The College of Aerospace and Materials Engineering focuses on astronautical science and new materials, and mainly undertakes the research of the overall design technology for satellites; rockets; various kinds of aircraft; propulsion technology; controlling, testing and launching technology; new material technology; chemistry and pyrotechnics technology; and other facets of this technological area. It is oriented to cultivate high-quality talents in engineering technology arenas confronting the national defense industry.
The College contains 3 departments, 1 institute. They are the Department of Astronautical Science and Engineering, the Department of Materials Engineering and Applied Chemistry, the Department of Military Aerospace, the Institute of Space Technology.
The College has seven first-grade disciplines, which are Dynamics, Aeronautical Space Navigation Science and Technology, Material Science and Engineering, Weapon Science and Technology, Chemical Engineering and Technology, Power Engineering and Engineering Thermophysics, and Chemistry. At present, this College has three PhD degree programs in the first-grade disciplines, which are Dynamics, Aeronautical Space Navigation Science and Technology, and Material Science and Engineering. It also has three postdoctoral scientific mobile research stations for the scientific researches in the fields of Dynamics, Aeronautical Space Navigation Science and Technology, and Material Science and Engineering. This College also retains a state-level key discipline, Aeronautical Space Navigation Propulsion Theory and Engineering; four province-level key disciplines, which are Materials Science, Aircraft Design, Solid Mechanics, and Hydromechanics; and 10 Doctoral Points, and 16 Master Points.
The College currently has a faculty of more than 130 professors and associate professors, and it possesses advanced facilities for teaching, scientific research, and experimentation. The College has undertaken some important scientific research missions, such as, Flight Vehicle Overall Technology, Advanced Propulsion Technology, Continuous SiC Fiber, Technology of Preparing Nano-materials, and so on. The College has accumulated a great number of outstanding achievements in scientific research in the areas of "Liquid Propulsor Spray Burning Theory, Patterning and Application", "Alterable Propulsive Thrust Liquid Propulsor", "ZN－31 High-speed Test Rocket", "Silico-carbon Nitrogen Nano Composite Micro- powder and Its Ceramic Composites Preparation and Applied Research" and so on. In past years, this College has won 1 prize for Important Scientific and Technological Achievement from the National Science Conference, 1 second-class prize for National Scientific and Technological Advancement, 4 third-class prizes, 1 prize for National Invention, and more than 300 ministerial prizes for Scientific and Technological Advancement. Since the "Ninth Five-year" period, more than 2400 academic papers have been published and more than 600 have been collected by the 3 international indexing databases.
Length of study
Undergraduate students: 4years
Postgraduate students: 3years
Doctoral students: 3-4 years