This guide provides starting points for students in the Aerospace Engineering program and other researchers interested in these areas.
For research help, please contact Sarah Lester, Engineering Librarian or use the library's 24/7 chat help.
Aerospace technology and engineering publications including AIAA Journal; Journal of Aircraft; Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics; Journal of Propulsion and Power; Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets; Meeting Papers from 1998 to 2024; and ebooks including the Progress in Astronautics and Aeronautics series.
The IEEE/IET Electronic Library provides access to full-text documents from publications in electrical engineering, computer science, telecommunications, electronics and related disciplines, including journals, ebooks, standards, and conference proceedings from the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), De Gruyter, John Wiley & Sons, and MIT Press.
Off campus users: To avoid CAPTCHA errors during peak times, use VPN for access. Google Scholar allows you to simultaneously search scholarly content across many disciplines, databases, and information sources. Results can include books, articles, chapters, conference proceedings, and more.
Tips on using Google Scholar are available here.
Licensed Databases
Public Resources
As part of your research you may want to review past Senior projects in Digital Commons@Cal Poly.