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• Fall: January 1
• Spring: June 1
AEROSPACE ENGINEERING GRADUATE STUDIESThe sky is no limit
Perform research in a unique combination of wind tunnels ranging
from low speed to hypersonic, or Mach 5.
ame.engineering.arizona.edu
“This is a great opportunity for students to get hands on
experience building a spacecraft and running a space mission.
Everyone is so involved and gets to see every step of the way.”- Tanner Campbell, PhD student
Research Focus Areas• Dynamics and Control
• Fluid Dynamics
• Solid Mechanics
• Thermosciences
Degrees• PhD Aerospace Engineering
• MS Aerospace Engineering
• ME Aerospace Systems
Hypersonic CapabilitiesFaculty expertise in computations, experiments and theory related to
hypersonic �ight.
Funding optionsthroughout degree
lifecycle
Application Deadlines
ContactsJesse LittleAssociate Head of Graduate [email protected]
Eniko T. EnikovDirector of Master of Engineering Program [email protected]
Cho Lik ChanDirector of Online MSME [email protected]
Jini KandyilProgram Coordinator Senior, Graduate Studies/Instruction Support [email protected]
Program Ranking
29aerospace engineering
graduate programs(U.S. News & World Report 2019)
Boundary-layer transition simulation
“Having these researchers, pillars in their �elds, under the same roof gives our department an edge in
being able to bridge gaps in knowledge and best prepare our faculty and students to solve problems.”- Alex Craig, assistant professor
Eric A. Butcher – [email protected] GNC • astrodynamics • nonlinear dynamics, vibration and control • stability, control and estimation in periodic, delayed and fractional systems
Cho Lik Chan – [email protected] transfer • materials processing • boundary elements methods
Stuart A. Craig – [email protected] • stability and laminar turbulent transition of supersonic and hypersonic boundary layers • experimental fluid mechanics • hydrodynamic stability
Eniko T. Enikov – [email protected] of charged particles and macro-ions • control of processes driven by electrostatic forces • neural-network-based self-learning methods for control of human-machine interfaces
Hermann Fasel – [email protected] fluid dynamics • hydrodynamic stability • laminar turbulent transition • turbulent flows • hypersonic flows • flow control • nonlinear dynamics • aerodynamics • UAVs • flight experiments • autonomous flight
Barry D. Ganapol – [email protected] and particle transport theory • applied mathematics • satellite remote sensing
David Hahn – [email protected] sciences • laser-based diagnostics • renewable energy • combustion • biophotonics • laser-material interactions • plasma-material interactions
Kyle Hanquist – [email protected] • nonequilibrium flows • molecular gas dynamics • computational fluid dynamics • low-temperature plasmas • rarefied gas and optimization
Qing Hao – [email protected] transport inside lithium-ion batteries • high-power electronics • thermal insulation materials • thermoelectrics • measurement and applications of graphene and other two-dimensional materials
Je�rey W. Jacobs – [email protected] fluid dynamics • hydrodynamic instabilities, including Richtmyer Meshkov and Rayleigh-Taylor instabilities • turbulent mixing
Peiwen 'Perry' Li – [email protected] energy • heat mass transfer in gas turbines and HVACR systems • electrolyzers • energy-water nexus • fuel cells • hydrogen storage and generation • energy and power systems
Jesse Little – [email protected] flow control • boundary layer separation • plasma actuators • shock boundary layer interaction • unsteady aerodynamics • vortex body interaction • wind tunnel testing and experimentation
Erdogan Madenci – [email protected] of deformation and failure modes in metallic and composite materials • characterization of mechanical properties of materials
Samy Missoum – [email protected] optimization • probabilistic design, reliability and risk assessment • vibrations • advanced finite element modeling
Parviz E. Nikravesh – [email protected] and computational kinematics • multibody dynamics
Bernard Parent – [email protected] flows • re-entry flows • plasma-assisted combustion • plasma-based fuel reforming • plasma aerodynamics • computational fluid dynamics • scramjets • lightning
Paul Reverdy – [email protected] control systems • statistical learning • nonlinear dynamics and control
Aaron J. Rosengren – [email protected] • celestial mechanics and dynamical astronomy • applied and computational mathematics • nonlinear dynamics • chaotic and complex systems
Sergey Shkarayev – [email protected] • fluid-structure interactions • unmanned aerial vehicles
Jekan Thanga – [email protected] robotics • CubeSats and sensor-networks • machine learning applied to dynamics and control of swarms • small satellite propulsion • autonomous systems • power and thermal systems
Anatoli Tumin – [email protected] and computational studies of stability • laminar-turbulent transition • flow control in high-speed flows, including real gas effects
Xiaoyi Wu – [email protected] engineering • biomechanics • biomaterials and computational biomaterials
Israel Wygnanski – [email protected] related to fixed-wing and rotary aircraft • control of separation • high-lift devices • drag reduction • aeroacoustics, particularly jet noise, cavity noise and screech
Olesya Zhupanska – [email protected] of composites • structural composites in extreme environments • low velocity impact of composites • PDE-constrained optimization with applications to mechanics • contact mechanics
Yitshak Zohar – [email protected] and microscale manipulation of biospecies, such as proteins, cells and tissues in microfluid systems
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Faculty Expertise