Mechanical and Aerospace engineers at Princeton have played leading roles in combustion, fluid flow modeling and measurement, laser technologies and materials, propulsion, environmental science, and aerospace dynamics over the past half century. With ties to many other areas of science and engineering, MAE faculty also have a major impact in control and dynamical systems; materials science; satellite technology and propulsion; stability and control of vehicles; robotics; aircraft performance; pollution and alternative fuels; energy conversion and storage; nuclear security; biomechanics; and instrumentation.

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News

  • Photo of smiling student on Princeton University campus.

    From reforesting with robots to helping heal blood vessels, celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month

  • Jesse Jenkins named to the TIME100 Next list

  • Card with words: Graduate Student Award for Excellence.

    Award for Excellence honors graduate student achievement

  • Man speaks near podium while pointing at a scientific graphics on a screen.

    Initiative aims to make Princeton a leader in AI accelerated engineering

  • Graphic showing hexagonal lattice over blue sky and clouds.

    Experts show routes to recycling carbon dioxide and coal waste into useful products

  • Portrait of Emily Carter.

    Emily Carter elected to Royal Society

Events

  • October 25

    3:00 pm

    Paulo Lozano, Space Propulsion Laboratory – MIT

  • November 01

    3:00 pm

    Progressive Bayesian Particle Filtering for Nonlinear State Estimation

  • November 08

    3:00 pm

    Understanding Thermal Transport for Electronics, Energy, Quantum, and Space Applications

  • November 15

    3:00 pm

    Space Logistics and Mission Design: Their Grand Challenges and Future

  • December 06

    3:00 pm

    Special Seminar Series – Plasma Formation and Electrical Effects from Hypervelocity Impacts

  • January 31

    3:00 pm

    Energy Efficient Morphogenic Manufacturing in Space and on Earth