Kyoto University

Kyoto University's official undergraduate Engineering Science pages document an explicit Aeronautics and Astronautics Course that trains future aerospace researchers and engineers within the four-year undergraduate programme. The university's Propulsion Engineering Laboratory studies plasma physics and its applications to spacecraft propulsion and micro- and nano-scale manufacturing. Its work examines the behavior and reactions of ions, electrons, atoms and molecules, including interactions with solid surfaces. Experiments and numerical simulation connect propulsion research with semiconductor processing, microelectromechanical systems and the development of compact spacecraft technologies.