Established in 1983, the Ottawa-Carleton Institute for Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (OCIMAE) combines the research strengths of the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Ottawa and the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at Carleton University.

Research activities can be conducted either in English, French or both, depending on the language used by the professor and the members of their research group.

Research facilities are shared between the two campuses. Students have access to the professors, courses and facilities at both universities.

Main areas of research include: Thermal and fluid engineering, Solid mechanics and design, Materials and manufacturing, Controls and robotics, Biomedical engineering, and Aeronautical and space engineering.