MIT DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

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We are passionate about pushing boundaries and developing creative solutions to the world’s problems, an attitude that’s led to a remarkable number of discoveries along the way – and a lot of fun too.

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If you design in a box, whether it’s for someone in the US or someone in India, your solution isn’t going to be right.

- PhD candidate Natasha Wright (SM ’14), Vice President of GAME

Beyond the Classroom

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Six MechE faculty members honored with MIT's Committed to Caring Award for making an impact in the lives of graduate students

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Rohan Abeyaratne

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The NEET initiative is rethinking engineering education by offering students two pilot cross-departmental threads

New device attaches directly to damaged heart, enabling delivery of medicine from a port under a patient’s skin

MechE faculty receive MIT Energy Initiative Seed Fund grants for early-stage energy research

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New continuous manufacturing process produces long strips of high-quality graphene

Photo Gallery: 2017 Mechanical Engineering Research Exhibition

MIT MechE ranked number one mechanical engineering graduate program by US News & World Report

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Senior Nick Schwartz awarded the prestigious Marhsall Scholarship for 2018

David Hardt

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Paul Sclavounos

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