Department of

Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering (MAE)

@

Jacobs School of Engineering, UCSD

Admit Day, April 2009

Highlights of Program

1. Early hands-on exposure• Integration of theory, creativity, teamwork,and

project management• Preparation for internships

2. Strong theoretical foundation• Preparation for an ever changing world

3. Senior projects building upon strengths of University research and San Diego industry• Preparation for a career in industry• Preparation for graduate school

MAE Department

• 41 Faculty (8 in National Academy of Engineering)

• 24 Adjunct Faculty and Lecturers

• 30 Administrative and Technical Staff

• Facilities in EBUI and EBUII

MAE Academic Programs

• Mechanical Engineering (ABET)

• Aerospace Engineering (ABET)

• Environmental Engineering (new program)

• Engineering Science (research oriented)

• Overview of Aerospace Engineering field

• Aeronautical Engineering Analysis

(aerodynamics, propulsion, structures, flight mechanics)

• Introduction to Astronautics

• Current issues, professionalism and ethics

• Team Design/Build/Fly Project

Freshman Year AE Hands-On Exposure MAE 2 Introduction to Aerospace Engineering

Freshman Year ME Hands-On Exposure

MAE 3 Intro to Engineering Graphics and Design

• Computer Aided Design (CAD)

• Shop and Rapid prototyping (laser cutting of acrylic)

• Robot contest integrating theory, creativity, teamwork, project management, and fun.

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Junior/Senior

Experimental Facilities• Electronics

• Materials

• Dynamics & controls

• Chemical Process

• AerodynamicsClick for video

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Beginning of Senior Year

MAE 156A - Senior Mechanical Design I

• Electronics, microprocessors, sensors, and motion control

• Machine Shop skills and Design For Manufacturability

CAD Animation of Microprocessor Controlled Robot

Machine shop

Senior Design Protects Take Advantage of Diverse San Diego IndustryMAE 156B – Mechanical Engineering Design II

Industry and Research Sponsored Projects

Defense and Aerospace General Atomics, Hughes, Space and Naval Warfare Research, Navair, Raytheon, SpaceDev, TRW

BiotechInvitrogen, Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center, MacroPore Biosurgery, Orthopedics Biomechanics Research Center, Med-e-cell

Semiconductor FabricationDelta Design, Unysis, Asymtek, Kycera, Qualcomm, Nokia, Luxtera, GCAS

Product DesignHP, Sony, Nissan, Quantum Group, Pacific Plastics, Wowwee, Spy Optic

EnergySolar Turbines, Z Microsystems,

Startups and nonprofitsUnited Cerebral Palsy, Dotworkz, Rasirc, Tierra Miguel, Redpoint Engineering

More at: www.maelabs.ucsd.edu(follow links to student design

projects)Turbine Combustion

Manufacturing Surgical Implants

Robot Head for Research

Surf Board Design

Mobile RobotsDefense

Assembly Machine

ME Senior Year Research

MAE 171B – Mechanical Engineering Lab II

• Student team research projects

• Design and build experiments, obtain and analyze data

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Student Team: Small Air-Launched Cruise Missile

Andrew Tchieu•Propulsion

•Structures

•Materials

Ruth Lee•Layout

•CAD

•Weights

Abigail Torcedo•Cost

•Manufacturing

•Performance

Sean Kamkar•Modeling

•Aerodynamics

•Trade Studies

AE Senior Year

MAE 155A,B – Aerospace Engineering Design

Team Internship Program: Summer Internships

Team In Engineering Services (TIES) Projects with Non-Profits

http://ties.ucsd.edu/

•Middle School Environmental Education

•Save Our Children's Sight: Digital Vision Screening System

•UCSD Student-Run Free Clinic:Digital Record System

•National Federation of the Blind: Grocery Shopping Assistant for the Blind

•UCSD Public Alerts System

•UCSD Computer Science Department: Campus of the Future

•Town and Country Learning Center

•Solar Power Demonstration Project - Mbita, Kenya

Student Organizations

Professional Societies – Student Chapters

• Professional Development• Interaction with Industry, Faculty, Students• Leadership Experience• Activities: field trips, design competitions

World Record Holders for Human Powered Submarine

ASME Student ChapterAmerican Society of Mechanical Engineers

2001/2002, 1st PlaceNational Champ

2000/2001, 4th Place

1999/2000, 6th Place

AIAA Student Chapter (American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics)

• Cessna/ONR Design/Build/FlyCompetition

• AUVSI Student UAV Competition

2005/2006

SAE Student Chapter Society of Automotive Engineers

All Girls Team

• Recognized as a leading research institution

• Research areas: Solid Mechanics, Material Science, Dynamics

and Controls, Fluid Mechanics, Combustion, Chemical Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Ocean Sciences, Aerospace Engineering, Plasma Physics, Biomechanics, Biomedical Engineering

• Undergraduate opportunities:

- part-time employment

- independent study, technical elective

- laboratory and design projects

Research Opportunities

MAE Graduates - Aerospace Engineering

Katie JacikasNASA Johnson Space Center

Howard NestmanNorthrop Grumman

Robin WalterLockheed-Martin

Aaron ValdezTRW Aerospace

Sean Kamkar Andrew TchieuGrad School: Stanford, CalTech

MAE @ Jacobs School is an exciting place:• To learn

• To work

• To discover yourself

• To discover the future…