Aerospace Studies


Aerospace Studies: Introduction

Faculty Affiliation

Applied Science and Engineering

Degree Programs

Aerospace Science and Engineering

MASc

  • Emphases:
    • Aerial Robotics;
    • Sustainable Aviation;
    • Sustainable Energy

MEng

  • Emphases:
    • Advanced Manufacturing;
    • Aerial Robotics;
    • Engineering and Globalization;
    • Entrepreneurship, Leadership, Innovation and Technology in Engineering (ELITE);
    • Robotics;
    • Sustainable Aviation;
    • Sustainable Energy

PhD

  • Emphases:
    • Aerial Robotics;
    • Sustainable Aviation;
    • Sustainable Energy

Collaborative Specializations

The following collaborative specialization is available to students in participating degree programs as listed below:

Overview

Aerospace science and engineering is a cross-disciplinary and multidisciplinary field that allows exploration of the broadest and most fascinating fields of engineering, areas that capture the imagination and encourage exploration beyond our terrestrial existence. The University of Toronto Institute for Aerospace Studies (UTIAS) is Canada's leader for education and research in aerospace engineering, focusing on the technical fields needed to design aircraft and spacecraft. Faculty perform research in the following areas:

  • Aeronautics: Aircraft design, systems, and control
  • Experimental methods: Laser diagnostics, structural/material analysis, field testing of robotics and aircraft
  • Flight simulation: Full motion-based flight simulation with virtual reality capability
  • Fluid dynamics: Flow of gasses over aircraft and in engines
  • Numerical methods: Computer modeling for fluid flows, structures, design, and optimization
  • Orbital mechanics: Satellite/spacecraft dynamics and control
  • Propulsion systems: Jet and rocket engines, turbomachinery, combustion science
  • Robotics and autonomous systems: Ground, air and space-based systems
  • Spacecraft design and construction: Design, construction, and launch of satellites
  • Structures and materials: Structural design and optimization, material testing.

Much of this research falls into three main themes:

  • Reducing the environmental impact of aviation
  • Aerial robotics, drones and unmanned aerial vehicles
  • Autonomous systems for space exploration.

Contact and Address

Web: www.utias.utoronto.ca
Telephone: (416) 667-7700
Fax: (416) 667-7799

University of Toronto Institute for Aerospace Studies
4925 Dufferin Street
Toronto, Ontario M3H 5T6
Canada


Aerospace Studies: Graduate Faculty

Full Members

Barfoot, Tim - BASc, PhD
Chaudhuri, Swetaprovo - BE, PhD
D'Eleuterio, Gabriele - BASc, MASc, PhD
Damaren, Christopher - BASc, MASc, PhD (Director)
Davis, James - BASc, MASc, PhD
Ekmekci, Alis - BS, MS, PhD
Emami, Reza - BSc, MSc, PhD
Grant, Peter - BASc, MASc, PhD
Groth, Clinton - BASc, MASc, PhD (Associate Director, Graduate Studies)
Gulder, Omer - BSc, MSc, PhD
Kelly, Jonathan - BSc, MS, MSc, PhD
Lavoie, Philippe - BSE, MSc, PhD (Associate Director, Research)
Liu, Hugh - BSc, MASc, PhD
Nair, Prasanth - BTech, MTech, PhD
Schoellig, Angela - DipIng, MSc, PhD, PhD
Steeves, Craig - BA, BASc, PhD
Steinberg, Adam - BASc, MSc, PhD
Waslander, Steven - BSE, MS, PhD
Yano, Masayuki - BS, SM, PhD
Zee, Robert - BASc, MASc, PhD
Zingg, David - BASc, MASc, PhD

Members Emeriti

DeLaurier, James - BS, MS, PhD, FCASI
Gottlieb, James - BSc, MSc, PhD
Stangeby, Peter - BSc, MSc, PhD

Associate Members

Hooper, Morgan - BASc, MS, PhD
Liu, Fengshan - BSc, PhD
Seiler, Philipp Emanuel - DipIng, PhD


Aerospace Studies: Aerospace Science and Engineering: MASc, MEng, PhD Courses

Course timetables are available on the UTIAS website.

Aircraft Flight Systems

Course CodeCourse Title
AER503H1
Aeroelasticity
Advanced Flight Dynamics
Human Control of Flight Systems
Fundamentals of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
Development of Autonomous Unmanned Aerial Systems

Aerodynamics, Fluid Dynamics, and Propulsion

Course CodeCourse Title
AER510H1
Aerospace Propulsion
Kinetic Theory of Gases
Advanced Fluid Mechanics
Fundamentals of Combustion
Special Topics in Reacting Flows
AER1307HFundamentals of Aeroacoustics
Introduction to Modern Flow Control
Turbulence Modelling
Unsteady Gasdynamics
Fundamentals of Computational Fluid Dynamics
Topics in Computational Fluid Dynamics
Finite Volume Methods for Computational Fluid Dynamics
Introduction to Turbulence

Structures and Multidisciplinary Optimization

Course CodeCourse Title
AER501H1
Computational Structural Mechanics and Design Optimization
Advanced Aerospace Structures
AER1404HAerospace Materials
AER1405HMetamaterials for Aerospace Applications
Topology Optimization
Computational Optimization
Numerical Methods for Uncertainty Quantification
Variational Methods for Partial Differential Equations

Sustainable Aviation

Course CodeCourse Title
Sustainable Aviation

Robotics and Space Systems Engineering

Course CodeCourse Title
AER506H1
Spacecraft Dynamics and Control I
AER521H1
Mobile Robotics and Perception
AER525H1
Robotics
Spacecraft Dynamics and Control II
Multibody Dynamics
State Estimation for Aerospace Vehicles
Perception for Robotics
AER1516HRobot Motion Planning
AER1517HControl for Robotics
Microsatellite Design I
Microsatellite Design II
Mobile Robotics

Management and Policy

Course CodeCourse Title
Aerospace Engineering and Operations Management
Air Accident Investigation

Engineering Physics

Course CodeCourse Title
AER507H
Introduction to Fusion Energy
Applied Plasma Physics I

Research Seminars and Professional Courses

Course CodeCourse Title
Research Seminar in Aerospace Science and Engineering
MEng Project
Ethics in Research

Reading Courses

Course CodeCourse Title
Directed Reading in Aerospace Studies

APS Engineering Course

Course CodeCourse Title
Managing Business Innovation and Transformational Change
APS1043HWriting Your Own Patent Application