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.
Martha Grady Leading Major Research Project through NIH COBRE Grant
Assistant professor Martha Grady will lead the project titled "Quantitative Mechanical Phenotyping of Bacterial Biofilms on Implant Surfaces."
NSF Awards KY-WV LSAMP $1 Million to Support Underrepresented Students Pursuing Graduate STEM Degrees
Johné Parker, associate professor of mechanical engineering, is a co-PI on the grant.
Julius Schoop Awarded $626,000 Grant from DoE, Additional Partners
Mechanical engineering assistant professor Hasan Poonawala and Dale Lombardo from GE Research are Co-PIs.
