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.
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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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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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AME students and faculty bring home awards from the ASME Manufacturing Science and Engineering Conference
USC Viterbi School of Engineering aerospace and mechanical engineering students presented their work at the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Manufacturing Science and Engineering Conference held at Texas A&M University on June 18-22. The event, attended by members of academia and industry from around the world, showcased cutting edge manufacturing research in the form of papers, presentations, posters and … Read More
Professor Assad Oberai appointed to Hughes Professorship
Professor Assad Oberai was appointed to the Hughes Professorship in recognition of his exceptional distinction as professor of aerospace and mechanical engineering.
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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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