Mechanical Engineering
The Department of Mechanical Engineering is the vibrant home to about 1,200 undergraduate and graduate students, several active and award-winning student clubs and organizations, multiple teaching and research laboratories, internationally-renowned faculty who are dedicated teachers committed to the success of students while leading cutting-edge research in the fields of bioengineering, design, energy, manufacturing, materials, mechatronics, and robotics and control by employing advanced experimental and computational techniques, and dedicated and committed staff.
The Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering program offered by the SDSU Department of Mechanical Engineering is a rigorous blend of theory with practical engineering fundamentals. The program is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET.
The department offers graduate education in Mechanical Engineering and Bioengineering at the Master's and Doctoral levels, preparing students to work and conduct cutting-edge research in emerging areas.
The College of Engineering provides its students with not only a strong engineering foundation, but also study abroad experiences that will prepare them to successfully compete in the international workforce.
Mechanical Engineering Seminar Series:
Spring 2025
- February 4th, 2025- Engineering Your Career, Brian Austin, Solar Turbines
- February 18th, 2025 - An electrowetting-driven liquid prism array: from material studies to optofluidic applications for tunable optics and solar energy, Dr. Sung-Yong (Sean) Park, San Diego State University
- February 25th, 2025 - Physics-Informed Generative Modelling for Structural Prediction of Amorphous High Entrophy Materials, Dr. Wanlu Li, University of California, San Diego
- March 4th, 2025 - Next-Generation Medical Devices for Minimally Invasive Procedures: Design, Manufacturing, and Translation, Dr. Youngjae Chun, University of Pittsburgh
- March 18th, 2025 - Exploring Cardiovascular Fluid Dynamics with Advanced Time- Resolved Particle Tracking, Dr. Huang Chen, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
- April 22nd, 2025 - Advanced Manufacturing of High-Performance Thermoplastic Composites, Dr. Mehran Tehrani, University of California, San Diego
- April 24th, 2025 - Complex Metal Nanostructures in Biomedical Applications from Diagnosis to Treatmeant, Dr. Maryam Hajfathalian, New Jersey Institute of Technology
- April 28th, 2025 - Toward U.S. - Korea Collaborations in Shipbuilding Education and Research, Dr. Jong Gye Shin, Seoul National University
Fall 2024
- November 4, 2024 - Swarm Robotics Research at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, Don Sofge, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (PDF)
- November 13, 2024 - Experimental Decentralized Adaptive Control and Delay Compensation for a High-DOF Robotic System, Dr. Peiman Naseradinmousavi, San Diego State University (PDF)
- November 19, 2024 - Visual Anemometry: Functional Dependence of Leaf Fluctuating Speed on Impinging Flow, Dr. Roni Goldshmid, San Diego State University (PDF)
- December 3, 2024 - Multiscale investigation of Time-Dependent Deformation Mechanisms in Shock-Tolerant Polymers, Dr. George Youssef, San Diego State University (PDF)
Faculty Spotlight
- Dr. George Youssef, Professor of Mechanical Engineering, has been elected a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME).
- Dr. Karen May-Newman, Professor of Mechanical Engineering, has been elected a Fellow of the Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES).
- Dr. Eugene Olevsky, Distinguished Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Dean of the College of Engineering, has been elected to the Georgian National Academy of Sciences.
- Dr. Eugene Olevsky has been elected as a Member of the World Academy of Ceramics.
Research Spotlight
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Dr. George Youssef, Professor of Mechanical Engineering, has been selected to receive a Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award for the 2024-2025 academic year.
- Dr. Asfaw Beyene, Professor of Mechanical Engineering, has received a grant of $754,808 from the Department of Energy in support of the SDSU Industrial Assessment Center.
- Dr. Parag Katira is Lead PI and Dr. George Youssef co-PI on a $1.4M project funded by the Army Research Office to study self assembly of non-equilibrium structures and configurations.
- Dr. George Youssef, Professor of Mechanical Engineering, has received a grant of $798K from the Department of Defense (DoD) to conduct research on Nondestructive Evaluation of 3D Printed Composites using Terahertz Waves in the Experimental Mechanics Laboratory.
- Dr. Amneet Bhalla receives NSF CAREER Award for his proposal entitled, "Consistent Continuum Formulation and Robust Numerical Modeling of Non-Isothermal Phase Changing Multiphase Flows."
- Dr. Zara Nili Ahmadabadi has received an Early Career Award of $990, 000.00 from the Army Research Office. She has also received an award of $519, 815.00 from the ONR Science of Autonomy program
Student Spotlight
- A Senior Design Projects Team won 3 awards at the NASA Lunabotics 2023 competition: 1st Runner Up for the Overall Competition, 1st Place for the Proof of Life award, and 3rd place for the Presentation and Demonstration. The Team was composed of 5 ME and 5 ECE students.
- SDSU Mechanical Engineering Senior Design Project Team "Hot End Aeronautics" won first place in the categories of longest flight and most innovative design in the 3DPAC (3D Printed Aircraft Competition) held at CSU Los Angeles on May 20.
- Scarlett Alexander, BSME/MSME (4+1) student, won the first place award at the 2023 CSU Student Research Symposium held on April 28-29 under the Engineering and Computer Science - Graduate category.
