Founded in October 1952, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics (NUAA) is one of the first aviation institutions of higher learning established by the People's Republic of China.In 1978, it was designated as a national key university by the State Council.In 1981, it was approved by the State Council to be one of the first universities with the right to confer doctor's degree in China.In 1996, it entered the national "Project 211".In 2000, the Ministry of Education approved the establishment of the Graduate School;In 2011, it became a key construction university of "985 Project Advantage Discipline Innovation Platform".In 2017, it entered the national "Double First-Class" construction sequence.The university is now affiliated with the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology.
Since 2000, nanjing university of aeronautics and astronautics around "aeroengine failure mechanism and mechanical behavior of CMCs structure" continue to carry out basic and applied technology research, bear the aeroengine CMCs structure design method in the field most of the national planning projects, including two major program for the fundamental research of the special machine, CMC's science foundation to strengthen the key program (173 program), national key r&d plan project, national natural science funds, ga pre-study, empty to advance research and national defense project of 973,And with Shenyang Engine Research Institute set up a key engine type of a CMCS structure development joint team.