Sustainable Aviation
This program will produce a new generation of highly qualified engineers,
who will provide insight, innovation and talent to develop solutions
addressing the environmental impact of aviation.
– Walter Di Bartolomeo, Vice President, Engineering, Pratt & Whitney Canada.
Meet Your Instructors
David W. Zingg
Professor
AER1316 Fundamentals of Computational Fluid Dynamics - the numerical methods for inviscid and viscous flows; AER1318 Topics in Computational Fluid Dynamics - algorithmic details of two specific codes for solving the compressible Navier-Stokes equations
Craig Steeves
Professor
AER1403 Advanced Aerospace Structures - the three areas crucial to aerospace structural design: fiber composite materials, thin walled structures, and finite element methods.
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Alis Ekmekci
Professor
AER1303 Advanced Fluid Mechanics - exact solutions, pulsating flows, special forms of governing equations, equations for inviscid flow, and boundary layer theory
The goals of the UTIAS programs in Sustainable Aviation are to educate a new generation of scientists and engineers with the interdisciplinary skills to contribute to sustainable aviation and, simultaneously, to perform world-leading research into the technologies necessary to make aircraft and engines that are environmentally friendly.
Much of the aeronautics research conducted at UTIAS is aimed at improving the environmental sustainability of aviation. This includes research on alternative fuels, such as biofuels and hydrogen, contrails, noise reduction for landing gear and high-lift systems. advanced aerodynamic concepts for drag reduction, and unconventional aircraft configurations with improved energy efficiency.
Requirements
Eligible courses
Students in participating units can earn a Certificate of Emphasis in Sustainable Aviation by completing the requirements below. This certificate formally recognizes your focused study in this field.
Doctoral Stream (MASc / PhD)
Doctoral stream students must complete a thesis project in an area of relevance to sustainable aviation; topics will require approval of the Scientific Committee.
- Take AER1315, plus
- At least 2 additional courses from the approved Sustainable Aviation course list
MEng Students
- Take AER1315, plus
- At least 4 additional courses from the approved Sustainable Aviation course list
Submit a short summary of your research or proposed thesis topic to Professor D.W. Zingg.
- AER1315 Sustainable Aviation
- AER1303 Advanced Fluid Mechanics
- AER1304 Fundamentals of Combustion
- AER1306 Special Topics in Reacting Flows (reading)
- AER1308 Introduction to Modern Flow Control
- AER1403 Advanced Aerospace Structures
- AER1418 Variational Methods for Partial Differential Equations
- AER501 Computational Structural Mechanics and Design Optimization
- AER510 Aerospace Propulsion
- CIV1307 Lifecycle Assessment of Engineering Activities
- AER1310 Turbulence Modelling
- AER1316 Fundamentals of Computational Fluid Dynamics
- AER1318 Topics in Computational Fluid Dynamics
- AER1319 Finite Volume Methods for CFD
- AER1322 Modern Aerospace Propulsion
- PHY1498 Introduction to Atmospheric Physics
- PHY2505 Atmospheric Radiative Transfer and Remote Sounding
- PHY2504 Atmospheric Dynamics
- CHE1123 Liquid Biofuels
- JCC1313 Environmental Microbiology
Featured Courses
Ömer Gülder
AER 1306H - Special Topics in Reacting Flows
Reading Course
This course provides the students who are intending a career in combustion/reacting flows, fluid mechanics or propulsion an opportunity to do an in-depth study of some of the current academic research areas with implications of practical importance.
It will also be suitable for graduate students who have a good background in essentials of their research area, but need a specialized course to cover material not available in other graduate courses. The intention is not to replace or to overlap with the literature review of the students theses work.
Swetaprovo Chaudhuri
AER 510H - Aerospace Propulsion
Lecture Course
Scope and history of jet and rocket propulsion; fundamentals of air-breathing and rocket propulsion; fluid mechanics and thermodynamics of propulsion including boundary layer mechanics and combustion; principles of aircraft jet engines, engine components and performance; principles of rocket propulsion, rocket performance, and chemical rockets; environmental impact of aircraft jet engines.
Prerequisite:
AER 310H “Gasdynamics” or equivalent
Centre for Research in Sustainable Aviation
The Centre for Research in Sustainable Aviation (CRSA) was established in 2013 to address the need for scientists and engineers with the skills to develop future generations of environmentally sustainable aircraft. The CRSA provides a uniquely comprehensive education in all elements of aviation and the environment, including engineering, scientific, economic, political, and legal aspects, with particular emphasis on technologies that reduce noise and emissions.
CRSA offers the biannual UTIAS International Workshop on Aviation and Climate Change. This invitation-only workshop, which is open to all UTIAS students, brings together world-leading experts in areas related to aviation and climate change, including aircraft design, engine design, alternative fuels, and atmospheric science. You can find more information about past workshops, including many presentations on our page.