Message From Chair

On behalf of our faculty and staff, I welcome you to the UC Irvine Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering.

Our department provides a vibrant intellectual environment for our students, along with technologically advanced laboratories in a wide range of subjects, including biomedical engineering, design and manufacturing, control and robotics, energy and the environment, fluid mechanics, aerodynamics, propulsion, structures, nanomaterials and microsystems.

Our faculty members are scholars and leaders in their disciplines, and have achieved worldwide recognition and honors for their creative and pioneering contributions and their dedicated teaching.

Please explore the website to learn about our academic and research activities, and other programs at MAE.

Sincerely,
Roger Rangel
Professor and Chair