USC Viterbi Department of Aerospace & Mechanical Engineering
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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Professor Fokion Egolfopoulos Receives the AIAA Propellants and Combustion Award
Students Present Papers at the 39th International Electric Propulsion Conference (IEPC)
AME Professor Yan Jin Receives ASME Design Theory and Methodology Award
Associate Professor Mitul Luhar Engages with National Academies
New AME Student Commencement Stories
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Aerospace & Mechanical Engineering News and Media Coverage
A study by USC Viterbi researchers indicates that nicotine-free e-cigarettes can disrupt the heart’s oxygen supply-demand balance, a key indicator of cardiovascular health.
Professor Assad Oberai, newly appointed chair of USC Viterbi’s Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering (AME), discusses how advances in computation, autonomy and artificial intelligence are reshaping the field – and where AME should focus its efforts next.