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Finding Aid for the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department. Administrative files.
1983-2000.
University Archives Record Series 797
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Title: Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department. Administrative files.
Identifier/Call Number: University Archives Record Series 797
Contributing Institution:
UCLA Library Special Collections
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
9.0 linear ft.
9 cartons
Date: 1983-2000
Abstract: Record Series 797 contains the administrative files of the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering department, featuring primarily
grant proposal and department chair files.
Creator:
University of California, Los Angeles. Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department.
Record Series open for research. STORED OFF-SITE. Advance notice required. Contact the UCLA Library Special Collections Reference
Desk for paging information.
Copyright of portions of this collection is held by The Regents of the University of California. The UCLA University Archives
can grant permission to publish for materials to which it holds the copyright. All requests for permission to publish or quote
must be submitted in writing to the UCLA University Archivist.
Processed by Albert A. Lowe and Katharine Lawrie; Shaula M. Stephenson, 2011 Fall Quarter; 2012 April.
The administrative files from the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department were held in a storeroom on the third floor
the Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science. The boxes were not placed in any particular order, but the files
within the boxes were organized by type and then often by date.
Processing of grant proposal files was performed by Albert A. Lowe and Katharine Lawrie in the 2011 Fall Quarter. Files were
maintained in original order and weeded to remove documents irrelevant to the University Archives.
Processing of the administrative papers of chair Vijay K. Dhir was performed by Shaula Stephenson in April 2012. Files were
maintained in original order and weeded to remove documents irrelevant to the University Archives.
Final editing and preparation was performed by Kelly Besser with assistance from Alyssa Goodstein, 2013.
[Identification of item], Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department. Administrative files (University Archives Record
Series 797). UCLA Library Special Collections, University Archives.
The UCLA College of Engineering was established in 1943 when California Governor Earl Warren signed a bill to provide instruction
in engineering at the UCLA campus. It welcomed its first students in 1945 and was dedicated as the Henry Samueli School of
Engineering and Applied Science in 2000.
The Mechanical, Aerospace and Nuclear Engineering Department was founded in 1984. The name of the department changed to the
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department in 1996 after the dissolution of the major field of nuclear science and engineering.
This name change is first reflected in the 1997-1999 UCLA Course Catalog. In 2012, the department had a faculty of 31 full-time
professors, all of whom serve as advisors or instructors to our 580 undergraduate and 285 graduate students.
A list of chairs of the MANE/MAE Department follows:
David Okrent: 1983-1985
William Kastenberg: 1985-1987
Peretz Friedmann: 1988-1991
Jason Speyer: 1991-1994
Vijay Dhir: 1994-2000
Lewis Mingori: 2000-2002
Thomas Hahn: 2002-2006
Adrienne Lavine: 2006-2011
Tsu-Chin Tsao: 2011-
David Okrent: 1983-1985
William Kastenberg: 1985-1987
Peretz Friedmann: 1988-1991
Jason Speyer: 1991-1994
Vijay Dhir: 1994-2000
Lewis Mingori: 2000-2002
Thomas Hahn: 2002-2006
Adrienne Lavine: 2006-2011
Tsu-Chin Tsao: 2011-
Record Series 797 contains the administrative files of the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering department, featuring primarily
grant proposal and department chair files.
Acronyms found within this collection include: ASME - American Society of Mechanical Engineers
DARPA - Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
DOD - Department of Defense
DOE - Department of Energy
DOT - Department of Transportation
MANE - Mechanical, Aerospace and Nuclear Engineering
MAE - Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
MEMS - Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems
MURI - Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative
NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NSF - National Science Foundation
SEAS - School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (Henry Samueli)
TRP - Technology Reinvestment Project.
DARPA - Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
DOD - Department of Defense
DOE - Department of Energy
DOT - Department of Transportation
MANE - Mechanical, Aerospace and Nuclear Engineering
MAE - Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
MEMS - Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems
MURI - Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative
NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NSF - National Science Foundation
SEAS - School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (Henry Samueli)
TRP - Technology Reinvestment Project.
This is an active record series; additional University records are expected to be added.
The collection is organized into the following series:
- Series 1. Grant proposal files. 1992-2000.
- Series 2. Department chair files. 1983-1999.
UCLA Catalog Record ID:
7283965