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Our education here doesn’t make a distinction between people who are good at theory and people who are good with their hands, because at MIT, you need to be good at both.

- Professor Ian Hunter

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Hacking for Lilly

Hacking for Lilly

MechE students use their knowledge of mechanical engineering to design an improved walker for 9-year-old Lilly and gain new perspective about how assistive technologies can improve the lives of others in the process.

Cultivating confidence and craft across disciplines

Cultivating confidence and craft across disciplines

Cultivating confidence and craft across disciplines

School of Engineering welcomes new faculty in 2024-25

School of Engineering welcomes new faculty in 2024-25

School of Engineering welcomes new faculty in 2024-25

Meet Some of Our Faculty

Henrik Schmidt

Henrik’s Research Areas

Thomas Peacock

Thomas’s Research Areas

Sangbae Kim

Sangbae’s Research Areas

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Alumni Spotlight

RJ Scaringe

CEO, Rivian Automotive

[ SM '07, PhD '09 ]

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Chuck Goddard

Retired Navy Rear Admiral

[ OCE ’85, SM ’85 ]

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Hugh Herr

Associate Professor, MIT Media Lab; Director, Biomechatronics Group

[ SM '93 ]

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Celebrate MechE Innovation at One of Our Annual Student Events

MechE Research Exhibition De Florez Competition