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.
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.
Kristen Price Selected as a NASA Space Technology Graduate Researcher
Price also received a 2021 National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship, which she declined in favor of the NASA doctoral fellowship.
