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Faculty Positions in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering: Apply by May 31

The Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at the University of California, Davis, invites applications for two tenure-track faculty positions at the Assistant Professor level in these areas: 1) Multibody & System Dynamics, and 2) Machine Design & Robotics.

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Raissa D’Souza receives two honors from the Network Science Society

MAE and CS professor Raissa D’Souza was honored twice by the Network Science Society, being named a Fellow of the society and receiving the inaugural Euler Award for an outstanding research contribution that changed paradigms or assumptions in the field.

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MAE Energy Startup Wins Big at 2019 Big Ideas Contest

UC Davis mechanical and aerospace engineering startup, RePurpose Energy, won big at the 2019 Big Ideas contest, taking home first place in the Energy and Resources category and winning grand prize at the competition’s Pitch Day.

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MAE Ph.D. Student Henry Jia Named a 2019 Vertical Flight Society/Vertical Flight Foundation Scholarship Recipient

The UC Davis Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department congratulates Ph.D. student Henry (Zhongqi) Jia upon being named a 2019 Vertical Flight Society/Vertical Flight Foundation scholarship recipient.

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New Institute Eyes HOME in Deep Space

NASA has awarded a grant of up to $15 million over five years to a new research institute led by the University of California, Davis.

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Students Design Greenhouse for Mars

A student team from the UC Davis Space and Satellite Systems Club was one of five university teams invited to present their plans for a Mars greenhouse at the NASA Langley Research Center.

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MAE Professor Cristina Davis Named a UC Davis Distinguished Scholarly Public Service Award Recipient

The UC Davis Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department congratulates Dr. Cristina Davis upon being named a 2019 UC Davis Distinguished Scholarly Public Service Award recipient.

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Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Team Advances in SpaceX Hyperloop Pod Competition

A UC Davis Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department team has advanced to the top 20 groups of the 2019 SpaceX Hyperloop Pod Competition, making the team’s pod officially eligible to go through safety checks and, pending results, to race at the July 21 event.

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Exotic Synchronization Patterns Emerge in a Simple Network

In a new paper published March 8 in Science, a team led by researchers at the University of California, Davis, and the California Institute of Technology show how complicated and surprising behavior can emerge in a very simple experimental network.

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National Engineers' Week: MAE Major Valerie Quiroz Shares Her Story

As part of the UC Davis College of Engineering's recognition of 2019 National Engineers' Week, several engineering faculty, alumni and students shared their personal stories about how they became involved in engineering.

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At the Interface Between Robots and Humans

UC Davis MAE doctoral student Sarah O'Meara's ultimate goal is an assistive robot that a person can control by contracting a muscle or making a gesture.

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COSMOS Aims to Inspire Future Scientists, Engineers

The California State Summer School for Mathematics and Science (COSMOS) is a four-week statewide program for the most talented high-school students in the disciplines of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM).

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MAE Alumnus Adam Davis: Building an Engineering Career

Adam Davis graduated from UC Davis in 2004 with a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering. He is a Principal Engineer at Weston & Associates Mechanical Engineers, Inc., a full-service design engineering firm providing mechanical engineering services to architects and owners for projects throughout California.

Alumni

Aerospace Engineers Explore Infinity and Beyond

As a UC Davis aerospace science and engineering major, you will learn core mechanical engineering concepts and applications, and practice computational analysis. You’ll also learn the fundamentals of design, propulsion and aerodynamics.

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MAE Alumnus Jose Velazquez: Toward a Future of Electric Cars

Jose Velazquez is now an engineer at Ford and the holder of seven pending patents.

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Ron Hess receives the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics de Florez Award for Flight Simulation for 2019

Professor Emeritus Ron Hess has received the de Florez Award for Flight Simulation from the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) for outstanding individual achievement in the application of flight simulation.

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Vinod Narayanan Receives $2.2M Department of Energy Grant

Narayanan’s project, “Additively-Manufactured Molten Salt-to-Supercritical Carbon Dioxide Heat Exchanger,” received $2.2 Million from the Department of Energy to create a high-pressure heat exchanger for concentrating solar thermal power (CSP) systems.

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Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Associate Professor Barbara Linke Named 'Outstanding Junior Faculty' by UC Davis College of Engineering

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Associate Professor Barbara Linke was named "Outstanding Junior Faculty" by the UC Davis College of Engineering at the college's 2018 Celebration of Faculty Excellence event October 3.

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Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering's Dr. Jason Moore Co-Awarded $5M U.S. Department of Education Grant

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Lecturer Jason Moore is a co-awardee for an inaugural $5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education to further the LibreTexts project.

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MAE Senior Design Teams Win NASA’s Aeronautics University Design Challenge

Three UC Davis mechanical and aerospace engineering senior design teams received top honors in NASA’s 2017-18 Aeronautics University Design Challenge. One MAE team tied for first, another placed second and another tied for third. The fifteen undergraduates involved presented their designs at a symposium on September 20 at NASA headquarters in Washington, D.C. and were treated to a private tour of the facilities and the Capitol building.

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Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Undergrads' Shoe-Tying Robot Gets Shoutout in Digital Trends Article

Members of the EME 185 class saw their shoe-tying robot included in a Digital Trends rundown of six unique robots.

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Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Chair Stephen Robinson Joins Chancellor May in Mexico Delegation

A UC Davis delegation led by Chancellor Gary S. May and including Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department Chair Stephen Robinson is in Mexico this week for talks with government, university and industry leaders.

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C-STEM GIRL+ Camp Introduces High-School Girls to Programming and Robotics

The GIRL+ Camp is the first advanced expansion of the C-STEM GIRL Camp, a wildly successful free outreach program that introduces programming, robotics and leadership to middle-school girls, many from underserved schools or communities.

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Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Professor Bahram Ravani Honored by ASME

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Professor Bahram Ravani was honored with the Mechanism and Robotics Award from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers' (ASME) Design Engineering Division.

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Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering's Seongkyu Lee Named a 2018-2019 Hellman Fellow

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department Assistant Professor Seongkyu Lee was named among this year's UC Davis Hellman Fellows.

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Engineering Students Benefit from Chevron Tutoring Center

The Chevron Tutoring Center offers in-house tutoring to enhance the learning experience for all students.

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UC Davis Solar Boat Team Makes a Splash at California Solar Regatta

The UC Davis Solar Boat Team was honored with several awards at the seventh annual California Solar Regatta.

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Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Remembers Professor Emeritus Bruce White

Professor Emeritus and former Dean Bruce R. White, a pioneer in environmental wind engineering who saved the San Francisco Giants from a design disaster at AT&T Park, died April 25 after a brief illness.

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TDK to Acquire UC Davis Professor David Horsley's Chirp Microsystems

TDK Corporation announced that it has reached an agreement with Professor David Hosley's Chirp Microsystems, Inc., a pioneer in high-performance ultrasonic sensing.

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Drone Versus Spider Mite

UC Davis MAE researchers are rescuing strawberry growers from the spider mite using drone technology.

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UC Davis, City of Davis Host International Cycling Safety Conference

Sept. 21-22 UC Davis/City of Davis event is the first time that the Cycling Safety Conference has been held in the U.S.

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Drones Helping to Fight Mites in Strawberry, Almond Fields

UC Davis researchers are going after spider mites using two types of drones.

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MAE Teams Tie for Second Place in NASA Supersonic Aircraft Design Competition

Two of our Aero senior design teams tied for second place in this year’s NASA Aeronautics University Design Challenge.

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Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Remembers Professor Emeritus Jerry Henderson

Professor Emeritus Jerald “Jerry” Henderson passed away Friday, June 10, 2016.

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Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Remembers Professor Emeritus Charles Beadle

It is with sadness that we announce the passing of Professor Emeritus Charles Beadle on Monday, March 7, 2016.

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Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Remembers Professor Emeritus Allan McKillop

It is with sadness that the department announced the passing of Professor Emeritus Allan McKillop on Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2014.

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