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.

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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Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
48-121 Engineering IV

Jeff EldredgeJeff Eldredge
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UCLA Design Build Fly placed 3rd at the 2026 AIAA DBF Competition

UCLA Design Build Fly placed 3rd at the 2026 AIAA DBF Competition

As the academic year draws closer to an end, the UCLA Design Build Fly (DBF) team finishes off a historic season for the club, its best showing ever in the International DBF competition. Facing off against nearly 100 universities from across the world, UCLA cemented...

Industrial Advisory Meeting and Poster Session, March 6

Industrial Advisory Meeting and Poster Session, March 6

The MAE department welcomed 23 members from its MAE Industrial Advisory Board (IAB) to the UCLA campus for its annual in-person IAB meeting on Friday, March 6, 2026. Representatives from a range of industrial organizations, government labs, and FFRDCs (Federally...

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UCLA Design Build Fly placed 3rd at the 2026 AIAA DBF Competition

As the academic year draws closer to an end, the UCLA Design Build Fly (DBF) team finishes off a...

Industrial Advisory Meeting and Poster Session, March 6

The MAE department welcomed 23 members from its MAE Industrial Advisory Board (IAB) to the UCLA...

Mechanical Engineering Ph.D. student Mohammadreza Bahramian won first place at the UCLA Department of Medicine Research Day poster competition

Mechanical Engineering Ph.D. student Mohammadreza Bahramian won first place at the UCLA Department...

Events

May 01, 2026 — 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
MAE FLUID MECHANICS SEMINAR: 5/1, 12pm, 8500 BH featuring Mory Gharib “From Mars Helicopter to Multi-Modal Drones”
8500 Boelter Hall Klug Memorial Room
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May 08, 2026 — 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
MAE FLUID MECHANICS SEMINAR: 5/8, 12pm, 8500 BH featuring Michael Amitay “Flow Physics and Control of 3-D Finite Wings”
8500 Boelter Hall Klug Memorial Room
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May 22, 2026 — 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
MAE DEPARTMENT SEMINAR: 5/22, 12pm, 8500 BH featuring Elliott Rouse “How can we develop meaningful lower-limb exoskeletons and robotic prostheses?”
8500 Boelter Hall Klug Memorial Room
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