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Project Ideas for Aeronautics Students

Tackle real-world aerospace engineering challenges with projects in CFD, hypersonic flight, aeroelasticity, and flight dynamics at Caltech.

✈️ Introduction

The MS in Aeronautics at Caltech offers deep research opportunities in high-speed aerodynamics, propulsion, structural mechanics, and turbulence. These project ideas reflect the institute’s emphasis on theoretical modeling and experimental validation in aerospace systems.

📘 Suggested Thesis Topics

Simulation of Supersonic Jet Flows Using High-Fidelity CFD Models

Unsteady Aerodynamics of Flapping Wings in Micro Aerial Vehicles

Wind Tunnel Testing and Data Acquisition for Aircraft Wing Designs

Design and Optimization of Hypersonic Vehicles for Thermal Protection

Analysis of Boundary Layer Transition in High-Speed Flows

Gust Load Prediction and Mitigation in Flexible Aircraft Structures

Computational Study of Shock Wave–Boundary Layer Interactions

Design of Lightweight Aerostructures Using Composite Materials

Development of Reduced Order Models for Aeroelastic Simulations

Experimental Study of Vortex-Induced Vibrations in Slender Bodies

Aerothermal Simulation of Reentry Vehicles Using Coupled Solvers

Flight Dynamics and Stability Analysis of Autonomous Drones

Noise Prediction in Subsonic Jets Using Acoustic Analogy Methods

Aerodynamic Optimization with Machine Learning and Design Space Exploration

Multiphysics Coupling for Aero-thermo-structural Interaction in Hypersonics

Collexa – Aeronautics Thesis Support

Caltech aeronautics students can access expert support through Collexa for CFD tools, flight testing, turbulence modeling, and aircraft design optimization.

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