34 faculty
593 undergraduate students
140 graduate students
$5.2M annual research funding
About MAE: </p>
<p>Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering at UC Davis is a large and thriving department, that currently comprises 34 full-time faculty, 12 core administrative/technical staff, 750 undergraduate students, 150 graduate students, and numerous post-doctoral fellows, research engineers, and visiting scholars hosted by our research programs. </p>
<p>We offer BS degree programs in Mechanical Engineering, Aeronautical Science and Engineering, a double major in both of these disciplines, and a double major in Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science. Our undergraduates are active in several competitive extra-curricular design projects, such as the FutureTruck, Formula SAE, Aerobrick, and Human Powered Vehicle competitions. At the graduate level, students may pursue the MS Plan I (thesis) or Plan II (non-thesis) options, or be admitted directly into the PhD program. Seniors with a GPA of 3.5 or above are eligible for the 5-year BS/MS program. </p>
<p>The department houses a very diverse range of research laboratories and facilities, and our annual research expenditures are currently in excess of $6 million. These funds come from a variety of Federal and State agencies, Corporations, and private donations. Current and former sponsors of MAE research include NSF, NASA, US Department of Energy, California Department of Transportation, EPA, NIH, Ford Motor Co, Nissan Motors Inc, Mori Seki, California Energy Commission, Office of Naval Research, and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. MAE graduate students may receive various forms of financial support, including Fellowships, Research or Teaching Assistantships, and Work-Study Awards. </p>
<p>Our unique research facilities include an exceptionally well-equipped Manufacturing Laboratory, a Hybrid Electric Vehicle Laboratory, several Wind Tunnel facilities, a Sports Biomechanics Laboratory, a Hydrogen Production and Utilization Laboratory, Microeletromechanical Systems (MEMS) and Biosensors Laboratories, and the Advanced Highway Maintenance Construction Technology (AHMCT) Center. </p>
<p>As a department with highly diverse faculty interests, we encourage innovative multi-disciplinary endeavors and continuously seek, through our education and research programs, to transmit and extend fundamental engineering knowledge for the betterment of the state, the nation, and the world community. </p>
<p>Jean-Jacques Chattot
Professor and Chair
Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering </p>
<p>Department Mission Statement
The Department of Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering is committed to educating future engineers so that they may contribute to the economic growth and well-being of both the state and nation, and to the advancement of knowledge in the mechanical and aeronautical sciences.