MECHANICAL AND AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING

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MECHANICAL AND AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING

• Jean-Jacques Chattot, Department Chair

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MAE Department Profile 2005-06

• full-time faculty 33
• administrative staff 9
• technical support staff 2
• graduate students 150
• undergraduate students 721

Projected 2006-07 annual research expenditures
11 million Recruitment for 1-2 faculty (Energy
Initiative)
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13-Year Enrollment Statistics
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13-Year Admissions Statistics
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10-Year B.S. Degrees Awarded
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Graduate Recruitment 2006-07
MAE end-of-the-week recruitment was organized by
Profs. Jean-Pierre Delplanque, Cristina Davis and
Valeria LaSaponara for top applicants (29 out of
34 attended) to MAE graduate programs. Faculty
presentations, lab tours, interactions with
current MAE graduate students. Funded by GAANN.
At this time, 15 students have accepted our offer
(50).

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ABET Review dates of visit Nov. 5-7, 2006

• Mechanical Engineering 3
  weaknesses, 2 concerns
• Aeronautical Science Engineering 2
  weaknesses, 2 concerns

curriculum provides an integrated educational
experience students appear to be articulate,
hard-working, and pleased with the education they
are receiving
Faculty good. Students bright, enthusiastic.
Students praised staff advisor. Good working
relationship between ME and Aero faculty
excellent working relationships between the
aeronautical and mechanical portions of the
department something not found in all such
combined programs

• Response to Review sent April 30, 2007
• The BOA input is part of the Programs
  evaluation (Assessment Questionnaire)

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MAE Curriculum Development

• New EME 107B experimental lab course
• first offerings Fall 06, Winter and Spring
  07
• Student feedback

a design project should be added instead of one
of the labs
More mechanical, less electrical. Overall
fairly good emphasis in the right places
Labs very diverse content from physics 9
series, ENG 100, ENG 104 and EME 107A, etc
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MAE Student Project Activities
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Recent Faculty Highlights

• Valeria La Saponara receives Prestigious NSF
  Career Award
• Raissa DSouzas article on Preferential
  Attachement makes the cover of the Proceedings of
  the National Academy of Sciences
• Steve Velinsky and Bahram Ravani AHMCT (MAE) to
  unite with John Harvey Pavement Research Center
  (CEE) and build new Caltrans facility

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Faculty Highlights (continued)

• Harry Cheng was elected Fellow of ASME
• Andy A. Frank Plug-in Hybrids featured on
  several TV Shows (KQED Quest,)

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MAE Undergraduate Student Awards

• 2006-07 MAE Scholarships/Prizes
• - Harold Robert Grant
• Benjamin Creed (ME, 3.83 GPA)
• - UC Davis Astronaut Alumni Scholarship
• Shayan Yekta (Mech Aero, 3.962 GPA)
• - Omar George Mashi Memorial Scholarship
• William Marin (Mech Aero, 3.1 GPA)
• - Chevron-Texaco Undergraduate Scholarships
• Alexander Allen (ME, 4.0 GPA)
• Shuxian Yang (ME, 3.96 GPA)
• Michael Lordan (ME, 3.892 GPA)
• Ryan Gehmlich (ME, 3.814 GPA)

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MAE Undergraduate Student Awards (Continued)

• 2006-07 MAE Citations for Outstanding Seniors in
  Major
• - James Matthiew Fife (Mech Aero, 3.948 GPA)
  

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MAE Graduate Student News

• Robert A. Denzil M. Kepner Endowment Fellowship
• - Matthew Campbell (4,500)
• - Qing Wang (4,500)
• - Stephen Nestinger (4,800)
• Ray Beggs Fellowship for Kinematics (1,670
  stipend each)
• - Stephen Nestinger
• - Qing Wang
• - Jason Moore

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MAE Graduate Student News (Continued)

• Office of Graduate Studies Travel Awards (1,000)
• - Mei Lin Chan
• - Eddie Jordan
• Office of Graduate Studies 2006 Summer Research
  Fellowships (50 GSR)
• - Stephen Nestinger
• - Jerry Hughes

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MAE Graduate Student News (Continued)

• Office of Graduate Dissertation Year Fellowship
  (2 year
• 50 GSR position)
• - Alison Sheets
• Office of Graduate Studies Malcolm Stacey
  Fellowships (12,500)
• - Stephen Andrew Shabashevich
• Bridges to Doctorate Program Member
• - Israel Lopez

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Faculty Research Expertise

• computational fluid dynamics
• mechanical design manufacturing
• dynamics, controls, and systems
• experimental aerodynamics
• combustion and heat transfer
• advanced automotive engineering
• highway maintenance construction
• biomechanics sports mechanics
• novel renewable energy sources
• robotics and space systems
• environment and health impact
• sensors optical biosensors
• microelectromechanical systems

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Faculty Research Support

• National Science Foundation
• Electric Power Research Institute
• Whitaker Foundation
• Office of Naval Research
• US Department of Energy
• Environmental Protection Agency
• California Department of Transportation
• National Aeronautics Space Admin.
• California Energy Commission
• Ford Motor Co Nissan Motors, Inc.
• Mori Seki, Yaskawa, Toyota
• Livermore, Los Alamos, Sandia Labs
• South Coast Air Quality Management
• CA Technology, Trade, and Commerce
• Sacramento Municipal Utility District
• National Institutes of Health NIEHS
• DARPA

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How the Board of Advisors can help MAE

• Guidance on MAE curriculum issues
• Career Seminar presentations at MAE297 Seminar
  Series
• MAE Design Clinic (capstone design projects)
• Summer internships and recruitment of students
• Collaborative research projects opportunities
• Exchange program (university, companies,
  laboratories)
• Fund-raising and development activity
• Awards, fellowships, endowments, facilities