Value proposition

Our faculty and students create a healthier, cleaner and more prosperous world.

Every day, the future is developed in our labs. From the advance of devices for the early detection and treatment of cancer to the development of alternative energy using nanotechnology, the faculty and students of the Department of Mechanical Engineering are doing their part to create a healthier, cleaner and more prosperous world.

Because mechanical engineering is the broadest of all engineering disciplines, interdisciplinary work is key to our department’s success. Our students and faculty work together in collaborative environments, forging partnerships across campus and with government agencies and industry partners. Our research has increasingly expanded in the areas of health and medicine, data science, novel and automated manufacturing, clean and alternative energy, design for the environment, micro and nanotechnology, robotics, mechatronics, biomechanics, and advanced manufacturing and materials, to name but a few.

Undergraduate Education Program Features:
- Fundamental coursework in mass and energy balances, fluid and solid mechanics, heat and mass transfer, dynamics and vibrations, mechatronics and robotics, biomechanics, acoustics, materials, design, controls and manufacturing.
- All students participate in laboratory courses and research or design projects.
- Teamwork, communication and problem-solving skills development, systems analysis, process and product design, prototyping and interdisciplinary projects.
- Concentrations available in mechatronics, nanoscience and molecular engineering, biomechanics, energy, and engineering innovation in health.

Graduate Education Program Features:
- Concentrations available in: Biomechanics; Controls, Mechatronics & Robotics; Dynamics & Vibrations; Energy
Fluid Mechanics/Microfluidics; and Mechanics, Materials & Manufacturing.
- Fundamental and translational research for leading-edge, interdisciplinary work.
- Research and teaching assistantships, fellowships and other support opportunities available.