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.
Dusan Sekulic Part of NASA Teleconference on Next Space Station Resupply Mission
Since 2017, Sekulic has been leading an estimated $1 million international research project funded by NASA and the Roscosmos State Corporation for Space Activities in Russia.
UK Researchers Advancing Wastewater Testing to Track COVID-19
Faculty members Scott Berry and Shakira Hobbs are testing a new technology to evaluate wastewater to track community presence of COVID-19.
Stratodynamics and the University of Kentucky to Conduct Test Flight at Spaceport America
Sean Bailey, associate professor of mechanical engineering, is the project’s Principal Investigator.
