UCLA Hypersonics and Computational Aerodynamics Group
University of California, Los Angeles · Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Graduate application deadlines
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
PhD in Mechanical Engineering / Aerospace Engineering
Fall 2027Application deadline
Dec 1, 2026 23:59 PST
Source: mae.ucla.eduChecked Nov 2, 2026MS in Mechanical Engineering / Aerospace Engineering
Fall 2027Application deadline
Dec 1, 2026 23:59 PST
Source: mae.ucla.eduChecked Nov 2, 2026
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Prof. Xiaolin Zhong at University of California, Los Angeles Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering lists Computational fluid dynamics, hypersonic flows, development of new very high-order numerical methods, numerical simulation of hypersonic boundary layer receptivity, stability, transition, numerical simulation of real-gas hypersonic flow as their registered research area.
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