Lysle A Wood Distinguished Professor Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Lysle Wood Professorship Lysle A Wood BSME 1925 Goals of the Professorship Make a positive and significant impact on aerospace technology nationally and in Montana ID: 919983
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Aerospace Minor At MSUDoug CairnsLysle A. Wood Distinguished ProfessorMechanical and Industrial Engineering
Slide2Lysle Wood Professorship(Lysle A. Wood, BSME, 1925)Goals of the Professorship
Make a positive and significant impact on aerospace technology nationally and in Montana
Provide support for aerospace related faculty development
Enhance student learning opportunities for aerospace related engineering careers
Three year appointment, subject to renewal, Cairns appointed 9/07
Slide3Academic and Strategic Needs for the Aerospace MinorMSU has traditionally been a large supplier of engineers to Boeing in Seattle and other aerospace companies
Sponsored research from Air Force, NASA, DOE (wind turbine blades), other aerospace
Many ME Students hired by aerospace or aerospace-related companies
Students are already engaged in aerospace internships
JPL
NASA
MSU SSEL
Edwards Air Force Base
Sandia
etc.
Montana has reached “critical mass” in its aerospace activities
S&K technologies
Scientific
Materials
S2 Corporation
Summit Design and Manufacturing in Helena
Resodyn
MSE in Butte
etc.
Governor Schweitzer has stated that aerospace and related technologies will be the leader for a higher tech Montana economy
MSU has ROTC Aerospace Studies (AFROTC); 21 students, most are engineers
Prospective students and their parents often ask “Do you have an aerospace program?”
Slide4MSU
CDI Aerospace (Igor Sikorsky at the controls)
Resodyn
MSE
S&K Technologies
Summit Aeronautics Group
Slide5Regional NeedsClosest Aerospace Engineering at University of Washington (next closest is CU in Boulder)
MSU has a breadth of faculty with aerospace expertise
Utah State University has an “Aerospace Emphasis” in ME, similar to the BREN (Bio-Resources ENgineering) option in CE at MSU
University of North Dakota has a “Space Studies” MS degree
Slide6Goals of the MSU Aerospace MinorProvide a framework for giving students an introduction to aerospace (a true minor, not a major; interdisciplinary approach engages a breadth of students)
Formalize and strengthen what we are already doing, provide a basis for growth
Use the Aerospace Minor as a recruiting tool
Provide skills for Montana aerospace jobs
Develop a venue for research collaborations/internships for our students
Slide7Resources for ImplementationNo new faculty needed; many faculty in COE, Physics, Chemistry with aerospace expertise and experience
Aerospace Minor modeled after ECE minor for CS and vice-versa (BS major degree with a minor included in 128 credits)
Thermo/fluids offerings weakest; source of opportunity for improvement
Framework for new courses (strong “architecture” of the Aerospace Minor to build upon)
Slide8Aerospace Minor Requirements SummaryTable 1 Required Core Courses for the Aerospace Minor
Course Credits Rationale
Math
171
4 Basic Differential Calculus class, necessary for quantitative aerospace courses
Math
172
4 Basic Integral Calculus class, necessary
for quantitative aerospace courses
Physics
220
4 Basic science central to aerospacePhysics 222 4 Basic science central to
aerospaceEMEC 368 3 Basic Introduction to aerospace e
ngineering and science
Total RequiredCourse Credits 19
These courses are central to all engineering, physical sciences, and chemistry at MSU. This core group makes the aerospace minor applicable to Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Physics, Civil Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, and Industrial Engineering. (However, it is most appropriate for Engineering and Physics majors.)
Slide9Aerospace Minor (summary, cont.)Table 2 Aerospace Elective Course Categories
Category Impetus
Materials and Structures
Needed for development of aerospace systems; structures, hardware, sensors, system packages, etc.
Thermo/Fluids
Needed for an understanding of
aeronautical systems,
momentum equations
relevant to propulsion
systems, environmental needs, etc.
Focused Topics
This is a series of focused and advanced topics applicable to
aerospace. These courses include design, dynamics and control, Computer Aided Design (CAD), space science, etc.
Students take an ADDITIONAL
9 Credits of electives in these categories (one from each)
to complete the minor; specific courses selected based on relevance to aerospace, frequency of offering, and broad accessibility (e.g. minimal layers of pre-requisites)
Slide10Summary of Requirementsfor Aerospace MinorIn summary, the MSU Aerospace Minor consists of 19
required course credits
plus a minimum of
9
elective course credits
as outlined above for a
total of 28 course credits
. )
Students who have less than the 19 required course credits will fill the additional minimum 28 course credits with approved Aerospace Minor elective course credits. Specifically, MET or CET Majors will need two additional directed elective credits to satisfy the 28 credit minimum.