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The Class of 2025

Meet MIT’s Department of Mechanical Engineering students graduating with their master’s or doctoral degrees in 2025.

The Class of 2025

A Robot With a Mission

Launched by MIT Sea Grant, SeaPerch and SeaPerch II have had a big impact on young learners interested in ocean science and engineering

A Robot With a Mission

Ping-Pong-Playing Robot

In addition to training future players, the technology could expand the capabilities of other humanoid robots, such as for search and rescue.

Ping-Pong-Playing Robot

Explore MechE Classes

Discover both undergraduate and graduate mechanical engineering classes at MIT on our updated Class Offerings page.

Explore MechE Classes

Making it Stick

MechE spinoff company provides farmers with a new system, which could significantly cut their use of pesticides and fertilizers, saving money and reducing runoff.

Making it Stick

Experience the MIT Department of Mechanical Engineering

MIT is a leader in training the next generation of creative thinkers who will pioneer new technologies, launch businesses, and bring needed solutions to many of the greatest challenges facing humanity.

- Alumna Megan Smith (SB ’86, SM ’88), Chief Technology Officer, United States of America

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For MIT-WHOI Joint Program student Faith Brooks, the sky’s the limit

For MIT-WHOI Joint Program student Faith Brooks, the sky’s the limit

Thomas Peacock, professor of mechanical engineering at MIT in the Environmental Dynamics Laboratory (ENDLab).

Thomas Peacock, professor of mechanical engineering at MIT in the Environmental Dynamics Laboratory (ENDLab).

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MIT engineers have taken high-speed videos of droplets splashing into a deep pool, to track how the fluid evolves.

A student-led project now on the moon encodes messages from around the world on a silicon wafer.

A student-led project now on the moon encodes messages from around the world on a silicon wafer.

A recipe for zero-emissions fuel: Soda cans, seawater, and caffeine

A recipe for zero-emissions fuel: Soda cans, seawater, and caffeine

The Eric P. & Evelyn E. Newman Lab Open House

The Eric P. & Evelyn E. Newman Lab Open House

The Eric P and Evelyn E Newman Laboratory provides a new home for robotics and biomechanics research in MechE.

"Biomedical lab in a box" empowers engineers in low- and middle-income countries

"Biomedical lab in a box" empowers engineers in low- and middle-income countries

LEGO Group COO Carsten Rasmussen discussed balance in manufacturing.

LEGO Group COO Carsten Rasmussen discussed balance in manufacturing.

A team led by Prof. Yang Shao-Horn shows a new universal descriptor for removal of nitrogen monoxide.

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