UCLA Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 101

The applications of mechanical and aerospace engineering include aircraft, spacecraft, automobiles, energy and propulsion systems, robotics, machinery, manufacturing and materials processing, microelectronics, biological systems, and more.
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UCLA Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 101

The applications of mechanical and aerospace engineering include aircraft, spacecraft, automobiles, energy and propulsion systems, robotics, machinery, manufacturing and materials processing, microelectronics, biological systems, and more.
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Multiple Open Rank Faculty Positions in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

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Open Rank Faculty Position in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering with Service Emphasis on Mentorship

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Junior Faculty Position in Latina/o Experiences in Engineering

For information about Samueli’s junior faculty position in Latina/o Experiences in Engineering, please click the “UCLA Samueli Latina/o Experiences Application” button.

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Lihua Jin awarded the 2023 ASME Sia Nemat-Nasser Early Career Award

Lihua Jin awarded the 2023 ASME Sia Nemat-Nasser Early Career Award

UCLA MAE Assistant Professor Lihua Jin was awarded the 2023 ASME Sia Nemat-Nasser Early Career Award. Prof. Jin was selected to receive the 2023 ASME Sia Nemat-Nasser Early Career Award "for unraveling coupled non-equilibrium processes in stimuli-responsive soft...

Lihua Jin selected for the 2023 PMSE Early Stage Investigator Award

Lihua Jin selected for the 2023 PMSE Early Stage Investigator Award

UCLA MAE Assistant Professor Lihua Jin was selected for the 2023 PMSE Early Stage Investigator Award. From https://pmsedivision.org/early-investigator-symposium/: The twenty five members of the 2023 PMSE Early Stage Investigators class are a collective group of...

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ARTEMIS, a Soccer-Playing Humanoid Robot, is Ready for the Pitch The second largest wire service in the world highlighted Dennis Hong, a professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering and director of the Robotics and Mechanisms Laboratory, on his full-sized...