 Following the current conventions in the field, the program was named 'Aerospace Engineering', instead of Aeronautical Engineering.The department has already established aerospace laboratories, including air-frame, avionics and gas-turbine engine components laboratory, a subsonic wind-tunnel facility, and a high-performance computing workstation facility.In addition, with now an academic unit for aerospace engineering with 4 academics, the department is establishing new laboratories for teaching and research over the next several years.