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Spotlight Interview: Kenton Kirkpatrick, AERO MS graduate student & National Science Foundation Fellow

The Department of Aerospace Engineering offers graduate work and research programs in aeronautical/aerospace engineering. Programs leading to the degrees of MEng, MS and PhD are available. The department also offers courses and faculty supervision for students pursuing the Doctor of Engineering degree. There are no foreign language requirements in any of these programs. Ph.D. students must compete a doctoral qualifying examination. Major areas of interest are aero/fluid dynamics, computational fluid dynamics, fluid-structure interaction (aeroelasticity), flight mechanics, astrodynamics, spacecraft/aircraft dynamics and control, computational mechanics, solid mechanics, micromechanics, nanomechanics, composite materials, bio-nano materials, aging aircraft and structures.

Wind tunnels support aerodynamic research in fundamental fluid flow problems, atmospheric boundary layer flow about buildings, vehicles and other common structures, and three-dimensional testing of complete airplane models. Several research aircraft are available for full-scale flight research. Investigations of materials and structural mechanics problems are undertaken in the Center for Mechanics of Composites. Research involving dynamics and control of autonomous intelligent vehicles, formation flying of spacecraft and other problems in astrodynamics is performed in the Center for Mechanics and Control. Solutions to complicated fluid and solid mechanics problems are efficiently obtained with University and supporting Departmental computational facilities. Research on nanomaterials, multifunctional material systems, multiscale modeling and integrated adaptive structures is coordinated by the Texas Institute for Intelligent Materials and Structures for Aerospace Vehicles (TiiMS). Research into satellite design, responsive space systems, and autonomous rendezvous and docking is conducted by the AggieSat Lab Student Satellite Program.

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