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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Upcoming Events

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 Talk Title: Robots and Sensors for Movement Rehabilitation: What Have We Learned and What Comes Next? Abstract: A fundamental goal of movement rehabilitation following...

Sep24Wed
AME Laufer Lecture

Wed, Sep 24, 2025
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Location: MCB 101
Speaker: Parviz Moin, Stanford University Talk Title: Probing turbulence physics using high fidelity numerical simulations with application to model-based engineering Abstract: High fidelity numerical simulations have provided...

Oct01Wed
AME Seminar

Wed, Oct 01, 2025
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Location: SSL 202
Speaker: Douglas C. Hofmann, JPL Talk Title: Advanced Manufacturing for Extreme Environment Spacecraft Applications at NASA JPL/Caltech Abstract: For the past 15 years, NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory has had a robust research...

Oct08Wed
AME Seminar

Wed, Oct 08, 2025
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Location: SSL 202
Speaker: Xiaochun Li , UCLA Host: AME Department

Oct15Wed
AME Seminar

Wed, Oct 15, 2025
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Location: SSL 202
Speaker: David Barnhart, University of Southern California ISI Host: AME Department

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Published on February 23rd, 2017Last updated on September 10th, 2025