Hypersonics

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Develop expertise in this field of national priority and advance your engineering career.

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There is a long-recognized national shortage in the hypersonics workforce within the U.S. With its location among several federally funded or government institutions and labs that have a critical interest in hypersonic technology-- the Naval Air and Surface Warfare Centers, the Applied Physics Laboratory, the Naval Research Laboratory, Aberdeen Proving Ground, and AEDC Hypervelocity Tunnel 9-- the University of Maryland is perfectly positioned to provide the only graduate certificate in engineering in hypersonics in the area, directly addressing the current deficiencies in the hypersonics workforce.

This graduate certificate provides participants with a deep understanding of the key principles relevant to the flight of high-speed vehicles and projectiles in the atmosphere. Students are introduced to crucial concepts in areas such as hypersonic aerodynamics, high-speed airbreathing propulsion, high-temperature structures and materials, and high-speed guidance, navigation & control. More specialized courses are also offered in important areas such as high-temperature gas dynamics, transition, turbulence, experimental and computational methods, and vehicle design. The certificate will prepare you for a career in hypersonics-related fields in both the commercial and defense sectors.

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  • ENAE488N Topics in Aerospace Engineering; Introduction to Hypersonics (3 Credits) | Core

    Fall 2023 MWF 10:00am - 10:50am Kenneth Yu , Stuart Laurence
    Introduces students to the various key aspects of flight at hypersonic speeds. Critical aerodynamic phenomena to be covered includes the qualitative behavior of flow fields in the high-Mach-number limit, approximate methods for quantifying ...

  • ENAE665 Advanced Airbreathing Propulsion (3 Credits) | Elective

    Advanced treatment of airbreathing propulsion technologies, propulsion system analysis, and engine/airframe integration. Topics will vary, but may include novel engine cycles, advanced gas turbine systems, pulsed systems, and high-speed engines, ...

  • ENAE682 Hypersonic Aerodynamics (3 Credits) | Core

    Fall 2023 TuTh 2:00pm - 3:15pm Stuart Laurence
    Hypersonic shock and expansion waves, Newtonian theory, Mach methods, numerical solutions to hypersonic inviscid flows, hypersonic boundary layer theory, viscous interactions, numerical solutions to hypersonic viscous flows. Applications to ...

  • ENAE683 High Temperature Gas Dynamics (3 Credits) | Elective

    Aspects of physical chemistry and statistical thermodynamics necessary for the analysis of high temperature flows, equilibrium and nonequilibrium chemically reacting flows, shock waves, nozzle flows, viscous chemically reacting flow, blunt ...

  • ENAE686 Experimental & Computational Methods in Hypersonics (3 Credits) | Elective

    Hypersonic facilities, diagnostic techniques, and data analysis; numerical methods, solutions, and post-processing for high-speed flows

  • ENAE687 Introduction to Hydrodynamic Stability and High-Speed Boundary Layer Transition (3 Credits) | Elective

    This course will provide students with an overview of hydrodynamic stability for compressible and three-dimensional boundary layer flows. Both inviscid and viscous instability mechanisms will be explored as well as the effects of wall cooling ...

  • ENAE791 Launch and Entry Vehicle Design (3 Credits) | Elective

    Design of aerospace vehicles for atmospheric transit to and from space. Generic formulation of atmospheric flight dynamics. Ballistic and lifting entry trajectories. Estimation of vehicle aerodynamic properties and aerothermodynamic heating. ...

  • ENME656 Physics of Turbulent Flow (3 Credits) | Elective

    Definition of turbulence and its physical manifestations. Statistical methods and the transport equations for turbulence quantities. Laboratory measurement and computer simulation methods. Isotropic turbulence. Physics of turbulent shear ...

Requirements specific to the Hypersonics engineering program include:

  • A bachelor's degree, GPA of 3.0 or better, in aerospace engineering or a related field from an accredited institution.
  • Completion of calculus I, II, and III, differential equations, and thermodynamics.

For a complete list of admission requirements, visit the Application Process page. Applications are reviewed on a case-by-case basis. 

Graduate Certificate in Engineering: 12 Credits or 4 Courses

 

Degree Planning Sheets

All students are expected to complete a preliminary course plan for their intended degree program (4-course for GCEN) with the Senior Academic Advisor by the end of their first semester of study. The Degree Planning Sheet lists the core and technical elective requirements for each program, and all courses that are pre-approved for that program. Alternative technical electives must be approved by the same academic advisor. 

Degree planning sheets for all academic programs can be found here.

Please note: MAGE students are assessed the MAGE tuition rates, on campus / remote sites and online as it applies, when enrolled in Professional Master of Engineering (ENPM), Engineering (ENGR) and Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences (CMNS) courses only. MAGE students taking any course outside of ENPM, ENGR or CMNS are assessed the tuition appropriate to the particular course’s tuition rate and/or student's residency status, that is, in-state or out-of-state.

 

Fall 2023 - Summer 2024 Tuition and Fees
On Campus (College Park) Courses
Tuition: $1,130.00 per credit hour
Fees: $331.50 for part-time (1 - 8 credits) graduate students taking classes at the College Park campus. 
  $641.50 for full-time (9 or more credits) graduate students taking classes at the College Park campus.
(Tuition x Credit Hours + Fees) One course: $1,130.00 x 3 = $3,390.00 + $331.50 = $3,721.50
  Two courses: $1,130.00 x 6 = $6,780.00 + $331.50 = $7,111.50
  Three courses: $1,130.00 x 9 = $10,170.00 + $641.50 = $10,811.50
Online Courses  
Tuition: $1,394.00 per credit hour
Fees: N/A
(Tuition x Credit Hours) One course - $1,394.00 x 3 = $4,182.00
  Two courses - $1,394.00 x 6 = $8,364.00
  Three courses - $1,394.00 x 9 = $12,546.00

 

  • Note regarding Summer Semesters: All students who register for undergrad courses with Office of Extended Studies sections are subject to the summer deadlines. Graduate courses and those with non-Office of Extended Studies sections are subject to the regular billing deadlines as stated on the monthly statements from Student Financial Services, generally the 20th of the month.
  • ENPM Students taking BMGT Courses: The Robert H. Smith School of Business charges differential (higher) tuition to all students who enroll in master's level (600-799) courses. Taking the differential tuition into account in course planning is a student's individual responsibility. Please visit the Smith School of Business website that contains detailed information on the differential tuition rate for both in-state and out-of-state students.
  • Please note that Advanced Special Students will pay either the in-state or out-of-state graduate tuition rate based on their current status. If you are unsure of your status, please contact the Residency Classification Office.
  • Please note that any student enrolled in an online course will pay the online tuition rate ($1,394.00/credit hour) regardless of their status (including non-degree seeking students (GRAD)).
  • International Students: Effective Fall 2017, the University of Maryland (UMD) began charging a fee of $125 per semester for all newly enrolled students requiring an I-20 issued by the University or degree seeking students in J-1 status.   Students  enrolled in an academic program operating on the 12-week calendar, who require an I-20 isssued by UMD  or a DS-2019 will be charged a fee of $62.50 per term.  UMD will use the revenue from this fee to enhance support for our international students to include improved academic support, expanded assistance for students transitioning to the U.S. and international student-focused cultural events to foster an engaged, supportive community.

Program Content Advisor

Stuart J. Laurence, PhD

Associate Professor
Aerospace Engineering
3184 Glenn L. Martin Hall
(301) 405-2422
stuartl@umd.edu

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