Mission
To establish Michigan Tech as a leader in aerospace engineering research.
- Enable world-class research across materials, structures, propulsion, and controls.
- Foster undergraduate and graduate education through hands-on aerospace projects and partnerships.
- Advance Michigan Tech’s role as a key contributor to national aerospace research, technology development, and workforce training.
Statement of Purpose
To establish Michigan Tech as a leader in aerospace engineering research and education, advancing technological innovation from the laboratory to applications in air and space.
Goals
- Drive Innovation in Aerospace Research - Lead transformative research that advances knowledge and technology in aerospace
systems, materials, and design.
- Strengthen Research Collaboration and Infrastructure - Build an integrated environment that connects faculty expertise, shared facilities,
and interdisciplinary teams to enable world-class aerospace research.
- Elevate Aerospace Education and Mentorship - Enrich student learning through hands-on research experiences, mentoring, and training
that prepare graduates to contribute to the future of aerospace engineering.
Strategic Plan
MARC’s strategic plan focuses on:
- Advance Interdisciplinary Aerospace Research: Strengthen collaboration among faculty and research centers to drive innovative, high-impact research in aerospace materials, systems, and technologies.
- Enhance Research Infrastructure and Capacity: Invest strategically in facilities, equipment, and technical support to enable cutting-edge experimentation, modeling, and analysis across the aerospace domain.
- Elevate Aerospace Education and Mentorship: Enrich student learning through hands-on research experiences, mentoring, and training that prepare graduates to contribute to the future of aerospace engineering.
Recent investments include funding for part-time staff to assist proposal management, and infrastructure upgrades to enhance research capacity across the four sub-centers.
Sub-Centers
The Michigan Tech Aerospace Engineering Research Center (MARC) unites faculty, staff, and students engaged in aerospace research and education across the College of Engineering. MARC integrates efforts from four sub-centers, each with a specialized research focus:
- Center for Robotics on Earth, Extreme Environments and Space Technology (CR3ST)
- CODES: Center for Control, Optimization and Dynamics of Energy Systems (CODES)
- Center for Aerospace Materials and Structures (AeroMatS)
- Center for Multiscale Technologies (CMuST)
Together, these centers advance Michigan Tech’s leadership in aerospace systems, robotics, materials, and control technologies.