# Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

**Source**: https://engineering.nyu.edu/academics/departments/mechanical-and-aerospace-engineering
**Parent**: https://engineering.nyu.edu/

Mechanical engineers develop the physical systems and devices that modern society demands.

From automobiles to air conditioning, prosthetic limbs to autonomous machines, and rocket engines to satellites.

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Our researchers are breaking new ground in robotics and automation, additive manufacturing, nanotechnology and materials engineering, computational engineering, biomechanics, and healthcare applications.

If you want to work with engineers who have developed lightweight new protective materials with applications in national defense, sports medicine, and transportation; robots that aid in the education of children with autism; technological methods of leading wildlife away from danger areas; and much more, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering might be the course of study for you.

## Featured Stories

[Joo H. Kim is elected a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers](https://engineering.nyu.edu/news/expert-dynamics-control-and-optimization-mechanical-systems-elected-fellow-american-society)

[NYU Tandon engineers create first immunocompetent leukemia device for CAR T immunotherapy screening](https://engineering.nyu.edu/news/nyu-tandon-engineers-create-first-immunocompetent-leukemia-device-car-t-immunotherapy)

[NYU Tandon welcomes new MAE and CSE faculty pushing the boundaries of robotics and AI](https://engineering.nyu.edu/news/nyu-tandon-welcomes-new-faculty-members-pushing-boundaries-robotics-and-ai)

[Professor Nikhil Gupta is appointed to the editorial board of a Nature journal](https://engineering.nyu.edu/news/professor-nikhil-gupta-appointed-editorial-board-nature-journal)

### [Degrees and Programs](https://engineering.nyu.edu/academics/departments/mechanical-and-aerospace-engineering/degrees-and-programs "Degrees and Programs")

### [People](https://engineering.nyu.edu/academics/departments/mechanical-and-aerospace-engineering/people "People")

The faculty members of the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering are helping the world move. Learn more about what moves them.

### [Labs and Groups](https://engineering.nyu.edu/academics/departments/mechanical-and-aerospace-engineering/labs-and-groups "Labs and Groups")

### [Student Associations and Clubs](https://engineering.nyu.edu/academics/departments/mechanical-and-aerospace-engineering/student-associations-and-clubs "Student Associations and Clubs")

### [Academic Advising](https://engineering.nyu.edu/academics/programs/mechanical-engineering-bs/academic-advising "Academic Advising ")

For Undergraduates in the MAE Department

### [Inclusion, Diversity, Belonging, And Equity in MAE](https://engineering.nyu.edu/academics/departments/mechanical-and-aerospace-engineering/inclusion-diversity-belonging-and-equity "Inclusion, Diversity, Belonging, And Equity in MAE")

MAE Department Statement On IDBE

## Featured Faculty

### [Katsuo Kurabayashi](https://engineering.nyu.edu/faculty/katsuo-kurabayashi)

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department Chair

### [Yuki Miura](https://engineering.nyu.edu/faculty/yuki-miura)

Assistant Professor

### [Ludovic Righetti](https://engineering.nyu.edu/faculty/ludovic-righetti)

Professor

### [Weiqiang Chen](https://engineering.nyu.edu/faculty/weiqiang-chen)

Professor of Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering; Director of Research and PhD Programs

### Contact Us

**Department Head:** [**Katsuo Kurabayashi**](https://engineering.nyu.edu/faculty/katsuo-kurabayashi)\
[kk5165@nyu.edu](mailto:kk5165@nyu.edu)\
646-997-3060

**MS Program Faculty Advisor:** [**Rakesh Beher**](https://engineering.nyu.edu/faculty/rakesh-behera)\
[rakesh.behera@nyu.edu](mailto:rakesh.behera@nyu.edu)\
626-997-3825

**Director of Ph.D. Programs:** [**Ludovic Righetti**](https://engineering.nyu.edu/faculty/ludovic-righetti)\
[ludovic.righetti@nyu.edu](mailto:ludovic.righetti@nyu.edu)\
646-997-3602

## Latest Stories & Events

[**All Events**](https://engineering.nyu.edu/events)

Story Type
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Tandon in the Media

### [Causal Effects of Media and Twitter Advocacy on Firearm Purchases](https://engineering.nyu.edu/news/causal-effects-media-and-twitter-advocacy-firearm-purchases "Causal Effects of Media and Twitter Advocacy on Firearm Purchases")

#### From SIAM News

Tandon in the Media

### [New York's Fauna Robotics Emerges from Stealth with Sprout, a Lightweight and Developer-Ready Humanoid Platform](https://engineering.nyu.edu/news/new-yorks-fauna-robotics-emerges-stealth-sprout-lightweight-and-developer-ready-humanoid "New York's Fauna Robotics Emerges from Stealth with Sprout, a Lightweight and Developer-Ready Humanoid Platform ")

#### From The AI Insider

News

### [How Peter Coen (‘83) Is “Quietly” Helping Make Aviation History](https://engineering.nyu.edu/news/how-peter-coen-83-quietly-helping-make-aviation-history "How Peter Coen (‘83) Is “Quietly” Helping Make Aviation History")

News

### [NYU Engineers Team Up to Revolutionize Glaucoma Treatment](https://engineering.nyu.edu/news/nyu-engineers-team-revolutionize-glaucoma-treatment "NYU Engineers Team Up to Revolutionize Glaucoma Treatment")

News

### [Meet Christopher Clark, the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering’s New Industry Professor and Director of Experiential Learning](https://engineering.nyu.edu/news/meet-christopher-clark-department-mechanical-and-aerospace-engineerings-new-industry-professor "Meet Christopher Clark, the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering’s New Industry Professor and Director of Experiential Learning ")

Tandon in the Media

### [NYU Unveils New Center for Robotics and Embodied Intelligence](https://engineering.nyu.edu/news/nyu-unveils-new-center-robotics-and-embodied-intelligence "NYU Unveils New Center for Robotics and Embodied Intelligence")

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