for Supercomputing Applications, andBeckman Institute for Advanced Science andTechnology.

DegreesAerospace Engineering offers graduate programsleadingtoMasterofScienceandDoctorofPhiloso-phyDegrees.Thefollowingoptionsareavailable:• MasterofSciencenon-thesis(1-yearprogram;self-sup- ported)• MasterofSciencenon-thesisAerospaceSystemsEngi- neeringOption(1-yearprogram;self-supported)• MasterofSciencewiththesis• DoctorofPhilosophy• DirectDoctorofPhilosophy

Opportunity exists for specializing in the Computa-tionalScienceandEngineering(CSE)Option.AjointMBAprogramisalsoavailable.TheMedicalScholarsProgramallowsqualifiedstudentstointegratestudyingmedicine for a graduate degree in a second discipline including Aerospace Engineering.

Areas of StudyProgramsinAerospaceEngineeringprovideflexibilityforstudentstodesigntheirowncourseofstudyinconsultationwiththeiradvisor.Studentsmaypursueresearchand/orcoursework-basedstudiesinareasincluding:• Aerodynamics• Aeroelasticity• Combustion• ComputationalMechanics

• ControlandEstimation• DynamicalSystems• Fluid Mechanics• InformationTechnology• Materials

• Propulsion• Robotics• StructuralMechanics/

StructuralDynamics

Aerospace Systems EngineeringAerospace Engineering is pleased to pro-videa recentlydevelopedMasterofSci-enceprograminAerospaceSystemsEngi-neering.Thisself-fundedprogrammaybecompletedinoneacademicyear,andwillprovidestudentswithastrongfoundationin the methods and tools involved in the definition and management of complexmultidisciplinary aerospace design proj-ects. Students enrolled in the programwillreceiveaMasterofScienceDegreeinAerospace Engineeringwith a certificateinSystemsEngineering.

Funding/SupportAerospaceEngineeringoffersfundingintheformofresearchandteachingassis-tantships,aswellascampusanddepartmentalfellowships.Mostformsofsupportincludeatuitionandfeewaiver.Thegraduateadmissionapplicationisalsoyourapplicationforfundingopportunities.AerospaceEngineeringencouragesstudentsto apply for external government and industry fellowships.

Student Organizations and ProjectsStudentorganizationsincludingtheAmericanInstituteofAeronauticsandAstro-nautics(AIAA),SigmaGammaTau,andIllinoisSpaceSociety(ISS)provideoppor-tunitiesforprofessionaldevelopment.Graduatestudentsmayprovideleadershipforstudentprojects/competitionssuchasCubeSat,FormulaHybridCar,andmod-elaircraftDesign-Build-Fly.

AdmissionAerospaceEngineeringgraduateprogramsareopentoengineering,mathematics,andphysicalsciencesstudentswithagradepointaverageofatleast3.0(4.0scale)forthelasttwoyearsofundergraduateworkandanygraduateworkcompleted.Transcriptsandthreelettersofrecommendationarerequired.TheGraduateRe-cordExam(GRE)isalsorequired.ApplicationdeadlineisJanuary15forfullcon-siderationforfalladmissionwithfinancialaid.TheapplicationdeadlineforspringadmissionisOctober8.Gotograd.illinois.edu/admissions/apply to apply online.

Why AE at Illinois?TheDepartmentofAerospaceEngineeringattheUniversityofIllinoisatUrbana-Champaignisaninternationalleaderinaerospacescienceandengineering.Withtop10nationally rankedundergraduateandgraduateprograms, internationallyrenownedfaculty,andstate-of-the-artresearchfacilities,thedepartmentiscom-mittedtoexcellenceandleadershipinteaching,research,andservice.

InAerospaceEngineeringyouwillfindoptions fordefiningyour research inter-estsfromarangeincludingbothcomputationalandexperimentalopportunitiesinastrodynamics,controls,dynamicalsystems,aeronautics,fluidmechanics,com-bustion,propulsion,structuralmechanicsandmaterials,andsystemsengineering.Youwillinteractone-on-onewithfacultymemberswhosegoalsaretoprepareyouwiththeknowledge,technicalexperienceandconnectionsthatwillopentherightdoorsinsecuringacareerinnationallaboratories,academia,governmentand/orindustry.

AsagraduatestudentinAerospaceEngineering,youwillplayakeyroleinpushingtheboundariesofcurrentknowledge.Youwillbeanactiveparticipantandcon-tributortocuttingedgeaerospaceengineeringeducationandresearch.

Further Information/ContactAerospace Engineering Department aerospace.illinois.eduCollege of Engineering engineering.illinois.edu engineering.illinois.edu/current-students/ resources-graduateUniversity of Illinois illinois.edu

Staci L. TankersleyGraduate Program Coordinator306E Talbot Laboratory MC 234104 S. Wright StreetUrbana, IL 61801(217) 333-3674tank@illinois.edu

CommunityThe Illinois campus offers sports,thearts,serviceprojectsandmanyotheractivities.Manystudentsen-joy the Activities and RecreationCenter, one of the largest recre-ationalfacilitiesof itskind.BigTensports offer great viewing of ath-leticevents.

Thecampusattractsdozensofnationallyandinterna-tionally renownedartists to theKrannertCenter forthePerformingArts.Theuniversitysupportstwoma-jormuseums,theKrannertArtMuseumandKinkeadPavilion,aswellastheSpurlockMuseum,amuseumofworldhistoryandculture.TheStateFarmCenter(formerAssemblyHall)providesavenueforliveper-formancesincludingconcertsandnationalandinternationalproductions.

Graduate Education inAerospace Engineering

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