PhD in Aerospace Engineering The University of Tennessee - Tickle College of Engineering

Aerospace engineering deals with the design, development, production, testing, and applied research associated with aerospace vehicles including aircraft, spacecraft, satellites, and missiles. Aerospace engineers are involved in anything that flies, from the smallest drone to the largest NASA rocket. In addition to the vehicles themselves, aerospace engineers also work on auxiliary systems like guidance, control, and propulsion.

*100% of our new Ph.D. students receive full tuition support and a stipend.

Core research areas

• Hypersonics
• Aerodynamics
• Computational fluid dynamics
• Fluid mechanics
• Mission planning
• Propulsion
• Orbital Mechanics
• Stability and control