Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Department Chair: Jalal Torabzadeh

Department Office: ECS - 635

Telephone: (562) 985‑1563

Website: Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department

Faculty: Paul Avegba, Ehsan Barjasteh, Christiane Beyer, Eun Jung Chae, Emel Demircan, Navdeep Singh Dhillon, Ramin Esfandiari, Joseph Kalman, Cody Karcher, Tairan Liu, Ehsan Madadi, Panadda Marayong, Bob Minaie, Neda Karami Mohammadi, Hamid Rahai, Surajit Roy, Mortaza Saeidi, Praveen Shankar, Reza Toossi, Jalal Torabzadeh, Parviz Yavari, Mahdi Yoozbashizadeh, Jingyi Zeng

Undergraduate Advisors: Asieh Jalali-Farahani (ME), Ehsan Bariasteh (ME), Parviz Yavari (ME), Eun Jung Chae (AE)

Mechanical Engineering- Antelope Valley Advisor/Coordinator: Praveen Shankar (ME)

Graduate Advisors: Ramin Esfandiari (ME), Joseph Kalman (AE)

Administrative Support Coordinator: Clarice Ross

Administrative Support Assistant: Vivian Vu

Students desiring detailed information should contact the department for referral to one of the faculty advisors.

• College: College of Engineering  
• Courses: MAE  

Career Possibilities

Mechanical Engineer • Aerospace Engineer • Facilities Engineer • Manufacturing Engineer • Design Engineer • Sales Engineer • Plant Engineer • Safety Engineer • Tool Engineer • Project Engineer • Utilization/Test Engineer • Automotive Engineer • Production Engineer • Manufacturing Engineer • Standards Engineer • Industrial Engineer • Factory Plant Layout Engineer • Material Schedule • Tool Planner • Safety Engineer • Product Safety Engineer • Production Planner • Statistician • Staff Assistant Specification Writer • Tooling Quality Assurance Worker • Quality Planning Analyst • Process Engineering • Estimator • Manufacturing Engineering • Quality Engineer • Supervisor Vendor Quality • Production Engineer • Material Schedule • Quality Control Technician • Configuration Analyst • Quality Manager • Production Manager • Industrial Engineering • Production Safety Engineer • Safety Engineer • Metrologist • Liaison Worker • Methods and Time-Study Engineer • Traffic Control Engineer • Technical Sales Representative • Process Engineer • Estimator • Associate Engineer • Field Engineer (Some of these, and other careers, require additional education or experience. For more information, see Career Development Center website.)

ABET Accreditation

The Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering program offered at the Long beach campus and the Bachelor of Science in mechanical Engineering Antelope valley degree program offered at Lancaster University center, Lancaster, CA are both accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, https://www.abet.org, under the commission’s General Criteria and Program Criteria for Mechanical and Similarly Named Engineering Programs.

The Bachelor of Science in Aerospace Engineering program is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, https://www.abet.org, under the commission’s General Criteria and Program Criteria for Aerospace and Similarly Named Engineering Programs.

Advisory Council

The Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering is supported by a professional Advisory and Development Council (ADC) comprised of outstanding engineers and executives from industry and government agencies in Southern California. The role of the ADC is to form a liaison between the University and industry and to help the administration and faculty remain informed of modern engineering practices and help with Continuous Improvement Process (CIP).

Student Organizations

Students have the benefit of joining the student chapters of professional societies:

• AIAA (American Institute for Aeronautics and Astronautics)
• ASME (American Society for Mechanical Engineers)
• SAE (Society of Automotive Engineers)
• SPE (Society of Petroleum Engineers)
• ASHRAE (American Society of Heating, Refrigeration, and Air Conditioning Engineers)
• SME (Society of Manufacturing Engineers)
• ASQ (American Society of Quality)
• SWE (Society of Women Engineers)
• Tau Beta Pi (Engineering Honor Society)
• Pi Tau Sigma (Mechanical Engineering Honor Society)
• Sigma Gamma Tau (Aerospace Engineering Honor Society)
• Order of the Engineer

As student members of professional societies, students can attend local, regional, national, and international meetings and conferences, participate in student contests, become eligible for sponsored scholarships, interact with professionals from industry, and many other benefits.

Ph.D. in Engineering and Computational Mathematics

For requirements, see the description in the College of Engineering  section of this catalog.

Extension Programs Offered:

Mechanical Engineering- Antelope Valley, BS 

Programs

• Aerospace Engineering, M.S.
• Engineering, M.S.E.
• Mechanical Engineering, M.S.

• Aerospace Engineering, B.S.
• Mechanical Engineering, B.S.

Courses

• MAE 635 - Computational Fluid Dynamics II
• MAE 637 - Advanced Fluid Dynamics II
• MAE 690 - Selected Topics in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
• MAE 691 - Directed Studies
• MAE 697 - Directed Research
• MAE 698 - Thesis
• MAE 735 - Computational Fluid Dynamics II
• MAE 795 - Advanced Directed Studies
• MAE 797 - Advanced Directed Research
• MAE 798 - Doctoral Dissertation