University of Toronto Institute for Aerospace Studies

The University of Toronto Institute for Aerospace Studies (UTIAS, /juːˈtaɪ.əs/ yew-TY-əs) is an advanced research facility for aeronautics and aerospace engineering, located in the Downsview district of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Established in 1949 by founding Director Gordon N. Patterson, the institute is managed by the University of Toronto Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering and mainly receives funding from governmental agencies such as the National Research Council, the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Space Agency. Notable international sponsors include the European Space Agency, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Max-Planck-Institut für Plasmaphysik, NASA Ames Research Center and the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority.

UTIAS enrolls about 80 students in M.A.Sc., M.Eng., and Ph.D. programs. In addition, institute members work with the faculty's undergraduate engineering science division to teach courses in the program's aerospace concentration option.

History

In 1970, the institute was involved in the emergency rescue of the Apollo 13 astronauts, after the mission was aborted by a major accident en route to the Moon. UTIAS was contacted for assistance due to its expertise in shockwaves and aerospace dynamics.^[1] Engineers and Scientists at UTIAS calculated the amount of pressure needed to separate the Lunar Module from the Command/Service Module without damaging the hatch, allowing the crew to survive the re-entry to Earth.^[2] Observing the 40th anniversary of the incident in 2010, lunar module pilot Fred Haise wrote a letter thanking the UTIAS team for its contribution.^[3]

In August 2010 the landmark 40 ft steel sphere, the vacuum source for a blowdown supersonic wind tunnel which was Gerald Bull's Master's thesis experimental apparatus, standing outside the entrance of UTIAS was removed to make room for the Microsatellite Science and Technology Centre.

In recent years, the institute has produced the world's first microwave-powered aircraft, the world's first engine-powered ornithopter (both inventions of James DeLaurier), and Canada's first space telescope, MOST. The major expertise areas represented are aircraft design, particularly at subsonic speeds, flight simulation, space robotics, microsatellite technology, computational fluid dynamics and nuclear fusion. The institute's partners in the aerospace industry include Bombardier Aerospace, MD Robotics (formerly Spar Aerospace) and General Atomics. It operates the Canadian Advanced Nanospace eXperiment Program for the study and testing of nanosatellite technology.

Faculty

The Professors at UTIAS are:

• David W. Zingg, B.A.Sc., M.A.Sc., Ph.D., UTIAS Director 2005-present --- Computational Aerodynamics
• Ö. L. Gülder, B.Sc. (METU), M.Sc. (METU), Ph.D. (Manchester), UTIAS Associate Director --- Combustion and propulsion
• H. T. Liu, B.A.Sc. (Shanghai), M.A.Sc. (Beijing), Ph.D. (Associate Director) --- Flight Systems and Control
• T. D. Barfoot, B.A.Sc., Ph.D. --- Autonomous Space Robotics
• Gabrielle M. T. D'Eleuterio, B.A.Sc., M.A.Sc., Ph.D. --- Space Robotics
• C. J. Damaren, B.A.Sc., M.A.Sc., Ph.D. --- Spacecraft Dynamics and Control
• A. Ekmekci, B.S. (Istanbul Tech.), M.S. (Lehigh), Ph.D. (Lehigh) --- Experimental Fluid Dynamics
• P. R. Grant, B.A.Sc. (Manitoba), M.A.Sc., Ph.D. --- Vehicle Simulation
• C. P. T. Groth, B.A.Sc. (UBC), M.A.Sc., Ph.D. --- Computational Fluid Dynamics and Propulsion
• J. Kelly, B.Sc. (Alberta), M.Sc. (Alberta), M.S. (USC), Ph.D. (USC) --- Space & Terrestrial Autonomous Robotic Systems
• P. Lavoie, B.Sc.(Queen's), M.Sc. (Queen's), Ph.D. (Newcastle) --- Flow Control and Experimental Turbulence
• P. B. Nair, B.Tech. (IIT Bombay), M.Tech. (IIT Bombay), Ph.D. (Southampton) --- Computational Modeling and Design Optimization Under Uncertainty
• S. P. Sampath, B.Eng.(MYSORE), M.Eng. (IISc), Ph.D. (Sask), MBA (McGill), FCAE --- Combustion, Emissions, Aviation, and the Environment
• A. P. Schoellig, M.Sc. (Georgia Tech), Dipl. Eng. (Stuttgart), Ph.D. (ETH Zürich) --- Dynamic Systems
• C. A. Steeves, B.A., B.A.Sc.(UBC), Ph.D.(Cambridge) --- Multi-Functional Structures
• Adam M. Steinberg, B.A.Sc, M.S.E. (Mich), Ph. D. (Mich) --- Experimental Engines
• Robert E. Zee, B.A.Sc.(Waterloo),M.A.Sc.,Ph.D --- Managing Director, Space Flight Laboratory

The Senior Lecturers at UTIAS are:

The Adjunct Professors at UTIAS are:

Past Faculty

Professors Emeriti

Past Professors

Notable Alumni

• Gerald Bull (Ph.D., 1950) One of the world's leading experts in ballistics, developer of advanced artillery, assassinated in 1990.
• Thomas Siddon (M.A.Sc. & Ph.D., 1968) Served as Canadian federal Secretary of State for Science and Technology, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development, and Minister of National Defence.

Aircraft

• UTIAS Ornithopter No.1
• UTIAS Snowbird

Rockets

• Nanosatellite Launch System

UTIAS-Developed Satellites Launched

• MOST, launched 30 June 2003 (Structure, Thermal, On-Board Computer and Communications subsystems, also ground station)
• CanX-1, launched with MOST
• CanX-2, launched 28 April 2008
• NTS (Nanosatellite Tracking Ships), launched 28 April 2008 (build for ComDev)
• AISSat-1, launched 12 July 2010 (built for Norwegian Defense Research Establishment)
• CanX-3 satellites --- TUGSat-1 and UniBRITE-1 launched 25 February 2013

References

1. ↑ Sullivan, Phil. "An Account of UTIAS Involvement in the Rescue of Apollo 13". University of Toronto Institute for Aerospace Studies. 
2. ↑ "Canadians celebrate Canada's contribution to the safe return of the Apollo 13 astronauts on 40th anniversary of original space mission" (PDF). Canadian Air and Space Museum. 
3. ↑ "UTIAS - Bringing Apollo 13 Home". Aerospace Industries Association of Canada. 

External links

• University of Toronto Institute for Aerospace Studies
• UTIAS Space Flight Laboratory
• Archival papers of John Barry French, Associate Director of UTIAS (1982-1985), held at University of Toronto Archives and Records Management Services

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