UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science Announcement 2006-07

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UCLA
HENRY SAMUELI SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING
AND APPLIED SCIENCE 2006-07
ANNOUNCEMENT UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA,
OCTOBER 1, 2006 LOS ANGELES
UCLA
HENRY SAMUELI SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING
AND APPLIED SCIENCE 2006-07
ANNOUNCEMENT UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA,
OCTOBER 1, 2006 LOS ANGELES
Contents
Academic and Admission Calendars. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Prizes and Awards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
A Message from the Dean. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Departmental Scholar Program. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Henry Samueli School of Engineering Official Publications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
and Applied Science. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Grade Disputes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
Officers of Administration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Nondiscrimination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
The Campus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Harassment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
The School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Undergraduate Programs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Endowed Chairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Admission. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
The Engineering Profession . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 Requirements for B.S. Degrees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Honors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Facilities and Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Graduate Programs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Library Facilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Admission. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Departments and Programs of the School . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Continuing Education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Bioengineering. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
Career Services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Biomedical Engineering. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Ashe Student Health and Wellness Center . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Services for Students with Disabilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Civil and Environmental Engineering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Fees and Financial Support. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Computer Science . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Fees and Expenses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Electrical Engineering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Living Accommodations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Materials Science and Engineering. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Financial Aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Special Programs, Activities, and Awards . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Schoolwide Programs, Courses, and Faculty . . . . . . . . . 109
Center for Excellence in Engineering and Diversity . . . . 13 Research Centers, Laboratories, and Institutes. . . . . . . 111
Student Organizations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Curricula Charts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114
Women in Engineering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Correspondence Directory. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Student and Honorary Societies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Index. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Student Representation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Published by UCLA Academic Publications, Box 951429, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1429. All announcements herein are subject to revision. Every effort has been made to
© 2006 by The Regents of the University of California. ensure the accuracy of the information presented in the Announcement of the UCLA
UCLA®, UCLA Bruins®, University of California Los Angeles®, and all related trade- Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science. However, all courses, course
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programs are available in various Graduate Division publications which are available
online at http://www.gdnet.ucla.edu.
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Academic Calendar
Fall 2006 Winter 2007 Spring 2007
First day for continuing students to check URSA at June 14, 2006 November 1, 2006 February 7, 2007
http://www.ursa.ucla.edu for assigned
enrollment appointments
URSA enrollment appointments begin June 26 November 16 February 20
Registration fee payment deadline September 20 December 20 March 20
QUARTER BEGINS September 25 January 2, 2007 March 28
Instruction begins September 28 January 8 April 2
Last day for undergraduates to ADD courses with per-course October 20 January 26 April 20
fee through URSA
Last day for undergraduates to DROP nonimpacted courses October 27 February 2 April 27
(without transcript notation) with per-transaction fee
through URSA
Last day for undergraduates to change grading basis November 9 February 16 May 11
(optional P/NP) with per-transaction fee through URSA
Instruction ends December 8 March 16 June 8
Final examinations December 11-15 March 19-23 June 11-15
QUARTER ENDS December 15 March 23 June 15
HSSEAS Commencement — — June 16
Academic and administrative holidays November 10 January 15 March 30
November 23-24 February 19 May 28
December 25-26
December 29-
January 1
Admission Calendar
Fall 2006 Winter 2007 Spring 2007
Filing period for undergraduate applications (file with UC November 1-30, — —
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23460, Oakland, CA 94623-0460)
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A Message from the Dean
Since it welcomed its first engineering students more than 60 years ago, the
UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science has been at
the forefront of advanced interdisciplinary research. Among other notable
achievements, the school is well-known as the birthplace of the Internet, for
developing the first reverse-osmosis membrane for the desalination of water,
and for other collaborative activities that have changed the way we interact
with the world around us.
Our faculty and students are leaders in new frontiers of applied science and
engineering research, in areas such as information technology, embedded
systems and senor networks, bioengineering, nanomanufacturing, and micro-
and nanoelectromechanical systems.
The UCLA School of Engineering is ideally situated to engage in interdiscipli-
nary research and educational initiatives with others on campus and across
Southern California. It benefits from proximity to the world-renowned David
Geffen School of Medicine and the John E. Anderson Graduate School of
Management, as well as the Los Angeles entertainment and media industries,
Silicon Valley, the defense and aerospace industries, and a growing biotech-
nology sector.
Our newly-revised curriculum—with its emphasis on br eadth of knowledge as
well as depth—will pr epare our students for success in meeting the ever-
changing demands of the engineering profession. In addition, undergraduate
student research opportunities are widely available and we encourage our
students to take advantage of them.
Students may choose to work with individual faculty or to participate in any of
the school’s world-class interdisciplinary research centers. These include the
NSF Center for Embedded Networked Sensing, the NASA Institute for Cell
Mimetic Space Exploration, the NSF Center for Scalable and Integrated
Nanomanufacturing, the MARCO Functional Engineered Nano-Architectonics
Focus Center, the DARPA Center for Nanoscience Innovation for Defense, and
the NRI Western Institute of Nanoelectronics. Our faculty and students are also
active partners in the California NanoSystems Institute located at UCLA.
Our distinguished faculty is composed of recognized experts in their fields, including 22 members of the National Academy of Engineering,
and many junior faculty who are widely acclaimed for their work. Many faculty members are award-winning educators, and every faculty
member, no matter how senior, teaches at least one undergraduate course each year.
We are seeking exceptional and dedicated students who share our desire to positively contribute to the engineering profession and society.
I invite you to consider becoming a UCLA engineer.
Vijay K. Dhir
Dean
UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science
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Henry Samueli School of Engineering
and Applied Science
Officers of Administration 300,000 patients from around the world The Center for Scalable and Integrated
come to the UCLA Medical Center for treat- Nano-Manufacturing (SINAM) transforms
Vijay K. Dhir, Ph.D., Professor and Dean of
ment. The university has roughly 313 build- laboratory science into industrial applica-
the Henry Samueli School of Engineer-
ings on 419 acres that house the College of tions in nanoelectronics and biomedicine,
ing and Applied Science
Letters and Science and 11 professional creating the next generation of nanotools
Stephen E. Jacobsen, Ph.D., Professor
schools serving over 37,000 students. and systems that will enable cost-effective
and Associate Dean, Academic and
Nearly one in every 140 Californians holds nanomanufacturing. The Center for Nano-
Student Affairs
a UCLA degree. science Innovation for Defense (CNID)
Gregory J. Pottie, Ph.D., Professor and
facilitates the rapid transition of research
Associate Dean, Research and Physical UCLA is rated one of the best public
innovation in the nanosciences into appli-
Resources research universities in the U.S. and
cations for the defense sector. The Western
Mary Okino, Ed.D., Assistant Dean, Chief among a handful of top U.S. research uni-
Institute of Nanoelectronics (WIN), among
Financial Officer versities, public and private. Professor Nor-
the world’s largest joint research programs
man Abrams is Acting Chancellor of
Jason (Jingsheng) Cong, Ph.D., Professor
focusing on spintronics, brings together
and Chair, Computer Science Depart- UCLA. He succeeds Chancellor Albert
nearly 30 eminent researchers to explore
ment Carnesale, the eighth chief executive in
critically needed innovations in semicon-
UCLA’s 87-year history.
Timothy J. Deming, Ph.D., Professor and
ductor technology. Finally, the California
Chair, Bioengineering Department Southern California has grown to become
NanoSystems Institute (CNSI)—a joint
Mark Goorsky, Ph.D., Professor and Chair, one of the nation’s dominant industrial cen-
endeavor with UC Santa Barbara—devel-
Materials Science and Engineering ters, and the UCLA Henry Samueli School
ops the information, biomedical, and man-
Department of Engineering and Applied Science
ufacturing technologies of the twenty-first
Adrienne Lavine, Ph.D., Professor and (HSSEAS) is uniquely situated as a hub of
century.
Chair, Mechanical and Aerospace Engi- engineering research and professional
neering Department training for this region. In addition, the school has identified critical
areas for collaborative research that will
Vasilios I. Manousiouthakis, Ph.D., Profes-
have a major impact on the future of Cali-
sor and Chair, Chemical and Biomolecu- The School
lar Engineering Department fornia and the world. Among these are bio-
The UCLA College of Engineering (as it medical informatics; alternative energy
Ali H. Sayed, Ph.D., Professor and Chair,
was known then) was established in 1943 solutions; secure electronic transfer of
Electrical Engineering Department
when California Governor Earl Warren information; new tools for the entertainment
William W-G. Yeh, Ph.D., Professor and
signed a bill to provide instruction in engi- industry; systems, dynamics, and controls;
Chair, Civil and Environmental Engineer-
neering at the UCLA campus. It welcomed advanced technologies for water reclama-
ing Department
its first students in 1945 and was dedi- tion; and new approaches and technolo-
cated as the Henry Samueli School of gies for aerospace engineering.
The Campus
Engineering and Applied Science in 2000.
The school offers 29 academic and profes-
UCLA is a large urban university situated The school ranks among the top 10 engi-
sional degree programs, including an inter-
between the city and the sea at the foot of neering schools in public universities
departmental graduate degree program in
the Santa Monica Mountains. Less than six nationwide.
biomedical engineering. The Bachelor of
miles from the Pacific, it is bordered by
UCLA engineering faculty members are Science degree is offered in Aerospace
Sunset and Wilshire boulevards. As the city
active participants in many interdisciplinary Engineering, Bioengineering, Chemical
has grown physically and culturally, so has
research centers. The Center for Embed- Engineering, Civil Engineering, Computer
the campus, whose students and faculty
ded Networked Sensing (CENS) develops Science, Computer Science and Engineer-
mirror the cultural and racial diversity of
embedded networked sensing systems ing, Electrical Engineering, Materials Engi-
today’s Los Angeles. UCLA is one of the
and applies this revolutionary technology neering, and Mechanical Engineering. The
most widely respected and recognized
to critical scientific and social applications. undergraduate curricula leading to these
universities in the world, and its impact on
Researchers in the Institute for Cell Mimetic degrees provide students with a solid foun-
society can be felt into the far reaches of
Space Exploration (CMISE) identify, dation in engineering and applied science
the globe. Students come from around the
develop, promote, and commercialize and prepare graduates for immediate
world to receive a UCLA education, and
nano-, bio-, and information technologies practice of the profession as well as
our alumni go on to become leaders in
for sensing, control, and integration of advanced studies. In addition to engineer-
their fields, from elected officials to heads
complex natural and artificial systems. The ing courses, students complete about one
of international corporations.
Functional Engineered Nano-Architecton- year of study in the humanities, social sci-
UCLA is recognized as the West’s leading ics Focus Center (FENA) leverages the lat- ences, and/or fine arts.
center for the arts, culture, and medical est advances in nanotechnology,
Master of Science and Ph.D. degrees are
research. Each year, more than half a mil- molecular electronics, and quantum com-
offered in Aerospace Engineering, Bio-
lion people attend visual and performing puting to extend semiconductor technol-
medical Engineering, Chemical Engineer-
arts programs on campus, while more than ogy further into the realm of the nanoscale.
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ing, Civil Engineering, Computer Science, The Engineering Profession lished engineering discipline. As these dis-
Electrical Engineering, Manufacturing ciplines converge in the twenty-first
The following describes the challenging
Engineering (M.S. only), Materials Science century, bioengineers solve problems in
types of work HSSEAS graduates might
and Engineering, and Mechanical Engi- biology and medicine by applying princi-
perform based on their program of study.
neering. A new schoolwide online Master ples of physical sciences and engineering
of Science in Engineering degree program while applying biological principles to cre-
Aerospace Engineering
was approved in June 2006. The Engineer ate new engineering paradigms, such as
Aerospace engineers conceive, design,
degree is a more advanced degree than biomimetic materials, DNA computing, and
develop, test, and supervise the construc-
the M.S. but does not require the research neural networking. The genomic and pro-
tion of aerospace vehicle systems such as
effort and orientation involved in a Ph.D. teomic revolution will drive a new era in the
commercial and military aircraft, helicop-
dissertation. For information on the Engi- bioengineering industry, and future
ters and other types of rotorcraft, and
neer degree, see Graduate Programs on bioengineers must combine proficiency in
space vehicles and satellites, including
page 24. A one-year program leading to a traditional engineering, basic sciences,
launch systems. They are employed by
Certificate of Specialization is offered in and molecular sciences to function as
aerospace companies, airframe and
various fields of engineering and applied effective leaders of multidisciplinary teams.
engine manufacturers, government agen-
science. UCLA has a long history of fostering inter-
cies such as NASA and the military ser-
disciplinary training and is a superb envi-
vices, and research and development
Endowed Chairs ronment for bioengineers. UCLA boasts
organizations.
the top hospital in the western U.S., nation-
Endowed professorships or chairs, funded Working in a high-technology industry,
ally ranked medical and engineering
by gifts from individuals or corporations, aerospace engineers are generally well
schools, and numerous nationally recog-
support the research and educational versed in applied mathematics and the
nized programs in basic sciences. Rigor-
activities of distinguished members of the fundamental engineering sciences, partic-
ously trained bioengineers are needed in
faculty. The following endowed chairs have ularly fluid mechanics and thermodynam-
research institutions, academia, and indus-
been established in the Henry Samueli ics, dynamics and control, and structural
try. Their careers may follow their bioengi-
School of Engineering and Applied and solid mechanics. Aerospace vehicles
neering concentration (e.g., tissue
Science. are complex systems. Proper design and
engineering, bioMEMs, bioinformatics,
L.M.K. Boelter Chair in Engineering construction involves the coordinated
image and signal processing, neuroengi-
Roy and Carol Doumani Chair in application of technical disciplines, includ- neering, cellular engineering, molecular
Biomedical Engineering ing aerodynamics, structural analysis and
engineering, biomechanics, nanofabrica-
design, stability and control, aeroelasticity,
Norman E. Friedmann Chair in Knowledge tion, bioacoustics, biomaterials, etc.), but
Sciences performance analysis, and propulsion sys- the ability of bioengineers to cut across tra-
tems technology.
Evalyn Knight Chair in Engineering ditional field boundaries will facilitate their
Levi James Knight, Jr., Chair in Aerospace engineers use computer sys- innovation in new areas. For example, a
Engineering tems and programs extensively and should bioengineer with an emphasis in tissue
Nippon Sheet Glass Company Chair in have at least an elementary understanding engineering may begin a career by leading
Materials Science of modern electronics. They work in a chal- a team to engineer an anterior cruciate lig-
lenging and highly technical atmosphere ament for a large orthopedic company,
Northrop Grumman Chair in Electrical
Engineering/Electromagnetics and are likely to operate at the forefront of and later join a research institute to investi-
scientific discoveries, often stimulating gate the effects of zero gravity on mechan-
Northrop Grumman Chair in Microwave
these discoveries and providing the inspi- ical signal transduction pathways of bone
and Millimeter Wave Electronics
ration for the creation of new scientific cells.
Northrop Grumman Opto-Electronic Chair
concepts.
in Electrical Engineering
The B.S. program in Aerospace Engineer- Chemical Engineering
Ralph M. Parsons Chair in Chemical
ing emphasizes fundamental disciplines Chemical engineers use their knowledge
Engineering
and therefore provides a solid base for pro- of mathematics, physics, chemistry, and
Jonathan B. Postel Chair in Computer
fessional career development in industry biology to meet the needs of our techno-
Systems
and graduate study in aerospace engi- logical society. They design, research,
Jonathan B. Postel Chair in Networking
neering. Graduate education, primarily at develop, operate, and manage the chemi-
Raytheon Company Chair in Electrical the Ph.D. level, provides a strong back- cal and petroleum industries and are lead-
Engineering ground for employment by government ers in the fields of energy and the
Raytheon Company Chair in laboratories, such as NASA, and industrial environment, nanoengineering/nanotech-
Manufacturing Engineering research laboratories supported by the nology, systems engineering, biotechnol-
Ben Rich Lockheed Martin Chair in major aerospace companies. It also pro- ogy and biomedical engineering, and
Aeronautics vides the appropriate background for advanced materials processing. They are
Rockwell International Chair in Engineering academic careers. in charge of the chemical processes used
by virtually all industries, including the
William Frederick Seyer Term Chair in
Materials Electrochemistry Bioengineering pharmaceutical, food, paper, aerospace,
At the interface of medical sciences, basic automotive, water production and treat-
sciences, and engineering, bioengineering ment, and semiconductor industries. Archi-
has emerged internationally as an estab- tectural, engineering, and construction
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firms employ chemical engineers for Computer Science and Coursework, independent studies, and
equipment and process design. It is also Engineering research are offered in the manufacturing
their mission to develop the clean and Students specializing in the computer sci- processes area. This includes computer-
environmentally friendly technologies of the ence and engineering undergraduate pro- aided design and computer-aided manu-
future. gram are educated in a range of computer facturing, robotics, metal forming and
Major areas of fundamental interest within system concepts. As a result, students at metal cutting analysis, nondestructive eval-
chemical engineering are the B.S. level are qualified for employment uation, and design and optimization of
as applications programmers, systems manufacturing processes.
1. Applied chemical kinetics, which
programmers, digital system designers,
includes the design of chemical pro-
digital system marketing engineers, and Materials Engineering
cesses and reactors and combustion
project engineers. Materials engineering is concerned with
systems,
Undergraduates can major either in the the structure and properties of materials
2. Transport phenomena, which involves computer science and engineering pro- used in modern technology. Advances in
the exchange of momentum, heat, and gram or in the computer science program. technology are often limited by available
mass across interfaces and has appli- materials. Solutions to energy problems
Graduate degree programs in computer
cations to the separation of valuable depend largely on new materials, such as
science prepare students for leadership
materials from mixtures, or of pollutants solar cells or materials for batteries for
positions in the computer field. In addition,
from gas and liquid streams, electric cars.
they prepare graduates to deal with the
3. Thermodynamics, which is fundamen- most difficult problems facing the com- Two programs within materials engineering
tal to both separation processes and puter science field. University or college are available at UCLA:
chemical reactor design,
teaching generally requires the graduate 1. In the materials engineering program,
4. Plant and process design, synthesis, degree. students become acquainted with
optimization, simulation, and control, metals, ceramics, polymers, and com-
which provide the overall framework for Electrical Engineering posites. Such expertise is highly sought
integrating chemical engineering The electrical engineering discipline deals by the aerospace and manufacturing
knowledge into industrial application primarily with the sensing, analysis, and industries. Materials engineers are
and practice. processing of information. It develops cir- responsible for the selection and testing
cuits, devices, algorithms, and theories of materials for specific applications.
Civil and Environmental that can be used to sense data, analyze Traditional fields of metallurgy and
Engineering data, extrapolate data, communicate data, ceramics have been merged in indus-
Civil engineers plan, design, construct, and take action in response to the data col- try, and this program reflects the
and manage a range of physical systems, lected. The Electrical Engineering Depart- change.
such as buildings, bridges, dams and tun- ment is a recognized leader in education 2. In the electronic materials option of the
nels, transportation systems, water and and research related to these subjects.
materials engineering program,
wastewater treatment systems, coastal and
students learn the basics of materials
ocean engineering facilities, and environ- Manufacturing Engineering
engineering with a concentration in
mental engineering projects, related to Manufacturing engineering is an interdisci- electronic materials and processing.
public works and private enterprises. Thus, plinary field that integrates the basic knowl- The optional program requires addi-
civil and environmental engineering edge of materials, design, processes, tional coursework which includes five to
embraces activities in traditional areas and computers, and system analysis. The man- eight electrical engineering courses.
in emerging problem areas associated with ufacturing engineering program is part of
modern industrial and social development. the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineer- In order to enter a career in research and
development of new materials (such as
The civil engineering profession demands ing Department.
new energy devices), an M.S. or Ph.D.
rigorous scientific training and a capacity Specialized areas are generally classified degree is desirable.
for creativity and growth into developing as manufacturing processes, manufactur-
fields. In Southern California, besides ing planning and control, and computer- Mechanical Engineering
employment in civil engineering firms and aided manufacturing.
Mechanical engineering is a broad disci-
governmental agencies for public works,
Manufacturing engineering as an engi- pline finding application in virtually all
civil engineering graduates often choose
neering specialty requires the education industries and manufactured products.
the aerospace industry for assignments
and experience necessary to understand, The mechanical engineer applies princi-
based on their structural engineering back-
apply, and control engineering procedures ples of mechanics, dynamics, and energy
ground. Graduates are also qualified for
in manufacturing processes and produc- transfer to the design, analysis, testing,
positions outside engineering where their
tion methods of industrial commodities and and manufacture of consumer and indus-
broad engineering education is a valuable
products. It involves the generation of man- trial products. A mechanical engineer usu-
asset.
ufacturing systems, the development of ally has specialized knowledge in areas
The curriculum leading to a B.S. in Civil novel and specialized equipment, such as design, materials, fluid dynamics,
Engineering provides an excellent founda- research into the phenomena of fabricating solid dynamics, heat transfer, thermody-
tion for entry into professional practice, as technologies, and manufacturing feasibility namics, dynamics, control systems, manu-
well as for graduate study in civil engineer- of new products. facturing methods, and human factors.
ing and other related fields.
Applications of mechanical engineering
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include design of machines used in the and thermal environment control. Design of ture of a commercial product as is found in
manufacturing and processing industries, power and propulsion systems (power the automotive, aerospace, chemical, or
mechanical components of electronic and plants, engines) and their components is a electronics industries. With specialization
data processing equipment, engines and major activity. Thermal environment control in fluids engineering, mechanical engi-
power-generating equipment, compo- requires the design of thermal control sys- neers gain breadth in aerodynamics and
nents and vehicles for land, sea, air, and tems having heat pumps, heat pipes, heat propulsion systems that allows them to
space, and artificial components for the exchangers, thermal insulation, and abla- become ideal candidates for employment
human body. Mechanical engineers are tion heat shields. Heating, ventilation, air in aerospace and other related industries.
employed throughout the engineering conditioning (HVAC), vacuum technology, The B.S. program in Mechanical Engineer-
community as individual consultants in cryogenics, and solar thermal energy are ing at UCLA provides excellent preparation
small firms providing specialized products other areas in which the mechanical engi- for a career in mechanical engineering and
or services, as designers and managers in neer contributes. a foundation for advanced graduate stud-
large corporations, and as public officials Mechanical engineers with a specialization ies. Graduate studies in one of the special-
in government agencies. in mechanical systems design and control ized fields of mechanical engineering
The mechanical engineer with a special- and in manufacturing processes are the prepare students for a career at the fore-
ization in power systems and thermal backbone of any industry. They participate front of technology.
design is concerned with energy utilization in the conception, design, and manufac-
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