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.
Hybrid Balloon/Glider System Tests NASA-Supported Turbulence Detection Technology
Sean Bailey, associate professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, is principal investigator for a wind probe from the University of Kentucky.
UK Partners With NASA to Help Launch $15 Million Space Technology Research Institute
Led by professor Alexandre Martin, the UK team comprises faculty members in mechanical engineering and materials engineering.
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.
