MechE students learn by doing, experiencing a level of understanding that only occurs through creation.
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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.
Class 2.00a, Fundamentals of Engineering Design: Explore Space, Sea and Earth, empowers first-year students to build machines early in their academic careers at MIT.
New curriculum from MIT and collaborating institutions aims to give technicians a ladder to become shop-floor leaders — “technologists” who bridge the gap between technicians and engineers.
Two of the fifteen Lincoln Laboratory technologies recognized by 2024 R&D 100 Awards, sometimes called the “Oscars of Innovation,” are MechE Collaborations.
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