Welcome to UCLA Samueli’s Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering department. My name is Jeff Eldredge. I’m the chair and a professor of the department.

As a leading mechanical and aerospace engineering department in the country and the world, our faculty and students are conducting trailblazing research in broad multi-discliplinary areas. From rockets and spacecraft to medicine to advanced materials to energy and sustainability, our faculty are world renowned in each of their areas, with four members of the National Academy of Engineering, the highest honor for an American engineer.

What really distinguishes mechanical and aerospace engineering at UCLA is that our faculty work with their students to find the right balance between innovation, academic rigor, and collaboration.

Our students are finding themselves in a world where rapid technological change is constant, and we want to prepare them so that they are ready for existing challenges and can also pivot to new ones. Our students are amazing. They come from all around the globe, with diverse backgrounds and experiences, and it seems like every year, they raise the bar. Our faculty strive to create a welcoming and inclusive environment that is intellectually rich and rigorous, but also creative and flexible, with opportunities for hands-on work.

I invite you to explore our website to learn more about our department, the school of engineering, and to invite you to apply to our program. If you’re ever in town, please come by and visit us.

Sincerely,

Jeff Eldredge