Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Department Chair: Jalal Torabzadeh

Department Office: ECS - 636

Telephone: (562) 985‑4398

Website: Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department

Faculty: Ehsan Barjasteh, Christiane Beyer, Eun Jung Chae, Emel Demircan, Navdeep Singh Dhillon, Guangfei Duan, Ramin Esfandiari, Joseph Kalman, Ehsan Madadi, Panadda Marayong, Bob Minaie, Hamid Rahai, Surajit Roy, Praveen Shankar, Reza Toossi, Jalal Torabzadeh, Daniel Whisler, Parviz Yavari, Mahdi Yoozbashizadeh

Undergraduate Advisors: Panadda Marayong (ME), Daniel Whisler (ME), Jalal Torabzadeh (ME), Eun Jung Chae (AE), Parviz Yavari (ET)

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

Graduate Advisors: Jalal Torabzadeh (ME), Praveen Shankar (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 www.careers.csulb.edu.)

ABET Accreditation

The Bachelor of Science in Aerospace Engineering and the Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering offered at the Long Beach campus are accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, http://www.abet.org. The Mechanical Engineering- Antelope Valley program is also accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, http://www.abet.org. 

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 101A - Introduction to Aerospace Engineering
• MAE 101AH - Introduction to Aerospace Engineering
• MAE 101B - Introduction to Mechanical Engineering
• MAE 101BH - Introduction to Mechanical Engineering
• MAE 172 - Engineering Design Graphics
• MAE 172A - Engineering Design Graphics - AutoCAD
• MAE 172B - Engineering Design Graphics - SolidWorks
• MAE 172C - Engineering Design Graphics - CATIA
• MAE 205 - Computer Methods in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
• MAE 272 - Introduction to Manufacturing Processes
• MAE 300 - Engineering Instrumentation and Measurement
• MAE 305 - Numerical Methods in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
• MAE 322 - Engineering Materials and Materials Processes
• MAE 330 - Engineering Thermodynamics I
• MAE 330H - Engineering Thermodynamics I
• MAE 333 - Engineering Fluid Dynamics
• MAE 334 - Aerodynamics I
• MAE 336 - Power Plant Design
• MAE 337 - Thermal Engineering Laboratory
• MAE 350 - Flight Mechanics
• MAE 361 - Materials and Properties Laboratory
• MAE 365 - Aerospace Structures I
• MAE 371 - Analytical Mechanics II (Dynamics)
• MAE 371H - Analytical Mechanics II (Dynamics)
• MAE 373 - Mechanics of Deformable Bodies
• MAE 373H - Mechanics of Deformable Bodies
• MAE 374 - Mechanical Properties of Materials Laboratory
• MAE 375 - Kinematics and Dynamics of Mechanisms
• MAE 376 - Modeling and Analysis of Dynamic Systems
• MAE 381 - Fundamentals of Spacecraft Dynamics
• MAE 390 - Aerospace Engineering Seminar
• MAE 408 - Systems Engineering and Integration
• MAE 409A - Finite Element Methods I
• MAE 409AH - Finite Element Methods I
• MAE 422 - Composite Materials
• MAE 431 - Heat Transfer Systems Design
• MAE 434 - Aerodynamics II
• MAE 435 - Computational Fluid Dynamics I
• MAE 438 - Heating, Ventilating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration
• MAE 440 - Aerodynamics Laboratory
• MAE 451 - Aircraft Preliminary Design and Performance
• MAE 452 - Propulsion
• MAE 453 - Stability and Control of Aerospace Vehicles
• MAE 453H - Stability and Control of Aerospace Vehicles
• MAE 454 - Avionics Systems
• MAE 459 - Professional Practice Seminar
• MAE 465 - Aerospace Structures II
• MAE 471 - Design and Analysis of Mechanical Engineering Systems I
• MAE 472 - Design and Analysis of Mechanical Engineering Systems II
• MAE 476 - Mechanical Control Systems I
• MAE 476H - Mechanical Control Systems I
• MAE 478 - Aerospace System Design I
• MAE 479 - Aerospace Systems Design II
• MAE 481 - Spacecraft Systems
• MAE 483 - Space Flight and Orbital Mechanics
• MAE 483H - Space Flight and Orbital Mechanics
• MAE 490A - CAD/CAM
• MAE 490C - Energy and Resource Management
• MAE 490F - Petroleum Engineering
• MAE 490G - Mechatronics Systems Design
• MAE 491 - Special Problems
• MAE 501 - Engineering Analysis I
• MAE 502 - Engineering Analysis II
• MAE 505 - Quantitative Methods for Engineering Managers
• MAE 506 - Management of Engineering Technology and Innovation
• MAE 507 - Engineering Project Management
• MAE 508 - Systems Engineering and Integration
• MAE 522 - Composite Materials
• MAE 523 - Nanomaterial Properties and Applications
• MAE 524 - Design of Experiments
• MAE 525 - Advanced Material Testing and Characterization
• MAE 526 - Design and Processes of Additive Manufacturing
• MAE 527 - Metals and Plastics Manufacturing Processes
• MAE 528 - Advanced Composites Manufacturing
• MAE 529 - Structural Analysis of Composite Laminates
• MAE 531 - Advanced Heat Transfer
• MAE 532 - Combustion I
• MAE 533 - Gas Dynamics
• MAE 534 - Aeroelasticity
• MAE 535 - Computational Fluid Dynamics I
• MAE 537 - Advanced Fluid Dynamics I
• MAE 539 - Interfacial Phenomena and Phase Change
• MAE 551 - Aircraft Preliminary Design Optimization
• MAE 553 - Advanced Flight Dynamics and Control
• MAE 561 - Fundamentals of Fracture Mechanics
• MAE 563 - Linear Finite Element Analysis
• MAE 567 - Advanced Mechanics of Deformable Bodies
• MAE 573 - Modern Control of Dynamic Systems
• MAE 574 - Computer-Aided Manufacturing
• MAE 575 - Robot Modeling and Control
• MAE 576 - Engineering Vibrations
• MAE 577 - Biomechanics of Human Movement
• MAE 578 - Haptic Systems for Virtual Reality and Teleoperation
• MAE 581 - Space Vehicle Design
• MAE 582 - Rocket and Spacecraft Propulsion
• MAE 583 - Astrodynamics
• MAE 585 - Spacecraft Attitude Determination and Control
• MAE 590 - Selected Topics in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
• MAE 631 - Thermal Radiation
• MAE 635 - Computational Fluid Dynamics II
• MAE 637 - Advanced Fluid Dynamics II