Pirouz Kavehpour’s new MAE class: Fluid Mechanics (Transport Phenomena) of Pandemic
From formation of droplets/aerosols in lung that carry pathogens, such as coronavirus and measles virus, to the way it transports in air, how a droplet contains pathogens evaporates on surfaces and how the pathogens can be detected, there is one common theme....
Two UCLA Engineering Professors Receive 2021 ASME Heat Transfer Memorial Award
Professor Laurent Pilon and adjunct professor Wilbur “Webb” Marner of mechanical and aerospace engineering at the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering have been awarded the 2021 American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Heat Transfer Memorial Award. The award...
WE@UCLA Director Honored for Campus Diversity Efforts
Audrey Pool O’Neal, an adjunct associate professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering and the founding director of UCLA Women in Engineering (WE@UCLA), has received the UCLA Academic Senate’s 2020-2021 Staff Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Award. Launched in...
Artur Davoyan named 2021-22 UCLA Hellman Fellow
UCLA MAE Assistant Professor Artur Davoyan was selected into the UCLA Society of Hellman Fellows. The campus-wide program was established by the Hellman Family Foundation to provide support and encouragement for the research of promising assistant professors who show...
In Memoriam: Robert E. Kelly, Professor Emeritus Who Specialized in Fluid Mechanics
Robert E. Kelly, a professor emeritus of mechanical and aerospace engineering who joined the UCLA faculty in 1967, died peacefully July 11 after a months-long battle with cancer of the esophagus. He was 86. Known as Bob to his friends and colleagues, Kelly’s research...
Prof. Richard Wirz interviewed by Al Jazeera regarding Jeff Bezos’ Sub-Orbital Flight
Prof. Richard Wirz of UCLA MAE was recently interviewed by Al Jazeera regarding Jeff Bezos' sub-orbital flight. Prof. Wirz discussed the difference between orbital and sub-orbital launches as well as the importance of rigorous launch vehicle testing over high-profile...
Artur Davoyan receives 2020-21 MAE Outstanding Faculty Teaching Award
The MAE Awards and Honors Committee has selected Associate Professor Artur Davoyan to be the recipient of the 2020-21 MAE Outstanding Faculty Teaching Award! In the past three years, Prof. Davoyan has taught a range of classes at both undergraduate and graduate...
Jonathan Hopkins elected a Fellow of ASME
UCLA MAE Associate Professor Jonathan B. Hopkins was elected a Fellow of The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME). From the election notification letter: "The Fellow grade of membership recognizes exceptional engineering achievements and contributions to...
In Memoriam: Ivan Catton, Distinguished Professor Emeritus and Influential Heat Transfer Expert
Ivan Catton, a distinguished professor emeritus of mechanical and aerospace engineering at the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering, died June 12 after a hard battle with ALS. He was 86. Catton, an alumnus who joined the UCLA faculty in 1967, was an internationally...