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Aerospace Engineering

We're home to the second-oldest aerospace engineering program in the country with well-established ties to the aerospace industry locally and nationally. 


Modern aerospace systems become increasingly intricate as technology advances. Successful, safe, and sustainable aerospace engineering requires coordination of many interrelated processes and systems. 

Our Programs

By encompassing the areas of aeronautics and astronautics, the aerospace engineering program at UC prepares you to analyze, design and implement aerospace systems to become the next generation of explorers. You'll build a foundation in the contemporary aerospace engineering principles required to innovate in a variety of fields and learn to design and develop flight vehicles and aerospace systems like avionics, propulsion, remote sensing and autonomous navigation.

Course work includes the analysis and design of aircraft, spacecraft, missiles, rockets and satellites. Students engage in hands-on training in the fields of fluid mechanics, propulsion, structures, controls and electronics. Computer skills are increasingly vital in the aerospace industry, so students also take courses in computer-aided design, structural analysis and simulation studies.

Contact Us

For questions about undergraduate and graduate programs and degrees, visit the undergraduate or graduate admissions pages or email us:

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News

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UC aerospace engineer leads global computational fluid dynamics taskforce

October 21, 2026

The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics' CFD 2030 Integration Committee has announced the formation of the Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Vision 2045 Team, a multi-institution working group tasked with defining where the field of computational fluid dynamics should be by 2045 to align with the changing and evolving needs of the aerospace industry. The University of Cincinnati's Prashant Khare, Bradley Jones professor and head of the Department of Aerospace Engineering, is leading this specialized group.

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FAA turns to AI to reform air traffic control

October 6, 2026

WKRC Local 12 turned to an aerospace engineering professor at the University of Cincinnati to explain the risks and benefits of a proposal by the Federal Aviation Administration to use artificial intelligence to revamp air traffic control in the United States.

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UC welcomes seven new engineering faculty members

October 2, 2026

The University of Cincinnati welcomed seven new faculty members to the College of Engineering and Applied Science in fall 2026, with expertise in aerospace engineering, computer science, chemical engineering, engineering education, biomedical engineering, and mechanical engineering.