UCLA Samueli
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
48-121 Engineering IV
Xiaolin Zhong
Department Chair
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34
Faculty Members -
39
Research Labs & Centers -
881
Undergraduate Enrollment -
335
Graduate Enrollment
Latest News
Professor Xiaochun Li awarded the 2025 SME Frederick W. Taylor Research Medal
Professor Xiaochun Li awarded the 2025 SME Frederick W. Taylor Research Medal, that honors significant published research leading to a better understanding of materials, facilities, principles, operations and their application to improve manufacturing processes. The...
RoMeLa’s modular robot design uses tethered jumping for planetary exploration
Researchers at RoMeLa, the Robotics and Mechanisms Laboratory at University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) have designed SPLITTER (Space and Planetary Limbed Intelligent Tether Technology Exploration Robot), a multi-robot system for planetary exploration comprised...
RoMeLa develops a robot for a blockbuster Hollywood movie directed by the Russo Brothers
RoMeLa at UCLA, led by Professor Dennis Hong, built the robot COSMO for the new movie “The Electric State” by the Russo Brothers. The filmmakers enlisted the Robotics & Mechanisms Laboratory (RoMeLA) at the University of California, Los Angeles, to create an...
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Events
Apr 28, 2025 — 11:00 am - 12:15 pm MAE DEPARTMENT SEMINAR: 4/28, 11am, 47-124 featuring David Horsely “Systems Based on Ultrasonic MEMS: Commercialization and Future Directions” 47-124 Engineering IV DETAILS
May 02, 2025 — 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm MAE FLUID MECHANICS SEMINAR: 05/02, 12pm, BH 8500 featuring Rui Ni “The Wrath of the Small: Fragmentation of Bubbles in Turbulence by Small Eddies” 8500 Boelter Hall Klug Memorial Room DETAILS
May 09, 2025 — 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm MAE DEPARTMENT SEMINAR: 05/09, 12pm, BH 8500 featuring Amal El-Ghazaly “Designing Magnetic Manipulation at the Nanoscale” 8500 Boelter Hall Klug Memorial Room DETAILS