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Mechanics

Research and teaching in the Mechanics area are focused on enriching the spectrum of models and tools for describing and predicting static and dynamic thermomechanical phenomena. Understanding and optimizing the mechanical and dynamical response of a material system is essential to its ultimate application.

Research Includes: Fluid mechanics, solid mechanics, nonlinear mechanics, computational mechanics, and structural mechanics.

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Next Generation Electronics

Jeehwan Kim, associate professor of mechanical engineering at MIT, is using his background in materials science to build a physical neural network and produce cheap semiconductor wafers – technologies that could help bring the artificial intelligence power of super computers to handheld devices.

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To design better water filters, MIT engineers look to manta rays

The filter-feeding ability of manta rays can inform the design of water treatment systems & improve the design of industrial water filters, according to new research from Professors Peko Hosoi and Irmgard Bischofberger.

Stripes in a flowing liquid crystal suggest a route to “chiral” fluids

A new study by Professor Irmgard Bischofberger finds that chiral structures, with mirror-image configurations, can emerge from nonchiral systems, suggesting new ways to engineer these materials.

Mechanics Lab Spotlight

Visit our Mechanics lab sites to learn more about our faculty’s research projects.

Meet Some of Our Faculty Working On Mechanics Challenges

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

Xuanhe Zhao

Xuanhe’s Research Areas

Klaus-Jürgen Bathe

Klaus-Jürgen’s Research Areas

Nicolas Hadjiconstantinou

Nicolas’s Research Areas

Meet all our mechanics faculty

Selected Course Offerings in Mechanics

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Learn About the Impact of Our Mechanics Research

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.