The Georgia Tech Hypersonics Center of Excellence (Hypersonics@GT) was formed to deliver the technologies, testbeds, and talent necessary to maintain U.S. success in hypersonic flight.
Enabling hypersonic flight is widely recognized as a key national priority, and academia has been recognized as a key part of the US hypersonics ecosystem. Hypersonic flight is challenging due to the complex aerodynamics, very high speed of flight, desire for maneuverability, and potential for tremendous heating. This means that enabling hypersonic flight remains a multi-disciplinary problem. Georgia Tech and the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) are uniquely positioned to address many key hypersonics challenges. The researchers at Georgia Tech and GTRI have already achieved impressive success in winning competitive proposals and performing cutting-edge hypersonics research.
The primary goals of Hypersonics@GT
- Perform leading edge hypersonics research.
- Transition promising hypersonics technologies to government and industry stakeholders.
- Develop a hypersonics work-force that spans a range of disciplines.