RECORD

Iowa State University. Department of Aerospace Engineering

URI:
https://digital.lib.iastate.edu/isulv/items/dpt0073.html
Preferred form:
Iowa State University. Department of Aerospace Engineering
Alternative forms:
Dept. of Aerospace Engineering
Term type:
Authority Corporate Name
Vocabulary:
Iowa State academic departments
Language of term:
eng
Start date:
1960
End date:
1990
Definition:
Preferred form of name for use in Iowa State University Library metadata.
Usage:
Use this name to describe the academic department active at Iowa State University from 1960 to 1990. It was previously known as Aeronautical Engineering. In 1990, it absorbed the Department of Engineering Mechanics and became the Department of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics.
History:
Term added to ISULV, 2026-02-27. Metadata Services selected this term from an external vocabulary for local use. The form and usage of the term have not been modified.
Associated locations:
Iowa--Ames
Parent term:
Aerospace Engineering
Absorbed organization:
Iowa State University. Department of Engineering Science and Mechanics
Predecessor:
Iowa State College. Department of Aeronautical Engineering
Successor:
Iowa State University. Department of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics
Exact match in external vocabulary:
Iowa State University. Department of Aerospace Engineering
Source:
Department of Aerospace Engineering profile, viewed on 2026-02-03 https://dr.lib.iastate.edu/handle/20.500.12876/98928 ; Iowa State University Department of Aerospace Engineering records finding aid, viewed on 2026-02-03 https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9hj40
Publisher:
Library of Congress
Rights:
http://opendatacommons.org/licenses/pddl/1.0/