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A new way to detect leaks in pipes

mechanical engineering at MIT and lead author of the research papers. “We’ve proved that the concept works.” ... pipes, and should be effective in gas, water, and oil pipes. MIT mechanical engineering professor Kamal ... mechanical system (similar to the sensors used in computer trackpads), and the information sent back via ...

https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/new-way-detect-leaks-pipes

David Hu

  This is a question that David Hu (SB ’01, PhD ‘06), a professor of mechanical engineering and biology ... MechE, he got hooked on fluid mechanics after taking a course with Professor Gareth McKinley. “I always ... wanted ways to teach people fluid mechanics – and I think there is no better way to learn fluid mechanics ...

https://meche.mit.edu/people/david-hu

2.75: Precision Machine Design

manus,” meaning “mind and hand.” His purpose was to take the deep fundamental understanding of mechanical ... Professor of Mechanical Engineering and recipient of the 2000 Massachusetts Professor of the Year Award. ... underlying mechanics, have a chance to experience the process of product development in a real situation. ...

https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/275-precision-machine-design

Bubble, bubble…Boiling On the Double

by mechanical engineering postdoc Navdeep Singh Dhillon, professor of nuclear science and engineering ... Jacopo Buongiorno, and associate professor of mechanical engineering Kripa Varanasi. “Roughly 85 percent ... says. “What was really missing was an understanding of the specific mechanism that textured surfaces ...

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Powered by Literature on Her Way Toward an MD

— Cara Lai, Class of 2016, majoring in literature and mechanical engineering. Photo: Jon Sachs/MIT-SHASS ... Communications As a result, Lai will graduate this week with a double major — in both literature and mechanical ... at MIT as a personal passion. She declared a major in mechanical engineering and prepared for ...

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Team Led by MechE Engineers Places Second at Pikes Peak International Hill Climb

a dream into reality through a special section of Department of Mechanical Engineering design course 2.752 ... (Development of Mechanical Products) this past spring, which was taught by Rodgers; Alex Slocum, the Pappalardo ... Professor of Mechanical Engineering and director of the Precision Engineering Group; and research scientist ...

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Study: Some catalysts contribute their own oxygen for reactions

accounted for by a surface-only mechanism, was indeed being released. The measurements were tricky to carry ... appointments in the departments of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science and Engineering, and is ... traditional mechanism” used to explain oxygen evolution reaction kinetics, Diaz-Morales says. “We have ...

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Matthew Cavuto: Getting a leg up on engineering

Matthew Cavuto, now a senior in MIT’s Department of Mechanical Engineering, embarked on his career ... an assistant professor of mechanical engineering, Cavuto has developed a patent-pending artificial ... and from the inexpensive yet durable custom locking mechanism he designed. His work on that project, ...

https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/matthew-cavuto-getting-leg-engineering

Just what the doctor ordered

Department of Mechanical Engineering, program manager at the MIT Tata Center for Technology and Design, and ... very different backgrounds — mechanical, electrical, health sciences,” Slocum says. Jonathan Miller, ... this past semester. His team also included two mechanical engineering undergraduates, an electrical ...

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Finding love in the lab

doctoral degrees in mechanical engineering. Less than two weeks earlier, Nill and Nietner were at another ... with David Hardt, professor of mechanical engineering. “Scott and Larissa are two of the most ... mechanical engineering and passing qualifying exams, Nietner and Nill began their respective PhD projects in ...

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Student Spotlight: David Larson ’16, SM ’18, PhD Candidate

Initially intent on studying physics, Larson quickly determined that he was most interested in mechanical ... Sclavounos, professor of mechanical engineering and naval architecture. The class would end up shaping the ... 2016, Larson enrolled in MIT’s graduate program for mechanical engineering and ocean engineering. The ...

https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/student-spotlight-david-larson-%E2%80%9916-sm-%E2%80%9918-phd-candidate

Class Close-Up: 2.729 Design for Scale

hospitals,” explains Toria Yan, a senior studying mechanical engineering at MIT. Class close up_Okea 1024.jpg ... Yang, class co-instructor and professor of mechanical engineering. “We are asking students to design ... developing world. For Suji Balfe, a junior studying mechanical engineering, figuring out how to increase ...

https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/class-close-2729-design-scale

Lariessa Nietner & Scott Nill

doctoral degrees in mechanical engineering. Less than two weeks earlier, Nill and Nietner were at another ... Hardt, professor of mechanical engineering. “Scott and Larissa are two of the most interesting people ... Nietner and Nill shared their first kiss. After graduating with their master’s degrees in mechanical ...

https://meche.mit.edu/people/lariessa-nietner-scott-nill

David Larson

was most interested in mechanical engineering and ocean engineering classes. As a sophomore, he took ... class 2.016, Hydrodynamics, taught by Paul Sclavounos, professor of mechanical engineering and naval ... bachelor’s degree in 2016, Larson enrolled in MIT’s graduate program for mechanical engineering and ocean ...

https://meche.mit.edu/people/david-larson

Intelligent Towing Tank propels human-robot-computer research

Department of Mechanical Engineering, École Normale Supérieure de Rennes, and Brown University, reveal ... objectives, like reduced drag. Earlier this year, Fan was awarded an MIT Mechanical Engineering de Florez ... tests hypotheses; at the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, the Big Mechanism program reads tens ...

https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/intelligent-towing-tank-propels-human-robot-computer-research-0

Imagine it, Build it

In 2.679 (Electronics for Mechanical Systems II), a hands-on approach teaches problem solving ... 2.679 (Electronics for Mechanical Systems II) takes students through the process of design, fabrication, ... ‘imagine it, build it,’” says Tonio Buonassisi, professor of mechanical engineering. “Between those two is ...

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Exploring new frontiers in mineral extraction

mechanical engineering at MIT, and his team in the Environmental Dynamics Laboratory (ENDLab), are at the ... resources,” says Thomas Peacock, professor of mechanical engineering at MIT, in a video discussing his ... has been learned about the fluid mechanics of deep-sea mining, in particular when it comes to deep-sea ...

https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/exploring-new-frontiers-mineral-extraction

MIT Maritime Consortium sets sail

Center for Ocean Engineering, which is housed in the Department of Mechanical Engineering; IDSS, which is ... to hydrodynamics, ship structural mechanics and dynamics, propeller design, and overall ship design, ... fluid mechanics and hydrodynamics, acoustics, offshore mechanics, marine robotics and sensors, and ocean ...

https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/mit-maritime-consortium-sets-sail-0

Researchers present novel, enzyme-free strategy for detaching cells from culture surfaces

professor of mechanical engineering. “Enzymatic treatments can damage delicate cell membranes and surface ... from the MIT Department of Mechanical Engineering and the Cancer Program at the Broad Institute of ... mechanical methods that can damage cells or generate excess waste,” says Varanasi.   Beyond simplifying ...

https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/researchers-present-novel-enzyme-free-strategy-detaching-cells-culture-surfaces

Welcome to the “most wicked” apprentice program on campus

skills,” says Daniel Braunstein, senior lecturer in mechanical engineering (MechE) and director of the ... engine that converts thermal energy into mechanical work), while returning senior apprentices take on ... racing yachts used robust manual windlasses — mechanical devices used to haul large loads — to manage ...

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