July-August 2019
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Photographs courtesy Georgia Institute of Technology<br />
ERAU<br />
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU), with<br />
campuses in Florida and Arizona, offers a Bachelor of Science<br />
in Aerospace Engineering (BSAE) program, which prepares<br />
students to solve complex challenges in design, propulsion and<br />
systems for aircraft and super-crafts. It offers them the chance<br />
to learn real-world, on-the-job engineering principles practiced<br />
by companies and government agencies around the globe.<br />
The BSAE degree focuses primarily on the engineering of<br />
mission-oriented vehicles, with courses in aeronautics, airplane<br />
and space vehicle design, structures and propulsion. Graduates<br />
enjoy an extremely high job placement rate—96 percent are<br />
employed or have chosen to go on to higher education within a<br />
year of graduating, according to the university. They are<br />
sought-after in the aerospace and aviation field, including by<br />
industry leaders like NASA, Boeing, Lockheed Martin and<br />
SpaceX.<br />
Mandar Kulkarni, assistant professor of aerospace<br />
engineering at ERAU Daytona Beach, says that the university’s<br />
main goal is to “provide a comprehensive education to prepare<br />
graduates for productive careers and responsible citizenship,<br />
with special emphasis on the needs of aviation, aerospace<br />
engineering and related fields.” He adds, “All foreign citizens<br />
and Americans living abroad who apply for admission are<br />
12 JULY/AUGUST <strong>2019</strong>
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