1. www.aut.ac.ir

2. History  Founded in 1988 as the first Aerospace Engineering Department in the country.  More than 1157 graduates since 1988 in various fields of Aerospace engineering in levels of BSc, MSc and PhD.  our graduates play prominent roles in leading industries and governmental institutions.

3.  Academic Groups include 1.Aerodynamics 2.Propulsion 3.Aerospace Structure s 4.Flight Mechanics and Control 5.Space Technology Aerospace Engineering Department An Overview

4. more than 20 faculty members contribute to the growing trend of the department. The number of students currently studying in different fields of this department are: 237 B.Sc. students, 135 M.Sc. students, and 79 Ph.D. students.

5. Academic Research Student Extra Curriculum Activities:

6. Department started its E-learning system by admitted 30 under graduate in February 2013, through an entrance national exam. E-Learning:

7. Graduate studentsUnder graduate students %52MSc and PhD. %48BSc. Graduate & Under Graduate

8. Number of Graduates from Aerospace Engineering department of AUT DegreeFemaleMaleTotal B.Sc.275642917 M.Sc.168400568 Ph.D.4974123 Total49211161608

9. Total number of faculty member Professors : 5 Associate : 11 Assistant : 4 Lecturers : 3 Total : 23

10. Graduate Courses This department offers courses in undergraduate and graduate levels.; for details please refer to the website of department.

11. Centers of Excellence: We were the first in country to obtain the permission from the ministry of science, Research and technology of Iran in 2007 to establish a center of excellence in Aerospace, with the title of “Center of excellence in computational Aerospace Engineering”.

12. Areas of Research External Aerodynamics Internal Aerodynamics Computational Fluid Dynamics Experimental Aerodynamics Combustion in Furnaces and Combustors Turbomachinery and Gas Turbine

13. Areas of Research Autonomous Vehicles and Virtual reality Structural analysis of Aerospace vehicles Life Assessment and Health monitoring systems Composite Materials Dynamic Systems and Vibration Flight Mechanics

14. Workshops: Research Wing, fuselage and engine workshops Measurement and Avionic Workshop

15. Workshops: Research Aerodynamics I (Subsonic Wind tunnel) Aerodynamics II (Supersonic Wind tunnel)

16. Laboratories: Research Power Systems and Aerodynamics Lab Advance Structures and Material Lab

17. Laboratories: Research Autonomous Systems and Virtual Reality Lab Combustion and Propulsion Lab

18. Laboratories: Research Aerospace Vehicles Design Lab Parallel Processing Lab

19. Areas of Cooperation: a)Joint Supervision of M.Sc. and Ph.D. Research Work. b)Joint Establishment of Research Labs. c)Joint Research on Projects and Issues of Mutual Interest. d)Conduct of Short Courses/Programs. e)Field Studies and Visits, with the Purpose of Transfer of Science and Technology. f)Providing Field and/or Laboratory Training to Foster the Hands-on Experience for Researchers and Students. g)Exchange of Faculty Members for Sabbatical Leave, Research and Educational Collaborations.

20. Areas of Cooperation (continued) : h) Holding Scientific Conferences on Topics of Mutual Interest i) Providing Ph.D. Scholarship by both Sides for Teaching Staff & Students j) Educational Workshops on Topics of Mutual Interest k) Convening Educational Camps on Topics of Mutual Interest

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