TUM Department of Aerospace and Geodesy

The TUM Department of Aerospace and Geodesy (TUM LRG) (German: Fakultät für Luftfahrt, Raumfahrt und Geodäsie) is a department of the Technical University of Munich, located in Ottobrunn. It combines the field of aerospace engineering with research in satellite navigation, earth observation and the basic geodetic disciplines.[1]

TUM Department of Aerospace and Geodesy
TypePublic
Established2018
DeanMirko Hornung
Academic staff
23 professors (2020)[1]
Students941 (2020)[2]
Location
Ottobrunn
,
Bavaria
,
Germany
AffiliationsTUM
Websitelrg.tum.de

History

The Department was founded in 2018, drawing from the Departments of Mechanical Engineering and Civil, Geo and Environmental Engineering.[1]

Chairs

As of 2020, there are 22 chairs and professorships at the Department:[1]

Rankings
University rankings
By subject – Global & National
QS  ()
THE  ()
ARWU Aerospace Engineering 2021[3] 17  (1)
QS Engineering – Mechanical, Aeronautical & Manufacturing 2022[4] 21  (2)
THE Engineering 2022[5] 22  (1)
ARWU  ()
QS  ()
THE  ()
ARWU Remote Sensing 2021[3] 5  (1)
QS  ()
THE  ()
ARWU  ()

In aerospace engineering, the Academic Ranking of World Universities ranks TUM as 17th in the world and 1st in Germany. In remote sensing, TUM is ranked 5th in the world and 1st in Germany.[3]

In Engineering – Mechanical, Aeronautical & Manufacturing, the QS World University Rankings rank TUM as No. 21 in the world and No. 2 in Germany.[4]

The Times Higher Education World University Rankings do not rank individual subjects, though in engineering in general, TUM is ranked 22nd globally and 1st nationally.[5]

References
  1. "Aerospace and Geodesy at TUM". TUM Department of Aerospace and Geodesy. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  2. "TUM Facts & figures". Technische Universität München. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  3. "ShanghaiRanking's Global Ranking of Academic Subjects 2021". Academic Ranking of World Universities. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
  4. "QS World University Rankings by Subject 2022: Engineering - Mechanical, Aeronautical & Manufacturing". QS World University Rankings. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
  5. "World University Rankings 2022 by subject: engineering". Times Higher Education World University Rankings. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.