Cincinnati Future: Inside UC's aerospace program

UC has the nation's second-oldest aerospace engineering program. Two years after walking on the moon, astronaut Neil Armstrong came to UC to teach aerospace engineering.

UC's proud tradition continues with today's students, Cohen told Cincinnati Future.

"Weʼre a branch of mechanical engineers, but we donʼt work on the regular car. Regular cars donʼt get to supersonic speeds," Cohen said.

Cohen serves as the Brian H. Rowe endowed chair in aerospace engineering at UC. He co-founded the Cincinnati company Genexia that applies developments in artificial intelligence.

Aerospace engineering students are in high demand as private companies and public agencies push into new frontiers of driverless vehicles, drones and space exploration.

The department is growing fast, he said. Undergraduate enrollment in the department has nearly doubled in the past 10 years, Cohen said.

"Our students are relatively highly paid when they graduate because of the experience they have. There's a good demand for them," Cohen said.

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