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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Oct08Wed
AME Seminar

Wed, Oct 08, 2025
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Location: SSL 202
Speaker: Keenan Albee, USC Talk Title: Autonomy On-Orbit and Beyond: Expanding Mission Capabilities in Extreme Environment Robotics Abstract: Autonomy is essential to making rapid decisions in safety-critical situations and dealing with...

Oct15Wed
AME Seminar

Wed, Oct 15, 2025
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Location: SSL 202
Speaker: David Barnhart, University of Southern California ISI Talk Title: USC Space Engineering Research Center Overview for AME Abstract: A jointly supported center between the Department of Astronautical Engineering and the...

Oct22Wed
AME Seminar

Wed, Oct 22, 2025
3:30 PM - 4:03 PM
Location: SSL 202
Speaker: Mitchell Spearrin , UCLA Talk Title: Sensing and imaging gas dynamics in extreme environments: rockets to wildfires Abstract: Extreme environments typified by high temperatures and/or high pressures present unique engineering...

Oct29Wed
AME Seminar

Wed, Oct 29, 2025
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Location: SSL 202
Speaker: Wei Chen, Northwestern University Talk Title: Integrating Physical Intelligence with Artificial Intelligence: Autonomous Design and Manufacturing of Material Systems Abstract: Achieving superior performance in future material...

Nov05Wed
AME Seminar

Wed, Nov 05, 2025
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Location: SSL 202
Speaker: Pedro Ponte, University of Pennsylvania Host: AME Department

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Medical Electronics that Match the Stretchability of Human Tissue
Medical Electronics that Match the Stretchability of Human Tissue

Researchers at USC Viterbi School of Engineering have developed a novel method for fabricating highly precise and stretchable electronics that conform seamlessly to the body.

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Gaming the cancer-immunity cycle by synchronizing treatment schedules
Gaming the cancer-immunity cycle by synchronizing treatment schedules

What if cancer treatment could be made more effective and less toxic – not by inventing new drugs, but by rethinking the timing strategy of existing therapies?

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