MAE Highlights
October 18, 2023
UC San Diego Alumnus Receives APS 2023 Stix Award for Pioneering Work in Plasma Photonics
David Turnbull was honored with The American Physical Society (APS) 2023 Thomas H. Stix Award for his groundbreaking achievements in plasma photonics and laser-plasma applications. In 2007, he completed his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering and collaborated with Professor George Tynan to redesign magnet coils used to investigate heat transport in laser-produced plasmas
October 17, 2023
Associate Teaching Professor Huihui Qi Leads NSF-Funded Initiative to Empower Engineering Students as Self-Regulated Learners
Associate Teaching Professor Huihui Qi has secured a three-year National Science Foundation (NSF) grant to enhance engineering students' self-regulation and learning skills. Collaborating with a diverse UC San Diego team, her research will focus on integrating course-based interventions to nurture cognitive and metacognitive abilities, bridging the gap in fostering successful, self-regulated learners.
October 17, 2023
Assistant Professor Sylvia Herbert and Associate Professor Sicun (Sean) Gao Win the 2023 Robocup Best Paper Award
Assistant Professor Sylvia Herbert and Associate Professor Sicun (Sean) Gao, along with Ph.D. students Hongzhan Yu, Chiaki Hirayama, and Chenning Yu, have been honored with the Robocup Best Paper Award at the 2023 IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS).
October 17, 2023
Assistant Professor Lisa Poulikakos Named 2023 Packard Fellow for Innovative Nanomaterials Advancements in Imaging Science
Assistant Professor Lisa Poulikakos was named a 2023 Packard Fellow for Science and Engineering, receiving an unrestricted $875,000 research grant over five years. Her groundbreaking work focuses on developing acoustoplasmonic nanomaterials to revolutionize imaging technology.
October 17, 2023
NASA Awards $750,000 Grant to Assistant Professor John Hwang for Cutting-Edge Aircraft Design Advancements
Assistant Professor John Hwang is spearheading a team of researchers in a groundbreaking project funded by NASA with a $750,000 grant.
October 17, 2023
Assistant Professor Aaron Rosengren Secures Grant for Cutting-Edge Cislunar Space Research and Space Domain Awareness
Assistant Professor Aaron Rosengren has been awarded a grant from the University Consortium Research Opportunity to tackle critical issues in space operations and domain awareness within the cislunar realm, stretching beyond the geostationary belt.
October 9, 2023
Celebrating Professor Meyers: A Legacy of Excellence and Two Prestigious Awards
Professor Meyers, a principal member of the Jacobs School of Engineering for nearly four decades, was recently involved with two outstanding awards.
October 9, 2023
Robert Conn Receives 2023 Simon Ramo Founders Award
UC San Diego's Emeritus Faculty member, Robert "Bob" Conn, has been bestowed with the prestigious 2023 Simon Ramo Founders Award, a highly distinguished recognition presented by the National Academy of Engineering (NAE). Conn is one of four UC San Diego faculty members to receive the award in the past 25 years, and he served a
October 9, 2023
UC San Diego Team Receives $5.7M for Climate Action Projects
A team including multiple Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering faculty members received a $5.7 million climate action seed grant from the University of California.
October 9, 2023
Mechanical Engineering at UC San Diego Ranks #3 in the Nation
Mechanical Engineering at UC San Diego ranked #3 in the nation and #8 worldwide in the Global Ranking of Academic Subjects for 2022. Our exceptional faculty, brilliant students, and dedicated staff are consistently driving innovation forward through groundbreaking research and cutting-edge design to propel us into the future.