Education at MechE | MIT Department of Mechanical Engineering

MIT MechE has historically attracted very entrepreneurial, hands-on students. It was through my interaction with these friends that I came to appreciate the importance of applying theoretical principles to building useful products.

- Alum Davide Marini (PhD ’03), CEO/Co-Founder, Firefly Bioworks

MechE Education News + Media

Yo-Yo Champion

Six-time national yo-yo champion and rising senior Alex Hattori explores his passion for yo-yos at MIT.

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First-year students take center stage on Killian Court

For the first time, first-year students in class 2.00b (Toy Product Design) performed skits — or “PLAYsentations” — demonstrating the toys they designed live in front of an audience on Killian Court.

QS ranks MIT the world’s No. 1 university for 2022-23

MIT has been named the world’s top university by the QS World University Rankings for the 11th year in a row. Earlier this year, QS ranked MIT number one in mechanical, aeronautical, and manufacturing engineering.