What is Aerospace & Mechanical Engineering?
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.
The First Annual AME Senior Project Showcase
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Can we imitate organisms’ abilities to decode water patterns for new technologies?
USC researchers train AI to distinguish flow patterns created by swimmers
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Optimizing chemotherapy schedules using evolutionary game theory
USC Viterbi researchers apply biology-based mathematical models to optimize chemotherapy treatment
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AeroDesign Team
AIAA Design/Build/Fly
USC Racing
Formula SAE
USC Hyperloop
SpaceX Hyperloop Pod
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Advanced Manufacturing Specialization in MSME Program
Prof. Gupta will be hosting an information session next Tuesday (Aug 21st) at 3PM at the Center for Advanced Manufacturing (CAM) to discuss the Advanced Manufacturing Track in Mechanical Engineering MS Program. CAM address is: 2727 S Flower St Los Angeles, CA 90007 The building door is locked. Please contact Valerie Childress (vchild@usc.edu) if you plan to attend. She will … Read More
PhD student wins best paper award at IEEE International Symposium
PhD student Pradeep Rajendran won the best paper award at the 2018 IEEE International Symposium on Safety, Security, and Rescue Robotics for his paper on robotic boats. His work was also featured by the NSF’s Science Nation program earlier this summer. Rejendran is advised by Professor S.K. Gupta, the Smith International Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Computer Science, Director of the Center for … Read More
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USC Racing wins 12th place at FSAE competition
Out of the 67 teams at this year’s Formula SAE student racing competition in Lincoln, Nebraska, the USC Racing team took home 12th place, marking the best overall finish the team has achieved to date. The team scored points in all the events, both static and dynamic, for the second year in a row, including 3rd place overall in the Engineering Technical Drawing … Read More
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Unique Mars spacecraft design earns engineering students a big win from NASA
USC Viterbi students design a deep-space transport with artificial gravity, earning first place in the graduate division of NASA’s student competition
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Swarthmore College: Valero-Cuevas Receives Honorary Degree from Swarthmore
Francisco Valero-Cuevas was awarded an honorary degree from his alma mater, Swarthmore College for his scientific contributions. He spoke at Swarthmore’s commencement ceremony on May 27, 2018
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