Aerospace Engineering

School of Engineering and Materials Science Aerospace Engineering

Undergraduate Degree Programmes: • H400 MEng Aerospace Engineering • HK00 MEng Aerospace Engineering with Industrial Experience • H421 BEng Aerospace Engineering • H401 BEng Aerospace Engineering with Industrial Experience

Aerospace Engineering

The School of Engineering and Materials Science The School of Engineering and Materials Science (SEMS) has a long standing reputation for excellent teaching and research involving international collaboration with industrial, clinical and university partners. Queen Mary has been teaching aeronautical engineering for over 100 years and was the first university to establish an Aeronautical Engineering degree in 1908. SEMS has a population of over 1,000 students and an annual intake of approximately 350 students on to a range of engineering and materials science.

SEMS is proud of its teaching and all of our degrees are ranked as either the best in London or within the top five (2014 National Student Survey) and Queen Mary itself has recently been recognised as one of the top 100 universities in the world (2014 QS World Ranking). Furthermore, SEMS is proud and excited to announce that we are investing ÂŁ25million to develop additional laboratory spaces which will include dedicated teaching areas exclusively for the use of our undergraduate students.

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Aerospace Engineering at Queen Mary Aerospace Engineering can be divided into Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering which relate to vehicles inside and outside of the Earth’s atmosphere, respectively. Such complexity requires our graduates to become highly competent in Mathematics and Physics. These uncommon skills are decidedly sought by employers and generously rewarded: graduate aerospace engineers command higher salaries than the average for new graduates. Indeed, aerospace engineers are employable in a surprisingly wide range of opportunities, ranging from engineering and manufacturing to financial services and accountancy.

At Queen Mary, our academics provide world-leading teaching in the five pillars of modern Aerospace Engineering: Aerodynamics, Propulsion, Structures, Dynamics/Control and Computing, Information and Communication. This is reflected in the topics you will encounter which include: • Computational engineering and high performance computing • Cutting-edge energy research into aerospace structure • Computational and experimental aerodynamics and flow control • Efficient design of propulsion systems • Flight simulation and control • Spacecraft design and design of space missions Aerospace Engineering at Queen Mary is ranked 1st in London for student satisfaction and 5th in the UK (2014 National Student Survey). Over 90 per cent of the students on this degree said that staff have made the subject interesting (2014 National Student Survey). The Aerospace Engineering degree is accredited by both the Royal Aeronautical Society and the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE), which means that students can progress to chartered engineer status.

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Degree structure

Aerospace Engineering at Queen Mary is offered as either a three year BEng or a four year MEng and both are available with industrial experience. During the first two years of the degree, you will gain a solid foundation in the principles of engineering by studying core engineering modules alongside two modules which are specialist to Aerospace Engineering. In Year 3 and Year 4, you will specialise in a greater number of modules specific to Aerospace Engineering. Year 4 allows you to pick all of the modules you will study which means you can tailor your studies to match your career aspirations. A description of each module, and what it entails, can be found on our website under 'Structure'.

In order to fully support our first year students, who are new to university study, we have developed a new module called 'Transferable Skills for Engineers and Materials'. This module is designed to help students adapt to the challenges and requirements of reading for a degree.

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The modules shown in bold are the specialist Aerospace Engineering modules.

Year 1

Exploring Aerospace Engineering Thermodynamics 1 Engineering Materials in Design Engineering Design Methods Mechanics of Fluids 1 Mathematical Techniques for Engineers Engineering Design Methods Engineering Mechanics: Statics Engineering Mechanics: Dynamics Transferable Skills for Engineers and Materials

Year 2

Aerothermodynamics of Fluid Flows Composites for Aerospace Applications Management of Design Design for Manufacturing Dynamic Models of Engineering Systems Engineering Instrumentation Design for Manufacturing Solid Mechanics Control Systems Analysis and Design

Year 3

Individual Aerospace Engineering Research Project Low Speed Aerodynamics Stability and Control of Aircraft Computer Aided Engineering for Solids and Fluids Options: Aerospace Structures Aircraft Design Aircraft Propulsion High Speed Aerodynamics Spacecraft Design: Manoeuvring and Orbital Mechanics

Year 4

Optional Industrial Experience

Year 5

Research and Design Aerospace Engineering Team Project Options: Advanced Aircraft Design Aeroelasticity Flight Control and Simulation of Aerospace Vehicles Advanced High Speed Aerodynamics Vehicular Crashworthiness Advanced Spacecraft Design: Manoeuvring and Orbital Mechanics Computational Engineering Computational Fluid Dynamics Numerical Optimisation in Engineering Design Introduction to Law for Science and Engineering

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How you will learn

A variety of teaching methods are employed in SEMS, including lectures, small tutorials, laboratory practicals, Problem-Based Learning activities and project work.

Specialist modules are delivered to small groups of Aerospace Engineering students.

Assessment is continuous throughout your degree, with written reports, projects, presentations, group work and exams in the summer semester. You can revise for your exams using QMplus which is the University's online learning environment. QMplus allows you to access videos of your lectures and any associated handouts.

Research Projects In the third year, you will undertake an individual research project which will get you involved with the cutting edge research taking place at SEMS. It is an opportunity for you to apply the skills and techniques learnt from previous years’ studies and to focus on your particular area of interest. You will work on your own, but will get support, guidance and advice from your project supervisor, other members of staff, researchers and technicians.

Examples of recent individual research projects include: • Aerodynamic design of wind turbines • Computational analysis on wing structure of the Eurofighter • Design an automatic landing controller for Boeing 747 • Design of a colloid thruster propulsion system for a Cube sat mission to moon from high earth orbit • Reduction of drag and noise of landing gear of civil aircraft We aim to produce projects that are of sufficient quality to be presented at international conferences or published in peerreview journals.

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Design Projects In the fourth year, you will undertake a major design project.

This offers you a challenging and realistic assignment, helping you prepare for the real world in professional engineering. You will manage your own project in association with academic supervisors and industrial contacts.

The following are examples of previous group design projects: • Design and building a man-powered flying machine • Experimental and numerical investigation of bird strike on aeroplanes • Design, manufacture and testing of a solar powered racing car • Design, build and test of a wind tunnel model for integrating to a flight simulator This project is not only a stimulating and immensely enjoyable part of the degree, but is also highly valued by employers.

Facilities We have excellent aerospace engineering experimental facilities and computational facilities which include, amongst others, Supersonic, Transonic and Low Speed Wind Tunnels as well as a Flight Simulator.

SEMS are excited to be spending £25 million on developing a new undergraduate Experimental and Testing Area which is to be completed in September 2015. The new facilities will encompass four specialist areas and will be fitted with bespoke equipment designed with the needs of our students in mind. We are also spending an additional £500,000 on new apparatus.

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Employability

Industrial Experience All our BEng and MEng degrees are available with an Industrial Experience component in which you will take a relevant industrial placement for one year. Students on these degrees will normally spend the year in industry after their second year of a BEng degree or third year of an MEng degree. The Industrial Experience year is not assessed as part of your degree but is instead operated on a pass/fail basis where you will receive 120 credits for the year.

There are many benefits to participating in a year of industrial experience, not only in the practical experience you will gain but also the professional contacts you will make. The year working in industry will significantly help you to develop your communication, problem solving and team working skills. It will also give you invaluable experience to use when applying for professional positions after graduation and the year in industry counts toward the requirements of applying to be a chartered engineer. Many employers will automatically offer a place on their graduate schemes to students who participated on year placements with them.

SEMS has excellent links with industry which are essential for all of our students who take a year in industry. As a student, you are not guaranteed an industrial placement and will have to be proactive in finding a suitable placement.

However, we have a dedicated member of staff who will provide support in locating a placement for you with our extensive industrial links. There is an active Industrial Liaison Forum, which has a direct impact on our degrees by encouraging employers to sponsor and support our students and to provide real design case studies to engage the students throughout the curriculum. Recent case studies that have been taught and assessed were delivered by Bridgestone, DePuy, Apatech, Artis, Corus, BAE, DSTL and Rolls Royce.

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Careers Career prospects are excellent for students graduating with a degree in Aerospace Engineering from Queen Mary, especially as we approach the exciting age of Space Tourism and with airline companies continuously seeking stronger and lighter materials. The thorough grounding in basic engineering coupled with other subjects, will provide you with considerable employment and career flexibility. As an engineer you will develop numerous transferable skills, such as problem solving capabilities, which will be of huge value whatever career path you choose to take.

The 2014 Destinations Survey confirmed that 85 per cent of our graduates were in employment and/or study six months after graduation. Queen Mary Aerospace Engineering graduates have a strong earning power, with an average salary of ÂŁ24,000 six months after graduation (2014 National Student Survey).

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Staff teaching on your degree There are over 70 members of academic staff teaching SEMS. Below are the specialist Aerospace Engineering staff: Dr Eldad Avital Fluid Mechanics and acoustics: Computational Aero-Acoustics, Aerodynamics and Hydrodynamics, fluidsstructure interaction, biofluids Dr Ettore Barbieri Dynamic failure, fracture, computational solid mechanics, mesh free methods, partial differential equations solvers Dr Fabian Duddeck Crashworthiness, NVH, car body design Optimisation, robust design, FEM, BEM Dr Sergey Karabasov Fluid dynamics, computational aeroacoustics and aerodynamics, largeeddy simulations, mesoscale ocean modelling, fluctuating hydrodynamics for nano-scale flows Dr Fariborz Motallebi Flow Control, Aerodynamics of Sport Vehicles, High Speed Aerodynamics, Boundary Layer Flows, Instrumentation and Optical Diagnostics in Flow Measurements Professor Ton Peijs Polymer nanotechnology, composite materials, nanocomposites, highperformance fibres, biobased materials.

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Mr Raza Shah Engineering design and product development through the application of engineering and applied science and technology.

Professor John Stark Electrospray technology, spacecraft propulsion, Spacecraft Design, Direct printing Mr Adam Sutcliffe Design, manufacturing processes, CAD, future of design, industrial, product and service design solutions.

Dr Ranjan Vepa Simulation, control engineering, aeroelasticity, smart structures, flow control, biomimetic robotics, biomedical control systems Dr Pihua Wen Solid and Fluid mechanics, fracture and damage, computational methods, numerical simulation in manufacturing and engineering Professor Vassili Toropov Design optimisation, computational mechanics, structural optimisation and identification, stochastic analysis and optimisation, aerospace applications.

Why Study Aerospace Engineering at Queen Mary?

• The UK's first Aerospace Engineering degree The Aerospace Engineering degree is one of the largest and most well established in the country. In fact Queen Mary was the first Institute in the United Kingdom which started teaching Aeronautical Engineering in 1908.

• Accredited Degree Accreditation by the Institute of Mechanical Engineers and Royal Aeronautical Society enables graduates to progress to Chartered Engineering status.

• Student Satisfaction All our students are individually nurtured and encouraged to fulfill their true potential. This is reflected in SEMS' excellent ranking in the recent National Student Survey.

• Specialist Aerospace Engineering modules The degree offers a broad spectrum of stimulating aerospace engineering modules throughout the degree.

• Experimental and Computational Facilities Students utilise a range of excellent laboratory facilities for experimental and computational practicals and project work.

• Research Projects Individual 3rd year research projects provide a fantastic opportunity for students to participate in the internationally leading research taking place at Queen Mary.

• Design Projects The 4th year group design project enables students to work on a real engineering design problem often in association with industry.

• Staff Students are taught by enthusiastic, approachable and friendly staff, with internationally recognised expertise in many specialist areas of aerospace engineering.

• Career Prospects Our graduates are highly valued by employers providing exciting engineering job opportunities and excellent employment in a range of careers.

• Queen Mary University of London Queen Mary has a long standing reputation for academic excellence with a friendly, diverse and multicultural campus situated in the heart of London and is one of the top 100 universities in the world (2014 QS World Rankings).

• Member of the Russell Group Queen Mary is one of only 24 universities who make up the prestigious Russell Group. This Group represents the leading universities in the UK. Employers specifically target Russell Group universities because of the calibre of these institutions' graduates.

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For further information contact: School of Engineering and Materials Science Queen Mary University of London Mile End Road London E1 4NS Tel: +44 (0)20 7882 8736 email: sems-ugadmissions@qmul.ac.uk This brochure is intended as a summary guide for your reference. Please visit out website for full details on our degrees www.sems.qmul.ac.uk

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