Dear Students and Parents:
Welcome to the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at Rutgers University-New Brunswick. I am excited to share with you more information about our new Aerospace Engineering degree.
Building on the 50-year success of our aerospace engineering certificate, the School of Engineering is now offering an aerospace engineering degree. The Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, established in 1908, is one of the oldest and largest of the engineering departments at Rutgers, with nearly 800 students and more than 30 full-time faculty members.
Today, we have one of the top 50 graduate engineering programs in the nation, according to U.S. News and World Report. Our faculty members are an energetic and multidisciplined group, advancing aerospace research in a variety of exciting areas such as micro and nano manufacturing, robotics, dynamics and controls, fluid and solid mechanics, thermal and energy sciences, advanced materials, and computational design.
The department’s community of students, faculty, alumni, and industry partners are devoted to collaborative work at the highest standards of research and innovation. Every faculty member is dedicated to helping our students achieve through teaching excellence and an exciting array of research projects. Students have access to a wide range of classes, providing training in the core principles of aerospace engineering. Aerospace laboratories are conducted in small groups, in which students are required to learn the principles and conduct aerospace experiments in engines, propulsion systems, 3D printing, radiation, flow visualization, and fluid-solid interactions in wind tunnels. Working in research labs, students gain experience in real-world applications in federal, state, and industrial projects.
In addition, students can actively participate in professional organizations such as the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, building aerospace systems and participating in national and international student competitions.
Rutgers is a member of the Big Ten Athletic Conference and Academic Alliance offering opportunities for academic collaboration and athletic competition.
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