Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Osborne Center for Science & Engineering, Room A-437
Phone: (719) 255-3243
Fax: (719) 255-3042
http://eas.uccs.edu/MAE/
email: mae@uccs.edu

Faculty

Professors: Don Rabern (Dean), and James Stevens
Professor Emeritus: David Schmidt
Associate Professors: Michael Calivisi, Peter Gorder (Chair), Michael Larsen, Leal Lauderbaugh, and Steven Tragesser
Assistant Professors: Todd Bredbenner, Jena McCollum, Brandon Runnels, Matt Quinlan, Hui Wan, and Xin (Cindy) Wang
Senior Instructor: Julie Albertson and Thomas Amundson
Instructors: Christopher Foley, Lynnane George, and Benjamin Wilcox

Programs Coordinated by the Department

Minor in Mechanical Engineering
Minor in Aerospace Engineering
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering

Bachelor of Science in Aerospace Engineering
Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering
Concurrent Bachelor and Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering
Doctor of Philosophy in Engineering

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Study

Mechanical Engineering is a core discipline, encompassing mechanics, materials science, thermal science, dynamics and controls, design, and manufacturing. Aerospace engineering, as a discipline, is a combination of aernoautical engineering and astronautical engineering. These disciplines encompass all of the areas of the more general mechanical engineering discipline listed above, but focus more specifically on vehciles and devices that function predominantly within an atmosphere (aeronautical engineering) or outside of an atmosphere (astronautical engineering). Career opportunities are open to mechanical engineers and aerospace engineers in industry, government, and universities, as well as in other professions including business, law, and medicine. As the name suggests the industry most targed by aerospace engineers is the aerspace industry, whereas mechanical engineers are employed in a wide range of industries including aerospace, automotive, chemical, computing, electronics, industrial machinery, manufacturing, mining, oceanography, petroleum, pharmaceuticals, power, printing, publishing, and textiles. Both mechanical engineers and aerospace engineers usually engage in research, development, design, testing, manufacturing, operations and maintenance, marketing and sales, and administration.

The undergraduate curricula in mechanical and aerospace engineering incorporates mathematics, physics and chemistry; humanities/ social sciences; business; engineering science; electrical theory; measurement science; mechanical engineering core courses (computer-aided drafting, dynamics and controls, solid and fluid mechanics, thermodynamics, materials science, and heat and mass transfer); and selected technical elective courses. These electives are designed to meet the needs of the industrial, commercial, governmental, and military communities, and to serve students’ professional objectives.

Undergraduate students can participate in internship and cooperative educational programs with a variety of high-tech companies along the Front Range.

Undergraduate students also have many opportunities to become involved in discipline-related activities outside the classroom. The MAE Department has active chapters in the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), and the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE).

Further, currently enrolled undergraduate students with exceptional academic records may obtain guaranteed early enrollment in mechanical and aerospace engineering graduate programs.