Graduate Programs
MAE Department
Industrial Advisory Board Meeting
January 23, 2014
teD iwasaki
Vice Chair for Graduate Affairs
HENRY SAMUELI SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND APPLIED SCIENCE
Major & Minor Fields
GRADUATE PROGRAMS
• The MAE Department offers programs leading to the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in
Mechanical Engineering or Aerospace Engineering, as well as to the M.S. degree
in Manufacturing Engineering.
• The Ph.D. degree program is based on major fields of engineering science that
provide support for the two engineering disciplines.
Major Fields of Study:
• Dynamics
• Fluid Mechanics
• Heat and Mass Transfer
• Manufacturing and Design
• MEMS/Nanotechnology
• Structural and Solid Mechanics
• Systems and Control
Minor Fields of Study:
• Applied Mathematics
• Applied Plasma Physics
HENRY SAMUELI SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND APPLIED SCIENCE
Graduate Student Recruitments
A fellowship method has been employed in the last five years in order to engage the
faculty actively in graduate student recruitment.
2013
$ 709,761
$ 129,000
$ 90,612
$
0
$ 929,373
2012
$ 689,374
$ 144,000
$ 105,714
$
0
$ 939,088
2011
$ 544,506
$ 141,285
$ 105,714
$ 35,000
$ 826,505
2010
$ 546,000
$ 141,000
$ 117,552
$ 25,000
$ 829,552
•
Budget:
•
46 Departmental Fellowship offers were made (25 accepted, 54%), among those accepted, Fellowships
varied from $29,779 to $44,878 which consisted of a stipend, registration fees (and nonresident tuition if
necessary).
20 students were offered Non-Resident Tuition (10 accepted, 50%).
Awarded 2 Cota-Robles Fellowships (for PhD Students). This four-year fellowship currently provides a
stipend of $21,000.00 plus registration fees and nonresident tuition (for the first year only) if necessary.
During the student's fourth year, the Graduate Division provides a second year of support in the form of a
Graduate Research Mentorship Award upon activation of the award by the student and the department.
The student's department is obligated to provide two or more years of equivalent support.
Awarded 2 G.O.F.P. Fellowships (for MS Students). This one-year fellowship program provides recipients
with a $18,000.00 stipend plus registration fees (and nonresident tuition if necessary).
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Graduate Division
Deans Office
Matching NRT
IAB
TOTAL
HENRY SAMUELI SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND APPLIED SCIENCE
Graduate Applications
800
700
600
700
600
600
500
500
400
Aerospace
500
Mechanical
400
400
300
300
300
100
Total
200
200
100
100
0
0
0
600
Doubled
in 4 years!
500
700
Domestic
600
Foreign
500
400
400
300
300
200
200
100
100
0
0
F04
F05
F06
F07
F08
F09
F10
F11
F12
F13
MS, ME,
Foreign Male
MS
PhD
F04
F05
F06
F07
F08
F09
F10
F11
F12
F13
200
HENRY SAMUELI SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND APPLIED SCIENCE
Males
Females
Graduate Admissions
250
350
200
Aerospace
300
200
150
140
120
200
100
100
Total
80
60
50
40
50
Steady increase
over 10 years
0
F04
F05
F06
F07
F08
F09
F10
F11
F12
F13
0
20
250
300
Domestic
200
0
F04
F05
F06
F07
F08
F09
F10
F11
F12
F13
150
100
PhD
160
Mechanical
250
MS
180
250
Foreign
Females
200
150
150
100
100
50
50
0
F04
F05
F06
F07
F08
F09
F10
F11
F12
F13
Less domestic
More foreign
Males
0
HENRY SAMUELI SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND APPLIED SCIENCE
Graduate Enrollments
90
120
140
80
100
120
70
60
80
100
Aerospace
60
80
Mechanical
40
60
40
Total
20
50
40
30
20
20
0
PhD
0
F04F05F06F07F08F09F10F11F12F13
0
120
Some increase
within the trend
MS
10
100
140
Domestic
120
Foreign
80
60
100
80
Males
60
40
Females
40
More foreign
20
20
0
0
F04F05F06F07F08F09F10F11F12F13
HENRY SAMUELI SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND APPLIED SCIENCE
Applied, Admitted, Enrolled Students
800
Applied
700
Admitted
Enrolled
600
500
400
300
200
100
0
F04
F05
F06
F07
F08
F09
F10
F11
F12
F13
HENRY SAMUELI SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND APPLIED SCIENCE
Admitted/Applied (Selectiveness)
60%
50%
70%
70%
60%
60%
50%
50%
40%
40%
40%
30%
30%
MS
Aerospace
20%
Mechanical
20%
10%
10%
0%
0%
0%
Getting more
selective in the
past 5 years
70%
90%
80%
60%
70%
50%
60%
50%
Domestic
Foreign
40%
40%
30%
30%
20%
Males
20%
Females
10%
10%
0%
0%
F04
F05
F06
F07
F08
F09
F10
F11
F12
F13
F04F05F06F07F08F09F10F11F12F13
F04
F05
F06
F07
F08
F09
F10
F11
F12
F13
10%
F04
F05
F06
F07
F08
F09
F10
F11
F12
F13
20%
PhD
F04
F05
F06
F07
F08
F09
F10
F11
F12
F13
30%
HENRY SAMUELI SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND APPLIED SCIENCE
Enrolled/Admitted (Competitiveness)
70%
70%
60%
60%
50%
50%
50%
40%
40%
30%
30%
30%
20%
10%
10%
0%
20%
Mechanical
10%
F04
F05
F06
F07
F08
F09
F10
F11
F12
F13
20%
Aerospace
MS
0%
F04
F05
F06
F07
F08
F09
F10
F11
F12
F13
0%
80%
70%
70%
60%
60%
50%
50%
40%
40%
30%
30%
20%
Domestic
20%
Males
Foreign
10%
10%
0%
0%
F04
F05
F06
F07
F08
F09
F10
F11
F12
F13
Slightly less
competitive?
PhD
F04
F05
F06
F07
F08
F09
F10
F11
F12
F13
40%
Females
F04
F05
F06
F07
F08
F09
F10
F11
F12
F13
60%
HENRY SAMUELI SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND APPLIED SCIENCE
Degrees Awarded
Aerospace
Mechanical
120
40
35
30
MS
MS
100
PHD
PHD
80
Total
25
Total
60
20
15
40
10
20
5
0
0
00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13
00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13
HENRY SAMUELI SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND APPLIED SCIENCE
Graduate Total Enrollments
180
250
160
350
200
140
300
120
250
150
200
Aerospace
150
100
100
50
100
80
Mechanical
60
MS
40
50
0
PhD
20
F04 F05 F06 F07 F08 F09 F10 F11 F12 F13
F04
F05
F06
F07
F08
F09
F10
F11
F12
F13
F04
F05
F06
F07
F08
F09
F10
F11
F12
F13
0
0
300
250
200
250
Foreign
200
150
Males
150
100
50
50
0
0
F04
F05
F06
F07
F08
F09
F10
F11
F12
F13
100
F04
F05
F06
F07
F08
F09
F10
F11
F12
F13
Steady…
Larger class?
Domestic
HENRY SAMUELI SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND APPLIED SCIENCE
Graduate Diversity
National
Grad.AE/ME
25%
14%
Female
20%
Female
Minority
15%
10%
5%
0%
F04
F05
F06
F07
F08
F09
F10
F11
F12
F13
HENRY SAMUELI SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND APPLIED SCIENCE
6%
Minority