Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Our mission is to provide students with a world-class education in mechanical, aerospace and nuclear engineering. We are grateful to our alumni and friends, who are instrumental to this mission, for their unwavering support.

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Welcome to the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Ohio State researchers explore the potential of origami-based, pop-up design for medical masks

Vehicular Cybersecurity Research to Promote Safety in Modern Vehicles

MAE department chair, Jim Gregory, receives NAA Frank G. Brewer Trophy

Soft robots, origami combine for potential way to deliver medical treatments

Mechanical Engineering

Our mechanical engineers are experts in a broad array of areas, from gears to cancer research

Aerospace Engineering

Our strengths in both aeronautical and astronautical engineering lead to a range of advancements

Nuclear Engineering

With an on-site nuclear reactor and graduates throughout industry and government, we value collaboration

Simulation enhances Ohio State University’s COVID-19 testing system

Undergraduate program rankings on the rise

Leading Female Engineering Excellence with EcoCAR

Drones and sensors join the fight against wildfires

Robotics Seminar Series: Bioinspired materials for robotics: From polymorphic hair to insect-scale jumping robots

'Buoyant believers' but bruised: Black men surviving engineering

Model Order Reduction of the Doyle-Fuller-Newman Model for Real-time Simulation of Li-ion Battery Cells

Cleantech Lecture Series: Wind Energy - Methods to Evaluate Generation Potential and Actual Performance

Electrochemical Charge Storage and Reactivity under Confinement in Layered Materials

Applications of Artificial Intelligence in Automating Current Nuclear Operations and Work Processes

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