MIT Department of Mechanical Engineering

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Former MIT president Charles M. Vest dies at 72
Former MIT president Charles M. Vest — a tireless advocate for research and science, and a passionate supporter of diversity and openness — died last ...

Engineering students demonstrate product prototypes
Whether you’re planning to ride a horse or a motorcycle, compete in swimming or wrestling, do some yoga or sell some veggies, organize your workshop ...

2.009 Showcase Tonight at Kresge
This year's 2.009 (Product Engineering Processes) final presentation ceremony is taking place tonight starting at 7:30pm in Kresge Auditorium. Student teams will showcase the prototypes ...

Four MIT seniors win Marshall Scholarships
Four MIT seniors — Kate Koch, Colleen Loynachan, Kirin Sinha, and Grace Young — are among 34 new winners nationwide of prestigious Marshall Scholarships, which ...

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Features

Center for Ocean Engineering: Anchors Aweigh
Originally established in 1893 as the Department of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering (NA&ME), and rechristened the Department of Ocean Engineering in 1970, the program officially merged with Mechanical Engineering on January 1, 2005.

Research

Control, Instrumentation, & Robotics
The Control, Instrumentation, and Robotics (CIR) area seeks to promote research and education into identifying fundamental principles and methodologies that enable systems to exhibit intelligent, goal-oriented behavior, and developing innovative instruments to monitor, manipulate, and control systems.