With over 30 full-time faculty members dedicated to teaching and research, the Department of Mechanical Engineering supports research in numerous relevant fields. We advance aerospace research and often work with NASA on research methods for its future missions. The Institute for Sustainable Manufacturing pioneers new manufacturing standards that respect the planet’s resources. Our Institute of Research for Technological Development (IR4TD) explores fire research, painting technology research, lean manufacturing systems and more. Mechanical engineering is a diverse discipline, and our robust faculty is engaged in every aspect of it.
UK CAER Receives $3 Million From DOE to Develop Carbon Capture Technology
Kunlei Liu, associate director at CAER and associate professor of mechanical engineering in the UK College of Engineering, will serve as co-principal investigator.
Smith, Wilson Recognized as Outstanding Teachers
Mechanical engineering professor Suzanne Smith and chemical engineering lecturer Sarah Wilson received Outstanding Teaching Awards during the 2019 UK Faculty Awards Ceremony.
2019 Dean’s Faculty Awards Ceremony Recap
The annual Dean’s Faculty Awards ceremony was held April 15, 2018 at the Hilary J. Boone Center. Awards were given to faculty members and graduate students.
