Aerospace at Illinois

Aerospace Engineering 75th Anniversary

Join us for events happening throughout the year.

Where are they now?

Samantha McCue, '13 is Integration and Test IPT Lead and Flight Test Director for 5D Systems and owns two boutique fitness centers.

Alma Celebrates AE's 75th

Learn how Alma got a space helmet in her size.

Experiment measures velocity in 3D

AE doctoral student Kevin Kim measured velocity in 3 dimensions and at 5 Mach speeds.

Artist's drawing of Talbot Expansion project

Coming 2020

The new facility will include Illinois' nanosatellite lab, composite manufacturing, and equipment for additive manufacturing and 3D printing.

DEPARTMENT NEWS

Researchers measure wake of supersonic projectiles

Nov 06, 2019

The 3,000 snapshots imaged by four cameras aimed at the flow provide much higher spatial resolution measurements than any previous studies.

Students make space a little safer, win competition

Nov 04, 2019

First place and the International Astronautical Federation Hans von Muldau Team Award

2016 AE grad recognized for novel propeller blades

Oct 22, 2019

Brandon Litherland received the NASA Exceptional Engineering Achievement Medal.

Lead a Growing Aerospace Engineering Department

Head and Professor Position Available

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Upcoming Events

Featured Event

Annual Student Awards Banquet, 2019

Aerospace Engineering at Illinois recognizes outstanding students each spring with awards for scholastic achievement and other contributions.See the Most Recent Awards

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Application Dates

Graduate Programs

Undergraduate Programs

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Talbot Laboratory

addition to create new
instructional space
for composite
manufacturing,
nanosatellites.

Learn more about how we are growing.

Explore the new Talbot Addition