11/3/805 Guide to the Reports Reports

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Guide to the Reports 1946/9999 University of Illinois Archives Overview of the Collection Reports 1946- 11/3/805 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Department of Aerospace Engineering 4.00 English University of Illinois Archives
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Historical Note:

The first training in aeronautical engineering provided at Illinois was in September, 1916 when "E.N. Fales came to the College of Engineering as assistant professor of Aeronautics." He scheduled instruction for the first semester of that year.1

World War I gave added impetus to this field and in 1917 the U.S. School of Military Aeronautics was established.2 In 1944, the Trustees authorized the establishment of a Department of Aeronautical Engineering.3 In 1954, the Doctor of Philosophy degree in Aeronautical Engineering was established.4 In 1962, the name of the department was changed to the Department of Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering.5 In 2003, the name was changed again to Department of Aerospace Engineering.6

The curriculum provides strong fundamental background in engineering and applied science with emphasis on aircraft and space flight. The curriculum is continually being broadened to include such related areas as noise pollution, air pollution, human factors and transportation.7

1. Ira O. Baker and Everett E. King, A History of the College of Engineering of the University of Illinois, 1868-1945, Vol. I, Urbana, 1945, p. 547.

2. Registers and Catalogs, 1918-1919, p. 419.

3. Board of Trustees Transactions, 43rd Report, July 18, 1944, p. 17.

4. Board of Trustees Transactions, 48th Report, December 20, 1954, p. 181.

5. Ibid., 51st Report, May 24, 1962, p. 1446.

6. Board of Trustees Agenda Items, May 16, 2003.

7. Undergraduate Programs Catalog, 1973-75, pp. 213-14.

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Topical Term: Aeronautics Engineering Research
Administrative Information Accruals:

9/63

Arrangement of Materials:

Chronologically

Scope and Contents

Duplicated research reports by the staff of the Institute of Aeronautics and Aeronautical Engineering Department on project contracts with the U.S. Navy and General Motors; concerning ejector jet engines, methyl alcohol, airfoils, and propellers including tables, charts, computations and summary narratives. The series includes reprints from the Summary of Engineering Research.