MECHANICAL AND AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING Jean-Jacques Chattot Department Chair

MECHANICAL AND AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING Jean-Jacques Chattot, Department Chair

MAE Department Profile 2005 -06 full-time faculty 33 administrative staff 9 technical support staff 2 graduate students 150 undergraduate students 721 Projected 2006 -07 annual research expenditures ~ $11 million Recruitment for 1 -2 faculty (Energy Initiative) 2

13 -Year Enrollment Statistics 3

13 -Year Admissions Statistics 4

10 -Year B. S. Degrees Awarded 5

Graduate Recruitment 2006 -07 MAE end-of-the-week recruitment was organized by Profs. Jean-Pierre Delplanque, Cristina Davis and Valeria La. Saponara for top applicants (29 out of 34 attended) to MAE graduate programs. Faculty presentations, lab tours, interactions with current MAE graduate students. Funded by GAANN. At this time, 15 students have accepted our offer (50%). 6

ABET Review: dates of visit – Nov. 5 -7, 2006 • Mechanical Engineering concerns • Aeronautical Science & Engineering 2 weaknesses, 2 concerns “…curriculum provides an 3 weaknesses, 2 “…Faculty good. Students bright, integrated educational experience; enthusiastic. Students praised staff students appear to be articulate, advisor. Good working relationship hard-working, and pleased with the between ME and Aero faculty…” education they are receiving” “ excellent working relationships between the aeronautical and mechanical portions of the department— something not found in all such combined programs” • Response to Review sent April 30, 2007 • The BOA input is part of the Programs’ evaluation (Assessment Questionnaire) 7

MAE Curriculum Development New EME 107 B experimental lab course – first offerings: Fall ’ 06, Winter and Spring ’ 07 – Student feedback “ More mechanical, less electrical. Overall fairly good emphasis in the right places…” “…a design project should be added instead of one of the labs…” “…Labs very diverse: content from physics 9 series, ENG 100, ENG 104 and EME 107 A, etc…” 8

MAE Student Project Activities FACULTY ADVISOR SPONSORS FY 06 -07 $ Chattot Gen. Corp-Aerojet 1, 500 Davis, C. Chevron-Texaco 1, 500 Erickson/Frank Chevron-Texaco 1, 500 Aerobrick Sarigul-Klijn Gen. Corp-Aerojet 1, 500 Micro-Phoenix Sarigul-Klijn Gen. Corp-Aerojet 1, 500 STUDENT TEAM Aggie Micro Aeronautics Kinetic Sculpture Team Challenge - X 9

Recent Faculty Highlights • Valeria La Saponara receives Prestigious NSF Career Award • Raissa D’Souza’s article on Preferential Attachement makes the cover of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences • Steve Velinsky and Bahram Ravani AHMCT (MAE) to unite with John Harvey Pavement Research Center (CEE) and build new Caltrans facility 10

Faculty Highlights (continued) • Harry Cheng was elected Fellow of ASME • Andy A. Frank – Plug-in Hybrids featured on several TV Shows (KQED Quest, …) 11

MAE Undergraduate Student Awards • 2006 -07 MAE Scholarships/Prizes - Harold Robert Grant Benjamin Creed (ME, 3. 83 GPA) - UC Davis Astronaut Alumni Scholarship Shayan Yekta (Mech & Aero, 3. 962 GPA) - Omar George Mashi Memorial Scholarship William Marin (Mech & Aero, 3. 1 GPA) - Chevron-Texaco Undergraduate Scholarships Alexander Allen (ME, 4. 0 GPA) Shuxian Yang (ME, 3. 96 GPA) Michael Lordan (ME, 3. 892 GPA) Ryan Gehmlich (ME, 3. 814 GPA) 12

MAE Undergraduate Student Awards (Continued) • 2006 -07 MAE Citations for Outstanding Seniors in Major - James Matthiew Fife (Mech & Aero, 3. 948 GPA) 13

MAE Graduate Student News • Robert A. & Denzil M. Kepner Endowment Fellowship - Matthew Campbell ($4, 500) - Qing Wang ($4, 500) - Stephen Nestinger ($4, 800) • Ray Beggs Fellowship for Kinematics ($1, 670 stipend each) - Stephen Nestinger - Qing Wang - Jason Moore 14

MAE Graduate Student News (Continued) • Office of Graduate Studies Travel Awards ($1, 000) - Mei Lin Chan - Eddie Jordan • Office of Graduate Studies 2006 Summer Research Fellowships (50% GSR) - Stephen Nestinger - Jerry Hughes 15

MAE Graduate Student News (Continued) • Office of Graduate Dissertation Year Fellowship (2 year 50% GSR position) - Alison Sheets • Office of Graduate Studies Malcolm Stacey Fellowships ($12, 500) - Stephen Andrew Shabashevich • Bridges to Doctorate Program Member - Israel Lopez 16

Faculty Research Expertise • computational fluid dynamics • mechanical design & manufacturing • dynamics, controls, and systems • experimental aerodynamics • combustion and heat transfer • advanced automotive engineering • highway maintenance & construction • biomechanics & sports mechanics • novel & renewable energy sources • robotics and space systems • environment and health 17

Faculty Research Support • National Science Foundation • Electric Power Research Institute • Whitaker Foundation • Office of Naval Research • US Department of Energy • Environmental Protection Agency • California Department of Transportation • National Aeronautics & Space Admin. • California Energy Commission • Ford Motor Co; Nissan Motors, Inc. • Mori Seki, Yaskawa, Toyota • Livermore, Los Alamos, Sandia Labs • South Coast Air Quality Management • CA Technology, Trade, and Commerce • Sacramento Municipal Utility District 18

How the Board of Advisors can help MAE • • Guidance on MAE curriculum issues Career Seminar presentations at MAE 297 Seminar Series MAE Design Clinic (capstone design projects) Summer internships and recruitment of students Collaborative research projects & opportunities Exchange program (university, companies, laboratories) Fund-raising and development activity Awards, fellowships, endowments, facilities 19