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Iowa State Aerospace

Introduction Engineering to lead
ISU’s aerospace engineering graduate program offers research $1 million NSF Grant
opportunities that go beyond traditional aircraft and spacecraft. August 23, 2017

Asteroid deflection, tornado simulation, and UAS formation flight

Engineering
control are only a few of the fields you can explore. You’ll
researchers
collaborate with our faculty on challenging problems that are
collaborate to study
important to economic, societal, and defense needs, such as
pipeline corrosion
renewable energy, complex system design, and nondestructive
March 2, 2017
evaluation. Working in our exceptional facilities-like our tornado
microburst simulators and revolutionary icing wind tunnel-will give Two professors and
you the chance to test and experiment. Explore new ideas while Phd student predict
making advancements to research advancements that makes a new phase
difference. Our faculty and their students conduct cutting-edge transformation in physics
research in nondestructive evaluation, computational fluid dynamics, journal
wind engineering and experimental aerodynamics, guidance and December 29, 2016
control, aircraft icing, rotorcraft/UAS/MAV, turbine science and
technology, and micro/nano mechanics of materials.

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Advanced Materials News

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Engineering to lead
$1 million NSF Grant
Aerodynamics, Combustion and Aero-
August 23, 2017 By Clay Paciorek
Structural Interaction
FAA convenes
Research spans experimental and
outreach meeting at
theoretical turbulence, fluid
Iowa State
dynamics and combustion. Key
July 28, 2017 By Clay Paciorek
areas of interest include analytical
models, theory, and simulations of Undeclared students
complex flows; advanced flow visit aerospace
diagnostics; bio-inspired engineering
aerodynamics; aircraft icing physics July 27, 2017 By Clay Paciorek
and anti-icing technology;
aerodynamics of helicopters and wind turbines; wind tunnel
simulations of unconventional winds (e.g. Microburst, tornado, etc.);
aero-acoustics; microfluidics for heat and mass transport; and
detonations, detonation initiation, and shock wave interactions with
dense particle clouds. Read more

Aviation Biofuels
Biofuel used for aircraft. Primary
means by which the aviation industry
can reduce its carbon footprint. After
a multi-year technical review from
aircraft makers, engine
manufacturers and oil companies,
biofuels were approved for
commercial use. Airlines have
experimented with using of biofuels
on commercial flights. The focus of the industry has now turned to
second generation sustainable biofuels that do not compete with
food supplies. Read more

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Complex Systems and Optimization

The increasing complexity of
engineered systems, particularly in
the aerospace field, requires new
methods, tools, and processes. In
the complex systems and
optimization group, research focuses
on: the development of optimization
methods for large-scale complex
systems, such as are found in MDO
applications; rapid CAD-centric vehicle design; networked systems
guidance, navigation and control algorithms for cooperative robotics;
development of cyberinfrastructure technologies to provide decision
support for complex design; and value driven approaches for design
under uncertainty. Read more

Guidance, Controls, and

Astrodynamics
Research areas in dynamics,
stability, guidance, control,
navigation, optimization, electronics,
avionics, and information processing
related to aeronautical, astronautical,
and marine systems. Which
demonstrate the application of
recent research to practical
engineering problems. Describing
the aspects of the dynamics and control of significant recent
developments, such as a new or different aircraft or spacecraft, also
are desired. Read more

Non-destructive Testing and

Evaluation

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Nondestructive testing and evaluation utilizes a number of

techniques to determine the health
of an engineering component or
structure without affecting its
usefulness. Engineers use these
and other techniques to decide if
material properties are within an
acceptable range, if a component
was well manufactured, or if damage
has occurred in service that would
warrant retirement. Read more

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