Aerospace Engineering ( we are aeronautics and astronautics ) 1

Aerodynamics & Fluid Mechanics Structures & Materials Dynamics, Control, & Flight Mechanics Propulsion Developmental/Research Vehicles What we do …

The Aero Degree Plan 3 Sophomore Year Calculus III Intro to Flight Aerothermodynamics Tech Writing UCC elective Junior Year Subsonic Aero Aero Lab Aero Structures I Dynamics of Aero Vehicles UCC elective Senior Year Aero Capstone Design I Aero Materials Orbital Mechanics Computational Math Aero Design elective Differential Eqns Intro to Aero Mechanics Aero Mechanics of Materials Aero Computation Electrical Engineering Supersonic Aero Propulsion Aero Structures II Aero Vehicle Stability & Control UCC elective Aero Capstone Design II Active Controls Viscous Flows Engineering Ethics Aero Technical electives (2)

Technical & Design Elective options (3 required) -- Senior Year Structural MechanicsStructural DesignNano-composites Propulsion DesignRocket PropulsionAeroelasticity Spacecraft DynamicsFlight TestingSpace System Design Electromagnetic SensingNumerical SimulationAerothermochemistry Cockpit SystemsVehicle ManagementWing Design Finite Element MethodsDigital Control Systems3 Co-op Terms Capstone Design options (two terms) -- Senior Year  Aircraft,or Rockets,or  Space Systems AERO Required Courses offered every Fall and Spring Term

Aero 401/402 Aircraft

Aero 401/402 Rockets

Opportunities Outside the Classroom AggieSat Laboratory SAE Aero Design Group High Altitude Balloon Club Sounding Rocketry Team Solair Solar Powered Airplane Study Abroad (Brazil, India, UK) TAMU SAE Aero Design Team, April 2010 AggieSat2, launched from Endeavour Solair Solar Powered Airplane

Aerospace Opportunities  NASA  Boeing  Lockheed Martin  SpaceX  Orbital Sciences  Sierra Nevada  Blue Origin  Sandia Laboratories  Bell Helicopter  Hamilton Sundstrand  L-3 Communications  Northrop Grumman  USN, USAF, USA