Aerospace Engineering at Cornell University

Many of the research programs in the Sibley School are motivated by the needs of aerospace engineering. Historically, Cornell has been a leader in aerodynamics, fluid mechanics, and the fluid dynamic aspects of aerospace propulsion. These strengths continue with programs in turbulence and turbulent flows, combustion, aeroacoustics, and computational fluid dynamics. Related programs dealing with the flow of granular materials, and problems involving combustion and flow in microgravity environments have been added in recent years. Programs in lightweight structures, dynamics, and control round out the research in aerospace engineering at Cornell.

Images in header are representative of some of the areas of research in aerospace engineering at Cornell. From left to right they represent:

• Global Positioning System satellite on orbit; artist's conception
• Computed Mach number contours in transonic flow past a wing section
• Plan view of experimental visualization of vortex structures in flow past a delta wing in free flight
• Experimental and computed scatter plots of CO mass fraction as a function of mixture fraction in a turbulent flame
• Computed vorticity contours for unsteady flow past a circular cylinder at moderate Reynolds number