USC Viterbi Department of Aerospace & Mechanical Engineering

Department of Aerospace & Mechanical Engineering

Innovating the fututre of Flight and Machines

Aerospace & Mechanical Engineering @ USC

Aerospace and mechanical engineers design and build unique, complex mechanical-optical-electronic (mechoptronic) systems, ranging in scale from the International Space Station to microscale electric generators and pumping systems.

A broad range of engineering science research is critical to developing novel, complex mechoptronic systems. As a consequence, aerospace and mechanical engineers conduct extensive basic and applied research within and crossing their usual disciplinary boundaries, they also synthesize research from many other disciplines.

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Aug27Wed
AME Seminar

Wed, Aug 27, 2025
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Location: SSL 202
Speaker: Xiaojing (Ruby) Fu, California Institute of Technology Talk Title: TBD Host: AME Department

Sep03Wed
AME Seminar

Wed, Sep 03, 2025
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Location: SSL 202
Speaker: Amin Ghadami, University of Southern California Talk Title: TBD Host: AME Department

Sep10Wed
AME Seminar

Wed, Sep 10, 2025
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Location: SSL 202
Host: AME Department

Sep17Wed
AME Seminar

Wed, Sep 17, 2025
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Location: SSL 202
Speaker: David J. Reinkensmeyer,, University of California at Irvine Host: AME Department

Sep24Wed
AME Seminar - Laufer Lecture

Wed, Sep 24, 2025
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Location: MCB 101
Speaker: Parviz Moin, Stanford Talk Title: TBD Host: AME Department

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Excellence, Curiosity, Character: The Graduates of the USC Viterbi Class of 2025
Excellence, Curiosity, Character: The Graduates of the USC Viterbi Class of 2025

At the USC Viterbi undergraduate commencement ceremony, the next generation of engineers are encouraged to advance technology that solves the world’s grand challenges.

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“You Are Agents of Change”: The USC Viterbi Master’s Class of 2025
“You Are Agents of Change”: The USC Viterbi Master’s Class of 2025

At the USC Viterbi master’s commencement ceremonies, Dean Yannis C. Yortsos praised graduates on the “singular achievement” of earning their master’s degree.

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Published on February 23rd, 2017Last updated on May 5th, 2025