Mechanical Engineering at California State University, Long Beach

12 faculty and 34 courses in Mechanical Engineering at California State University, Long Beach.

Faculty

• Clarice Ross, Department Coordinator
• Djemel Sadi, Network Administrator
• Dr. Christiane (Chris) Beyer, Associate Professor
• Dr. Ehsan Barjasteh, Assistant Professor
  Es on development and optimization of advanced polymer and composite materials and processes. His research interests include manufacturing advanced composite materials using out-of-autoclave (OOA) processes, self-healing and repair of compo
• Dr. Emel Demircan, Associate Professor
  Es on the application of dynamics and control theory for the simulation and analysis of biomechanical and robotic systems. Her research interests include experimental and computational approaches for the study of human movement, rehabilitat
• Dr. Eun Jung Chae, Associate Professor, BSAE Advisor (A-L)
  Es on the numerical, theoretical, and physical modeling in single/multiphase flows of smart/adaptive propulsions, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV), morphing wings, and energy conversion systems. She has been involved with research activities
• Dr. Jalal Torabzadeh, Chair, Professor
  Include: thermodynamics, heat transfer, transport processes in porous media, hydrocarbon reservoir engineering and characterization, enhanced oil and gas recovery processes, and thermal/fluid laboratory methods. Dr. Torabzadeh has authored
• Dr. Panadda (Nim) Marayong, Associate Chair, Professor
  In the areas of robotics, human-machine collaborative systems and haptics. She is dedicated to teaching and is also actively involved in numerous educational
• Dr. Paul Onubi Ayegba, Assistant Professor
  In thermal-fluids (high pressure flow boiling, microgravity flow boiling, theoretical modelling etc.), multiphase flow (gas-liquid flow, liquid-liquid flow, gas-liquid-liquid flow, drag reduction etc.) and machine learning (modelling, c
• Jose Rivera, Equipment Technician
• Vivian Vu, Administrative Support Assistant
• Yash Singh, Equipment Technician

Courses

• Intro to Aerospace Engineering MAE 101A
• Intro Mechanical Engineering MAE 101B
• Engineering Design Graphics-AutoCAD MAE 172A
• Engineering Design Graphics-SolidWorks MAE 172B
• Engineering Design Graphics-CATIA MAE 172C
• Computer Methods in MAE MAE 205
• Intro Manufacturing Processes MAE 272
• Engineering Instrumentation & Measurement MAE 300
• Numerical Methods in MAE MAE 305
• Engineering Materials & Materials Processing MAE 322
• Engineering Thermodynamics I MAE 330
• Engineering Fluid Dynamics MAE 333
• Aerodynamics I MAE 334
• Power Plant Design MAE 336
• Thermal Engineering Laboratory MAE 337
• Flight Mechanics MAE 350
• Materials & Properties Lab MAE 361
• Aerospace Structures I MAE 365
• Analytical Mechanics II Dynamics MAE 371
• Mechanics of Deformable Bodies MAE 373
• Mechanical Properties Materials Lab MAE 374
• Kinematics Dynamics Mechanisms MAE 375
• Modeling Analysis Dynamic Systems MAE 376
• Fundamentals of Spacecraft Dynamics MAE 381
• Aerospace Engineering Seminar MAE 390
• Finite Element Methods I MAE 409A
• Heat Transfer Systems Design MAE 431
• Aerodynamics II MAE 434
• HVAC & Refrigeration MAE 438
• Aerodynamics Laboratory MAE 440
• Aircraft Preliminary Design & Performance MAE 451
• Propulsion MAE 452
• Stability Control Aerospace Vehicle MAE 453
• Professional Practice Seminar MAE 459

Roster/catalog compiled from the college’s public directory. Faculty counts are directory headcounts; the named list may be a subset. h-index shown only for ORCID-backed or high-confidence OpenAlex matches. Data as of 2026-07-01.