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  • Department of Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering
    2132C Bainer Hall
    Davis, CA 95616
    Tel: (530) 752-0581
    Fax: (530) 752-4158
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  • 250 Mrak Hall
    One Shields Avenue
    Davis, CA 95616

    Phone: (530) 752-0650
    Fax: (530) 752-6222
Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering

Application Deadline

  • ADMISSION
  • Priority: Dec. 15
  • Final: Feb. 15

  • FELLOWSHIP
  • Prospective Student Fellowship: Dec. 15
  • Continuing Student Fellowship: Jan. 15

Degrees Offered

  • Certificate
  • D.Engr.
  • M.Engr.
  • M.S. Plan I
  • M.S. Plan II
  • Ph.D. Plan B

Designated Emphases

Admission Requirements

  • Three letters of recommendation
  • GRE scores
  • TOEFL scores (international applicants only)

Degree Requirements

Students follow the degree requirements reflecting the year s/he was admitted or the most recent version below.

Administrative Bylaws

This program covers a large spectrum of research approaches, from the theoretical to the more applied, with opportunities for experiments and practical validation of concepts. Research and instruction areas include: Energy Systems and Energy Conversion, Combustion and Reacting Flows, Fluid Mechanics, Computational Fluid Dynamics, Heat Transfer, Aeronautics, Aerodynamics, Aeroacoustics, AeroVehicle and Spacecraft Control, Biofluid and Biosolid Mechanics, Biorobotics, Mechanical Systems and Design, Automotive System Dynamics, Dynamic Systems and Controls, Manufacturing, and Sensors and Microelectromechanical Systems.

The program only admits students who intend to seek the Ph.D. or M.S. degrees.

This is a Departmentally-based Graduate Program.

For more information, visit the Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering Web site.

Contacts

Program Chair
Jean-Jacques Chattot Mechanical & Aeronautical Engr (530) 752-0812
Academic Advisers
Jean-Pierre R Delplanque Mechanical & Aeronautical Engr 9/1/09 - 8/31/11 (530) 754-6950
Rida T Farouki Mechanical & Aeronautical Engr 9/1/09 - 8/31/11 (530) 752-1779
Graduate Program Staff Coordinator
Felicia Smith Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering 530-752-0582
Student Affairs Officer (SAO) in the Office of Graduate Studies
Evelyn Dennis Office of Graduate Studies (530) 752-1473