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Aerospace Engineering & Engineering Mechanics

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.

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News

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Emeritus professor honored for gas turbine research

August 17, 2026

Mark Turner has been part of the University of Cincinnati's College of Engineering and Applied Science for 25 years. His work in the field of gas turbine simulation and design continues to leave a significant impact on the industry. He was honored by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers with the International Gas Turbine Institute Scholar Award. Turner is part of the Department of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics at UC.

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Aerospace engineering professor named ASME Fellow

June 16, 2026

Prashant Khare, professor of aerospace engineering at the University of Cincinnati and prolific researcher in the field of fluid dynamics, added another accolade to his list of achievements. Earlier this year, he was named a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, an honor bestowed on only 5% of all members of the organization. He serves as head of the Department of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics at the College of Engineering and Applied Science.

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Aerospace engineering students win engine design competition

May 28, 2026

Each year, the Air Force Research Laboratory's Aerospace Propulsion Outreach Program (APOP) develops an engineering challenge for college students across the nation. The 2026 challenge was to design a heat exchanger for a small gas turbine engine. The University of Cincinnati student team placed first. The team adviser was Professor Jongguen Lee.

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