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Ice Bucket Challenge: The MechE Way

Department Head Gang Chen responds to his ALS ice bucket challenge to raise awareness and funding for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.

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Engineering and matters of the heart

Professor Ellen Roche is creating the next generation of medical devices to help repair hearts, lungs, and other tissues.

MIT engineers find a way to protect microbes from extreme conditions

Prof. Giovanni Traverso has developed a new way to make microbes hardy enough to withstand extreme conditions which could make it easier to harness the benefits of microorganisms used as medicines and in agriculture.

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Meet Some of Our Faculty Working On Challenges

MechE faculty are passionate, out-of-the-box thinkers who love to get their hands dirty.

Wai Cheng

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Lallit Anand

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Cullen Buie

Cullen’s Research Areas

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Research areas in MechE are guidelines, not boundaries. Our faculty partner across disciplines to address the grand challenges of today and tomorrow, collaborating with researchers in MechE, MIT, industry, and beyond.

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