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.
Five Engineering Students and Recent Graduates Awarded NSF Graduate Research Fellowships
The NSF GRFP is the country’s oldest graduate fellowship program directly supporting graduate students since 1952.
F. Joseph Halcomb III, M.D. to receive Honorary Doctor of Engineering Degree
Dr. Halcomb led the development of joint replacement implants that revolutionized the industry.
Alexandre Martin Receives College of Engineering Excellence in Service Award
Martin has reinvigorated the William Maxwell Reed seminar series and instituted the Epitome Seminar Series to honor retiring mechanical engineering professors, among other accomplishments.
