In the late 1970s, the mechanical department was rebuilt.

1July, 1998, School of Reconstruction Science, Tongji University, with Shao Jiayu as Dean and Zhou Zuyi as Secretary of Tongji University Committee. The rebuilt School of Science consists of six units: Mathematics Department, Physics Department, Chemistry Department, Engineering Mechanics and Technology Department, Marine Geology and Geophysics Department and Acoustics Research Institute.

In 2000, he was awarded the first-class discipline of mechanics.

200 1 engineering mechanics has become a national key discipline.

June 5438+October 2004 10, the school cancelled the Department of Engineering Mechanics and Technology of the Faculty of Science and established the School of Aerospace and Mechanics of Tongji University.

In 2004, the school merged the material mechanics laboratory, fluid mechanics laboratory, theoretical mechanics laboratory and experimental mechanics laboratory, which originally belonged to the Department of Mechanics, to form the Mechanical Experiment Center of Tongji University.

In July 2005, in order to further rationalize the management system of the school, college and department, the school abolished the school of science and established the school of science of Tongji University. There are 2 1 schools in Department 3, namely, Department of Mathematics, Department of Physics, Department of Chemistry, College of Ocean and Earth Sciences, College of Aeronautics and Astronautics and Mechanics, and Institute of Acoustics.

In 2006, Tongji University Mechanics Experimental Center was rated as a national experimental teaching demonstration center.

20 10 construction of national specialty of engineering mechanics, and the course of engineering mechanics won the national excellent course.

20 14 Tongji university mechanical experiment center was approved as the national mechanical virtual simulation experiment teaching center. Since 1992, it has undertaken the academic publication Mechanical Quarterly sponsored by Shanghai Mechanical Society. The college also actively participated in the second phase of the "985 Project" of the school, and was responsible for the construction of the sub-platform of "Urban Construction Disaster Prevention", "Engineering-oriented Computational Simulation" and "Urban Stereo Monitoring System".

Relying on the national key discipline of engineering mechanics, the college has established a virtual simulation CAE center for large-scale structural engineering. The software platform is a world-class MSC software series and automatic generation software for fluid, power and finite element, which ensures a modern scientific research and teaching environment.

Developing scientific research is one of the main tasks of the college. The research directions of formation are: mechanics and structure of composite materials; Wind resistance, earthquake resistance and construction mechanics of the structure; Experimental mechanics; Nonlinear dynamics; Computational mechanics; Meso-mechanics and mechanical analysis of special structures.

In recent years, the discipline has undertaken more than 200 scientific research projects, with a total research funding of 24.97 million yuan. Among them, this discipline undertakes 4 national key projects, 23 1 key projects funded by the National Natural Science Foundation and 23 general projects. 49 projects at or above the provincial and ministerial level, and won the provincial and ministerial level scientific and technological progress award 13; Participate in key projects of 1 natural science foundation as the second unit; Undertaking 2,863 subprojects and 5 international cooperation projects. In 2006, there were 6 general projects of the National Natural Science Foundation, 2 projects of the National 863 Program, and the "Eleventh Five-Year Plan" pre-research project of the Ministry of Education 1.

The development of the college aims at cultivating senior talents in aerospace and engineering mechanics, and at the same time promotes the development of disciplines with aerospace science and technology and engineering mechanics as the core to meet the needs of national social and economic development.

The College has strengthened cooperation and exchanges with Australia. In cooperation with the University of Sydney, Australia, we will adopt the "2+2" or "2.5+2" model to cultivate outstanding talents with dual degrees and diplomas in China and Australia and continue to study for master's degrees.

On 20121218, the first pure fuel cell UAV in China was successfully tested. The UAV was developed by Tongji University School of Aeronautics and Astronautics and Mechanics and Shanghai Oxay Aircraft Company for one year. The wing has a span of 5 meters, a takeoff weight of 20 kg, a payload of 1 kg, a cruising speed of 30 km/h and a cruising time of 2 hours. 1 kW proton exchange membrane fuel cell is used as power. Dean Zhong Zheng, Vice President Yan Li, Secretary of Party Branch of Chen Shuo, Deputy Secretary of Party Branch Tao Weizhong, Director of Zhu Qirong's Office Jie Chen.