MAE Highlights

Nicholas Boechler recipient of the ICU Early Career Award

Congratulations to Professor Boechler, who at the recent 2017 International Congress on Ultrasonics in Honolulu, was awarded the ICU Early Career Award (the "Silver Whistle Award," for outstanding contributions to the promotion of the ultrasound world community).


James Friend receives best teaching award in MAE

Congratulations to Professor James Friend for receiving the MAE Best Teaching Award for the 2016-2017 academic year!


Professor Sonia Martinez elevated to IEEE Fellow

Congratulations to Sonia Martinez who has been elevated to IEEE fellow for contributions to geometric control of mechanical systems, and the control of multi-agent networked systems.


Professor James Friend elevated to IEEE Fellow

Congratulations to James Friend who has been elevated to IEEE Fellow with the following citation: for contributions to acoustics, microfluidics and microactuation.


Professor Miroslav Krstic, recipient of the ASME Rufus Oldenburger Medal

Professor Miroslav Krstic received the ASME Rufus Oldenburger Medal for lifetime achievements in automatic control at 10th ASME Dynamic Systems & Control Conference in Washington, DC. His acceptance lecture was on control of congested traffic. Krstic is MAE Department’s second recipient of the Oldenburger Medal, following Professor Bob Bitmead in 2014. Photo: Krstic (r) with Peter Meckl, Chair of ASME Dynamic Systems & Control Division.


Congratulations to Marc Meyers, recipient of the George E. Duvall Shock Compression Science Award

This award recognizes contributions to understanding condensed matter and non-linear physics through shock compression.


Mechanical Engineering at UC San Diego ranked #1 in the US and #2 in the world by the ARWU Global Ranking of Subject Areas in 2017

The Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) has ranked Mechanical Engineering, at UC San Diego, #2 in the world and #1 in the United States

http://www.shanghairanking.com/Shanghairanking-Subject-Rankings/mechanical-engineering.html


Dynamic compressive strength and mechanism of failure of Al-W fiber composite tubes with ordered mesostructure featured on Advances in Engineering

The article, authored by Po-Hsun Chiu, Kenneth S. Vecchio, and Vitali F. Nesterenko was featured on Advances in Engineering.  Advances in Engineering (AIE) “highlight papers of exceptional scientific importance to a broad science and engineering audience.