Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

150 years of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at Ohio State

The Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering can trace its roots back to the foundation of The Ohio State University in 1870. Many buildings around today’s campus are named after important figures that shaped not only the department, but the university as a whole. | LEARN MORE

Hoelzle's surgical robot brought to life by MAE graduate student and OSU machinist

The ability to print human tissues is hard to fathom for most people. Also, minimally invasive surgery using surgeon-controlled robots is an astounding achievement. But combining the two ideas and creating a surgical robot that actually prints human... | LEARN MORE

Renee Zhao receives NSF CAREER Award

Renee Zhao , an assistant professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering, has received a five-year, $546,511 Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) for her research in the mechanics of soft intelligent... | LEARN MORE

Gregory to become chair of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Professor James W. Gregory will become the new chair of the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (MAE) at The Ohio State University, effective June 1, 2020. He will succeed Professor Vish Subramaniam, who has served as chair since 2016. Currently... | LEARN MORE

Buckeye All-American turns to research to protect against hard hits

Shawn Springs has spent his career focused on impact. Springs was an All-American and twice earned All-Big Ten honors playing for the Ohio State Buckeyes. After that, he held his ground as cornerback for three teams, made the Pro Bowl, and snatched... | LEARN MORE